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The Congress party's Central Election Committee is holding a crucial virtual meeting on October 8 to decide their candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections. President Mallikarjun Kharge will chair the meeting with Rahul Gandhi joining online from South America. The party is part of an alliance with RJD and left parties challenging the NDA coalition. Voting will occur in two phases on November 6 and 11, with results declared on November 14.

Key Points: Congress CEC Meets Oct 8 to Decide Bihar Poll Candidates

  • Congress CEC virtual meeting chaired by President Mallikarjun Kharge on October 8
  • Rahul Gandhi attending online while visiting South American countries
  • Sonia Gandhi and other senior leaders participating in candidate selection
  • Alliance with RJD and left parties to contest against NDA in Bihar
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Congress CEC likely to decide on Bihar poll candidates on October 8

Congress CEC meeting chaired by Kharge with Rahul Gandhi attending virtually to finalize Bihar Assembly election candidates ahead of November polls.

"Bihar is waiting to show the path of change to the entire country - Harish Rawat"

New Delhi, October 7

Indian National Congress' Central Election Committee (CEC) it set to meet on October 8 (Wednesday) to decide on the candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.

The meeting, chaired by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, will be held virtually with various CEC members and senior leaders of the party set to attend. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will be joining online too while on a visit to the South American countries.

Other members of the CEC, including Sonia Gandhi, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary,KC Venugopal, Amee Yajnik, Uttam Kumar Reddy, TS Singh Deo and others are set to attend.

The Congress is in alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and other left parties including CPI, CPI (ML) in the state. The alliance is set to give a contest to the National Democratic Alliance, consisting of BJP, JD(U), LJP (RV) HAMS, and others.

While the party has not announced any seat sharing arrangement with its alliance partners, they have recently concluded its Voter Adhikar Yatra, which covered various districts in the state, led by Rahul Gandhi and RJD's Tejashwi Yadav.

Earlier, Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat said that Bihar is waiting to show the path of change to the entire country in the upcoming assembly polls.

The Election Commission has announced the schedule for the Bihar Assembly elections. The 243 Assembly seats will go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with counting of votes to be held on November 14.

The total number of electors in the final list stands at 7.42 crore, while there were 7.89 crore electors as of June 24 this year. An Election Commission press release stated that 65 lakh voters were removed from the draft list, and the number of electors in the draft list as of August 1, 2025, stood at 7.24 crore.

- ANI

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Priya S
Rahul Gandhi attending virtually from South America shows how technology is changing politics. But I hope this doesn't affect his understanding of ground realities in Bihar. The voter numbers changing so much is concerning - hope EC ensures fair elections.
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Aditya G
The Congress-RJD-left alliance needs to finalize seat sharing quickly. Without clear arrangements, there might be confusion among voters. Hope they select candidates who can actually deliver development, not just make promises.
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Sarah B
Interesting to see 65 lakh voters removed from the list. Hope the Election Commission is transparent about why so many names were deleted. Democracy depends on every eligible voter getting to cast their vote.
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Nikhil C
Harish Rawat ji is right - Bihar can show the path of change. But Congress needs to focus on local issues like employment, education, and healthcare rather than just alliance politics. Youth of Bihar want real development! 💪
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Meera T
With just a month left for elections, this candidate selection seems quite late. Hope they don't rush the process and choose candidates based on merit rather than political connections. Bihar deserves better leadership.

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