March 18, 2025 03:10 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Maha Kumbh showed unity in diversity: PM Modi in Parliament | Think twice before travelling outside US: Indians with H-1B, F-1 visas, green cards warned by immigration attorneys | Mamata Banerjee visits Furfura Sharif, slams Opposition for questioning her intent ahead of 2026 polls | Left, BJP call Mamata's Oxford University invitation fake PhD deja vu, TMC hits back | Violence breaks out in Nagpur over call to remove Aurangzeb's tomb, Fadnavis appeals for peace | Ballet dance between dragon, elephant is the only choice: China after Modi's 'positive' remarks in Lex Fridman podcast | PM Modi meets Tulsi Gabbard, discusses ways to enhance cooperation for tackling terrorism | Trump, Modi are focused on strengthening shared interests of India and US: Tulsi Gabbard | Orry in legal trouble for drinking at Katra hotel near Vaishno Devi pilgrimage site in Jammu and Kashmir | Tamil Nadu: BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan detained during protest against TASMAC scam

Nitish-Lalu set to capture Bihar battle

| | Nov 08, 2015, at 09:18 pm
Patna, Nov 8 (IBNS): Bihar witnessed a pre-Diwali celebration on Sunday as the Grand Alliance, comprising Bihar Chief Minister Nitsh Kumar's JD(U), Lalu Prasad Yadav's RJD and Congress, emerged victorious in the Assembly polls making the RJD chief to thank the people of the state for voting in favour of them.

Counting of votes started on Sunday morning.

After a nail-biting fight to grab majority in the 243-member Bihar Assembly the RJD Chief said Bihar will move to the path of development under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.

"We will move to the path of development under the leadership of Nitish Kumar," he said while addressing a press conference here with Nitish Kumar sitting beside him.

"We will remove the Narendra Modi-led government," Yadav said.

"We thank people of Bihar for this great victory," he said minutes after the two leaders hugged each other following their victory in the crucial poll.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi also congratulated the winning side as his office Twitter page read: "Congratulations to the people of Bihar, to Nitishji,to Laluji,to the Congress leaders &karyakartas & the Mahagathbandhan on this victory."

As per the latest trend, the Grand Alliance is ahead in 176 seats while the BJP-led alliance stood in the second spot with 61 seats. Others grabbed six seats.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Close menu