US EditionBJP Releases Star Campaigners' List for Bihar Assembly Elections: PM Modi, Shah, Nadda, Adityanath Among 40 Heavyweights
BJP named 40 star campaigners including top leaders and Bhojpuri celebrities to strengthen its campaign for Bihar Assembly elections with over 74 million voters eligible to vote.
- On Thursday, October 16, 2025 the Bharatiya Janata Party released a list of 40 star campaigners, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
- With the nomination deadline on October 17, the BJP released its star campaigners list after the Mahagathbandhan delayed seat-sharing, while Bihar BJP president Dilip Jaiswal noted NDA's 101-seat candidate list release.
- The roster pairs senior politicians with celebrities, listing five BJP chief ministers including Yogi Adityanath and Devendra Fadnavis, Bhojpuri stars Manoj Tiwari and Ravi Kishan, plus Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
- Party sources say the move signals the BJP's intent to go all out ahead of first-phase polling on November 6 and two-phase polling on November 6 and November 11, 2025, targeting more than 7.4 crore electors in Bihar.
- The contest pits the BJP-led NDA against the INDIA bloc, with the BJP and JD contesting 101 seats and Rashtriya Lok Morcha and Hindustani Awam Morcha declaring six candidates each.
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Bihar Elections: BJP Rolls out Star Campaigners as Mahagathbandhan Delays Seat-sharing Announcement
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The BJP, which leads the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar, along with Janata Dal (United), has named prominent figures, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, among others, as party campaigners. India News | Bihar Elections: BJP Rolls out Star Campaigners as Mahagathbandhan Delays Seat-sharing Announcement.
Bihar Elections: BJP rolls out star campaigners as Mahagathbandhan delays seat-sharing announcement
The BJP, which leads the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar, along with Janata Dal (United), has named prominent figures, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, among others, as party campaigners.
BJP releases Star Campaigners' list for Bihar Assembly Elections: PM Modi, Shah, Nadda, Adityanath among 40 heavyweights
The Union Ministers who will campaign for the BJP in the high-octane Bihar assembly polls include Nitin Gadkari, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Dharmendra Pradhan, Giriraj Singh, Nityanand Rai, and C R Patil.
Bihar Elections 2025: BJP releases list of star campaigners; PM Modi, Shah, Nadda among 40 heavyweights
Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its list of 40-star campaigners, featuring top leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief JP Nadda, and Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah. The list features a mix of prominent leaders, chief ministers, and celebrities. It includes 5 BJP Chief Ministers -- Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Assam CM Hemanta Biswa Sarma, Delhi CM Rekha Gupt…
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