Congress Central Committee Meeting Tomorrow to Finalize Candidates for Bihar Assembly Elections
The Congress Central Election Committee (CEC) will meet tomorrow, October 8, to finalize candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. Party President Mallikarjun Kharge will chair the meeting, while Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will participate online from his foreign tour. Elections in Bihar are scheduled in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with vote counting to take place on November 14.
According to party sources, the Central Election Committee, chaired by Mallikarjun Kharge, will be attended by senior Congress leaders and CEC members. Rahul Gandhi, currently touring South American countries, will join the meeting virtually. Other prominent members, including Sonia Gandhi, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, KC Venugopal, Ami Yagnik, Uttam Kumar Reddy, and TS Singh Deo, will also participate.
Congress-RJD Alliance Gears Up to Challenge NDA
The Congress Party is contesting the Bihar elections in alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Left parties like CPI and CPI(ML). The alliance is preparing to take on the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising the BJP, JD(U), LJP (Ram Vilas), HAM, and other regional allies.
Although the Congress has yet to announce the official seat-sharing formula, the party recently concluded its “Voter Rights Yatra”, which was organized across multiple districts of Bihar. Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav jointly led the campaign. Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat stated that this election would be a turning point, saying, “This time, Bihar will show the nation the path of change.”
Bihar Election Schedule Announced
The Election Commission has confirmed that polling for Bihar’s 243 assembly seats will be conducted in two phases — on November 6 and November 11. The counting of votes is scheduled for November 14.
According to the final voter list, Bihar has 74.2 million registered voters, compared to 78.9 million as of June 24, 2025. The Election Commission reported that 6.5 million names were deleted during the voter list revision, with the draft list released on August 1, 2025, showing a total of 72.4 million voters.
