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  As Bihar prepares for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's unprecedented 10th oath-taking ceremony at the historic Gandhi Maidan tomorrow, November 20, 2025, JD(U) leader KC Tyagi drew a poignant parallel to the site's revolutionary legacy, noting that it was here on June 5, 1974, that Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan launched his epochal 'Total Revolution' against the Congress regime's corruption, skyrocketing prices, and administrative failures, a movement that swept the nation and culminated in Indira Gandhi's resignation following the Emergency. Gandhi Maidan's Revolutionary Echo: From JP's Call to Nitish's Oath Tyagi highlighted the symbolism: "In 1974, Bihar showed the nation a path from Gandhi Maidan. Tomorrow, Nitish Kumar will take oath as CM from the same sacred ground," evoking JP's clarion against misgovernance that mobilized students, socialists, and citizens into a pan-India force for ethical politics. At 74, Nitish nicknamed ...

  In a resounding vindication of resilience and strategic alignment, Chirag Paswan has propelled the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) [LJP(RV)] to approximately 29 seats in the Bihar assembly elections—matching the party's historic high from February 2005—cementing his status as the NDA's brightest young star five years after his father Ram Vilas Paswan's demise triggered a bitter family and party schism. At 43, Chirag's journey from Bollywood aspirations in Mumbai to Bihar's political forefront embodies poetic justice, having weathered eviction from his father's official residence (intended as a memorial), pushback from uncles, and the LJP's split that saw the Election Commission freeze the original name and symbol, forcing his faction to adopt LJP(Ram Vilas) while Pashupati Kumar Paras' group—initially favored by BJP with a Union ministry—faded to under 1% vote share. NDA Alliance and Campaign Dominance: 29 Seats Justified The BJP's decision to al...

In a resounding affirmation of the incumbent's governance model, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is on course for a landslide victory in the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, leading in over 200 of the 243 seats as per the latest trends from the Election Commission of India (ECI), comfortably eclipsing the 122-seat majority required to form the government. With counting underway since 8:00 AM across 90,740 polling stations, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ahead in approximately 90 constituencies, while Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) holds strong leads in about 80, bolstered by allies contributing another 30-35 seats. This dominant performance, reported by sources including The Economic Times and Wikipedia, comes on the back of a record voter turnout of 67.14%—the highest in Bihar's electoral history—driven significantly by women's participation, which surged to 69-74% in key phases and tilted the scales toward NDA's women-ce...