Counting 'completely transparent' : EC on Congress, RJD's allegations of miscounting
Nov 13, 2020, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission (EC) has denied allegations of miscounting of votes in Bihar elections and claims that the successful candidates were not give certificates, asserting that they were not based on facts.
Bihar Assembly Elections: Electors ditch corona fear, nearly 57 pc polling in final phase
Nov 08, 2020, at 01:57 am
Patna/IBNS: Despite the corona pandemic, nearly 57 per cent of the electorate exercised their franchise, sealing in EVMs the fate of 1204 candidates, including 12 ministers of Nitish cabinet, in the third and final phase of Bihar Assembly Elections that passed off peacefully, amid tight security arrangements in the 78 constituencies today.
Former Bihar Dy CM questions JD-U's motive behind fielding candidates in Gujarat
Nov 23, 2017, at 06:16 pm
Patna, Nov 23 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav has mocked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s move to join the Gujarat elections and reminded him about how he is contradicting his own statement.
Bihar: CBI begins investigation into Rs 1,000 crore Srijan scam, registers first FIR
Aug 26, 2017, at 07:20 pm
Patna, Aug 26 (thebiharpost.com/IBNS): The CBI has begun an investigation into the alleged Rs 1,000 crore Srijan scam involving transfer of government funds to an account of a Bhagalpur-based NGO in Bihar.
JD(U) suspends 21 leaders for anti-party activities
Aug 14, 2017, at 11:54 pm
Patna, Aug 14 (IBNS): The Janata Dal (United) on Monday suspended 21 of its members for anti-party activities after they supported rebel leader Sharad Yadav.
Nitish Kumar wins trust vote in Bihar assembly
Jul 28, 2017, at 06:59 pm
Patna, July 28 (IBNS): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar won the trust vote with the support of 131 MLAs in the Assembly on Friday.
RJD protests outside Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi opposes floor test motion
Jul 28, 2017, at 05:29 pm
Patna, July 28 (IBNS): As the the JD(U)-BJP alliance gears up to prove its majority in the Bihar Assembly, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) staged a protest outside the House with their leader Tejashwi Yadav opposing the floor test motion inside on Friday morning.
Senior JDU leader Sharad Yadav meets Rahul Gandhi post Nitish's alliance swapping, speculations rife
Jul 27, 2017, at 09:58 pm
New Delhi, Jul 27 (IBNS) : Senior Janata Dal (U) leader Sharad Yadv, who is reportedly unhappy over Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar severing ties with the RJD and Congress for an alliance with the BJP, met Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Thursday, giving rise to speculations, media reports said.
Breakdown of grand alliance a plan chalked out by JD(U)-BJP: Lalu Prasad
Jul 27, 2017, at 07:11 pm
Ranchi, July 27 (IBNS): Attacking Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar unsparingly for choosing the new ally partner overnight, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said the breakdown of the grand alliance was a plan chalked out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kumar.
Tejashwi Yadav marches to Raj Bhavan, stakes claim to form government in Bihar
Jul 27, 2017, at 08:35 am
Patna, July 27 (IBNS): In a new turn in the unfolding political drama in Bihar, RJD leader and deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday marched to Raj Bhavan after former Chief Minister of the state Nitish Kumar stitched an alliance with the BJP to form the government.
JD(U) stitches alliance with BJP, Nitish Kumar to be back as CM tomorrow
Jul 27, 2017, at 05:07 am
Patna, July 26 (IBNS): Within few hours of stepping down as the Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar is all set to be back as the CM with his party Janata Dal (United) stitching an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said on Wednesday.
Jul 26, 2017, at 06:59 pm
Patna, July 26 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Shivanand Tiwari, a senior Bihar politician considered very close to RJD chief Lalu Prasad, on Wednesday criticised state chief minister Nitish Kumar’s much-hyped claim of zero-tolerance on corruption.
Amid turmoil in Bihar grand alliance, Nitish Kumar to meet Rahul Gandhi today
Jul 22, 2017, at 07:03 pm
New Delhi/Patna, July 22 (IBNS): Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Bihar grand alliance involving the JD(U) and RJD, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is scheduled to meet Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday vening, media reports said.
Nitish Kumar's JD-U to support Opposition in vice-presidential elections
Jul 06, 2017, at 05:55 pm
Patna, Jul 6 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): The ruling Janata Dal United (JD-U) in Bihar has decided to support the opposition in the vice-presidential elections scheduled to be held on August 5.
Bihar: Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad reiterate there is no threat to ruling alliance in state
Jun 29, 2017, at 08:17 pm
Patna, June 29 (TheBiharPost/IBNS) : This could be a shocker for the BJP which was hoping for a split in the ruling Bihar alliance anytime soon.
Rahul Gandhi is all set to attend birthday bash of DMK leader M Karunanidhi
Jun 04, 2017, at 02:37 am
Chennai, June 3 (IBNS): Creating speculations of the united Opposition against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government ahead of the presidential election, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is all set to fly down to Tamil Nadu to attend the birthday bash of former chief minister of the state and DMK leader M Karunanidhi, on Saturday.
Ex-Bihar CM says he was with NDA under political compulsion
Feb 15, 2017, at 06:09 pm
Patna, Feb 15 (TheBiharPost): Former Bihar chief minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) president Jitan Ram Manjhi said he was with the NDA under political compulsions and would quit the NDA the moment Nitish Kumar joined it.
Nitish Kumar is more capable to become PM than Modi: Lalu's son
Sep 08, 2016, at 01:53 am
Patna, Sept (The Bihar Post/IBNS): Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Prasad Yadav on Wednesday said chief minister Nitish Kumar was more fit to run the nation than incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi.