Tag: Bihar
Bihar Polls: RJD, JDU Want To Repeat Success In 3rd Phase, BJP To Make New Gains
On November 7, elections will be held on 78 seats for the third and final phase of assembly elections in Bihar. Although the election in this phase is important for every political party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Janata Dal United face the challenge of retaining their old seats. For the BJP, the challenge is to repeat the success of the 2010 elections. ....
Three Killed, 21 Others Injured In Bihar Accident
Three persons were killed and 21 others seriously injured when a vehicle they were returning in after attending a Congress rally overturned in Purnia district, police said on Friday. ....
Bihar Headed For Hung Assembly, As Mahagathbandhan, NDA Fall Short Of 122-mark
Bihar is headed for a hung assembly, as the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) comprising Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and Left parties, and the NDA comprising BJP, Janata Dal-United, HAM and VIP are projected to win 120 and 116 seats, respectively, falling short of the majority mark of 122 seats in the 243-member Assembly, the IANS CVoter Exit Poll predicted on Saturday. ....
Wary Congress Deploys 2 Leaders In Bihar To Stall Poaching Bids
Wiser after the Madhya Pradesh and the Rajasthan experiences, the Congress has deployed party leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala and Avinash Pandey to Bihar ahead of the November 10 to take quick decisions to stall MLA poaching bids. ....
AIMIM, BSP To Be King-makers In Bihar As NDA, MGB Grapple For Power
The AIMIM, the BSP and Independent candidates set for a win will have extra value amid the extremely tight situation in Bihar as the NDA and the Mahagathbandhan are neck to neck in getting to a simple majority. ....
Five Newly-elected AIMIM Legislators From Bihar Call On Owaisi
Five newly-elected legislators of the Bihar Assembly belonging to the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) called on party President Asaduddin Owaisi here on Thursday. ....
Kangana Ranaut Demands Justice For Bihar Teenager Who Was Burnt Alive
Actress Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday demanded justice for Gulnaz Khatoon, the Bihar teenager who was recently burnt alive. Gulnaz passed away on Monday. ....
Mamata Banerjee To Kickstart 'door-to-door Government' Drive In Bengal
The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government is gearing up for its mass outreach programme ahead of the crucial assembly polls scheduled in 2021. The programme, titled door-to-door government, will kickstart from December 1 where the state administration would highlight 10 different state government schemes running across Bengal. ....
LJP Thanks RJD, But Says Won't Contest Rajya Sabha Poll In Bihar
The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) led by Chirag Paswan on Tuesday refused to take the bait thrown by the RJD to contest one Rajya Sabha seat in Bihar, while expressing gratitude to the opposition party for extending support. ....
Opposition Bereft Of Leadership In Bihar: BJP
The Bihar unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said the opposition in the state is bereft of leadership. It had become so insensitive that it does not refrain from indulging in politics even over dead people. ....
