#ResultsWithTNIE | #Bihar poll results show that there is nothing "grand" about the Grand Alliance or #Mahagathbandhan. The near-rout of the RJD-led front by the JD (U)-led NDA makes it imperative for the Opposition to re-invent itself before the next year's assembly elections.

Put simply, it is soul-searching time for Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Nov/14/bihar-poll-results-show-nothing-grand-about-grand-alliance-opposition-needs-to-reinvent-itself

#Bihar CM #NitishKumar allocated portfolios to newly inducted ministers, a day after they were sworn in at a mega event held at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna.

Home Department, which had been held by CM Nitish Kumar even since he took reins of the State in 2005, has now gone to #BJP after several rounds of discussions among #NDA partners over portfolio allocation.
🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Nov/21/bihar-cm-nitish-kumar-allocates-portfolios-to-newly-inducted-ministers

#BiharElection2025

After disowning her family and quitting politics, RJD chief #LaluPrasad’s daughter #RohiniAcharya on Thursday signalled further strain within the family, appealing to #Bihar chief minister #NitishKumar to ensure that every daughter can return to her parental home without fear, guilt, shame or the need to justify herself.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Dec/11/rift-in-lalu-family-deepens-as-rohini-urges-cm-nitish-to-ensure-daughters-can-return-home-without-fear

An under-construction ropeway in #Bihar’s Rohtas district caved in on Friday, bringing the project to a grinding halt.

The ropeway was scheduled to be opened for tourists on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2026.
🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Dec/26/under-construction-ropeway-collapses-in-bihars-rohtas-district-days-before-scheduled-new-year-opening

The biennial #RajyaSabha elections to 37 seats across 10 states saw chaos, allegations of irregularities, absentee legislators, and cross-voting. While 26 candidates were elected unopposed, elections were held for 11 seats, including five in #Bihar, four in #Odisha, and two in #Haryana.


#RajyaSabhaElections


🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Mar/16/chaos-and-cross-voting-mark-rajya-sabha-elections

“Now he (Samrat) would handle all the work.”

#Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) supremo #NitishKumar dropped ample hints that he preferred deputy CM and #BJP leader #SamratChoudhary as his successor.

Addressing a public gathering in Jamui as part of the fourth leg of his ongoing “Samriddhi Yatra”, Nitish placed his hand on Choudhary’s shoulder and appealed to people to support him in the coming days.



🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Mar/19/prefer-samrat-choudhary-to-replace-me-says-bihar-cm-nitish-kumar

"The mishap in #Nalanda district, #Bihar, is deeply painful. I extend my condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. Prayers for the speedy recovery of those injured," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a message.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Mar/31/eight-women-killed-at-temple-stampede-in-bihars-nalanda-pm-expresses-condolences

The stage is set for BJP's first Chief Minister in Bihar. But, who will replace Bihar's longest-serving CM #NitishKumar?

https://youtu.be/EnKc7qNJop0

Senior BJP leader and former state party president Samrat Choudhary will be the next Chief Minister of Bihar, after being elected leader of BJP legislature party on Tuesday.

Samrat Choudhary had served as Deputy Chief Minister in the previous cabinet led by Nitish Kumar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_kgUBMi1Oo

The political journey of #SamratChoudhary has been anything but linear. Nearly three decades after he first entered the #Bihar cabinet-- only to be removed by the Governor over questions about his eligibility-- the #BJP leader has now risen to become the chief minister, marking a full-circle moment in his career.

The 57-year-old, who joined the BJP nine years ago, has seen a rapid ascent within the party, culminating in his emergence as its first chief minister in the state.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Apr/14/from-governors-axe-to-cm-samrat-choudharys-full-circle-moment

#SamratChoudhary took oath as Chief Minister of #Bihar. He is the first #BJP leader to hold the CM post in the state.


https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/bihar/2026/Apr/15/samrat-choudhary-sworn-in-as-bihar-cm

As the elderly party worker tried to make him wear the skull cap, #Bihar Chief Minister #SamratChoudhary stopped him and instead took the cap in his hand. He later handed it over to his security personnel.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/bihar/2026/Apr/17/bihar-cm-samrat-choudhary-sparks-row-after-refusing-to-wear-skull-cap-offered-by-muslim-worker

Women politicians start their careers in men's bedrooms, said independent MP from #Bihar’s Purnea #RajeshRanjan alias Pappu Yadav, courting fresh controversy.

He said that a culture of exploiting women has become ingrained in politics.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/bihar/2026/Apr/21/women-politicians-careers-begin-in-mens-bedrooms-bihar-mp-rajesh-ranjan

#Bihar CM #SamratChoudhary asked district magistrates and senior police officials to “eliminate” rapists and hang garlands on their photographs before the terhavi (the 13th day after the funeral) rites of their dead victims is observed.


🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/May/01/eliminate-rapists-hang-garlands-on-their-photos-before-victims-terhavi-bihar-cm

A portrait gifted to Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary has gone viral across social media platforms. Netizens are comparing the portrait to Bollywood’s iconic ‘Majnu Bhai’ painting scene.

The portrait showed Samrat Choudhary with wide eyes, a thick beard, and a highlighted forehead. The caricature sparked memes and hilarious reactions online, prompting the man who gifted the portrait to delete the post from Instagram.

#Bihar #SamratChoudhary #Art #SocialMedia #portrait

At least three people were killed after a massive fire broke out in the ICU of a private hospital in #Bihar’s #Muzaffarpur.
🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/bihar/2026/Jun/04/three-killed-in-fire-at-private-hospital-icu-in-bihars-muzaffarpur

India will be represented at the state funeral of #Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali #Khamenei, by #Bihar Governor Lt Gen (retd) #SyedAtaHasnain and Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita.

They will attend the funeral ceremonies beginning on 4 July on behalf of the Government of India, following an invitation from Iranian President #MasoudPezeshkian to Prime Minister #NarendraModi.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jun/30/bihar-governor-and-mos-will-represent-india-at-khameneis-state-funeral

On National Doctor's Day, India celebrates the doctors who dedicate their lives to saving others. But behind the appreciation is a question that deserves attention, are India's doctors being paid fairly?

Across states like #Jharkhand, #Bihar, #Punjab and #Kerala, junior doctors have protested over low pay, delayed stipend revisions, long working hours and poor compensation. In this video, we examine the growing concerns around doctor salaries, resident doctor stipends, inflation, workload and why many young doctors say the system is failing them.

Is gratitude enough, or is it time for meaningful reforms in doctors' pay and working conditions?

#NationalDoctorsDay

https://youtube.com/shorts/KZJsfnz3t1Q?si=nuYAaeoxuY7Qoo3h

No mercy for heinous crime

A #Bihar court on Friday awarded capital punishment to an individual accused of killing a 10-year-old girl after outraging her modesty in Rohtas district in 2020. The court also ordered the convict, Baliram Singh, to pay a fine of Rs.50,000 to the victim’s mother.

Describing the incident as ‘rarest of the rare’, additional district and sessions judge, Arvind, awarded death sentence to the accused.

The accused lured the victim by offering chocolates, took her to his house and raped her. Then he killed the victim, cut her body into pieces and stuffed them in a wooden box.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/bihar/2026/Jul/10/bihar-court-awards-death-sentence-to-accused-in-10-year-old-girls-rape-and-murder