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Newly elected Speaker of Bihar Assembly Prem Kumar and other MLAs show victory sign as they arrive at the Bihar legislative assembly to attend the Winter Session. (ANI Photo)

‘Arre khade ho na bhai’: Scenes from Bihar assembly as new Speaker hopes to bridge the divide

December 02, 2025 3:19 pm

BJP’s nine-term MLA Dr Prem Kumar elected Speaker in uncontested and unanimous decision. Tejashwi says opposition stands by him.

Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.

Bihar Assembly Day 1: Camaraderie across the aisle, Samrat touches CM's feet, BJP gets Speaker's post

December 01, 2025 5:37 pm

From BJP’s Samrat Choudhary touching CM Nitish Kumar’s feet to former RJD leader Ram Kripal Yadav embracing Tejashwi Yadav, the oath-taking had several highlights.

Dy CMs Samrat Choudhary, Vijay Kumar Sinha, LoP Tejashwi Yadav take oath as 18th Bihar Assembly session begins

December 01, 2025 1:33 pm

The election for the Speaker is scheduled for December 2, followed by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan’s joint address on December 3 at the central hall of the assembly’s annex building.

Tejashwi Yadav, who returned to Patna earlier in the day after remaining away from public engagements since the election outcome, presided over the discussions.

In first meeting since Bihar poll debacle, Mahagathbandhan MLAs pick Tejashwi as their leader in House

November 30, 2025 7:50 am

Alliance leaders reviewed their approach for the upcoming House session and explored a coordinated strategy to corner the govt

Bihar Minister Ashok Choudhary Samrat Choudhary

'Not a big deal': JDU's Ashok Choudhary on Samrat Choudhary getting Bihar Home portfolio

November 22, 2025 11:25 am

CM Nitish Kumar held the Bihar Home department for 20 years. Now, BJP's Samrat Choudhary has been put in charge of the department.

In Bihar and beyond, caste has moved on. The caste 'experts' have not

November 21, 2025 4:31 pm

Bihar verdict calls for a new matrix to examine the role of caste in politics. That matrix must not read rural and urban in binaries, and should factor in the impact of migration, technology, social media and the aspirational new generation of youths, for whom, more often than not, Champaran is about Champaran handi meat rather than Gandhi’s satyagraha

Bihar Ministers Education Qualification 2025: Nitish Kumar, Samrat Choudhary, Vijay Kumar & more

Bihar Cabinet Ministers' Educational Qualification 2025: CM Nitish Kumar is an NIT Patna graduate

November 21, 2025 9:16 am

Education Qualifications of Bihar Cabinet Ministers 2025: The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda, along with other senior NDA leaders.

Mocked as 'stupid Bihari', rejected from reality shows, changed 17 houses as neighbours complained, she is now the state's youngest MLA

November 17, 2025 7:20 pm

Maithili Thakur is a massive star as a singer and is now Bihar's youngest MLA. However, her career that began at 10 was never that easy as she was mocked at school and rejected in singing reality shows.