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Amid poaching fears, Jharkand CM Hemant Soren spends a day bonding with ruling MLAs

Aug 28, 2022, at 06:49 am

Ranchi: Saturday was a busy day for Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, albeit in a different way, as he spent the entire day with the ruling Grand Alliance MLAs, accompanying them in a bus and later enjoying a boat ride with them, in an apparent effort to deter potential poaching threats amid uncertainty over his political fate.

Jharkhand: MLAs reach with bags at CM Hemant Soren's house, leave in buses as political crisis deepens

Aug 27, 2022, at 09:29 pm

Ranchi: As uncertainty hit Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his coalition government, some MLAs were seen at the CM's house with luggage, who boarded buses and left for an unknown destination, media reports said.

EC to issue notification on Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's disqualification as MLA: Reports

Aug 26, 2022, at 11:06 pm

Ranchi: The Election Commission has disqualified Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren as an MLA and the notification will be issued soon after which the poll body will initiate disqualification proceedings as per the order of the Governor, media reports said.

Sharad Pawar, not Nitish, more suitable to be Opposition's PM candidate: Bihar NCP leader Navin Kumar Singh

Aug 14, 2022, at 10:00 pm

Patna/UNI: After break up with BJP, the JD (U) leaders in Bihar have started pitching for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as Opposition's prime ministerial candidate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. But the NCP on Sunday dismissed the possibility, stating that the candidate selection would be done by the elected MPs of the opposition parties after parliamentary elections.

Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar Chief Minister today

Aug 10, 2022, at 02:42 pm

Patna: Nitish Kumar will take oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar on Wednesday, marking a major development in the political paradigm of the state.

Assam assembly polls: Congress-AIUDF and 4 other parties form grand alliance to fight against BJP

Jan 20, 2021, at 04:54 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Congress-AIUDF and four other political parties on Tuesday announced to form a grand alliance to fight against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party in the Assam assembly polls which is scheduled in April-May this year.

Not under pressure: Election Commission denies RJD allegations

Nov 11, 2020, at 04:58 am

Patna/IBNS: Amid allegations by Bihar oppositions' alliance, the Election Commission on Tuesday evening denied that they are under pressure by the ruling party as the counting for the votes in the assembly elections in still underway.

Bihar Assembly poll results: NDA continues to maintain lead over grand alliance

Nov 10, 2020, at 11:44 pm

Patna: Bihar seems to witnesses a seesaw battle as counting of votes to form a new Assembly is continuing on Tuesday where the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is still ahead of the grand alliance.

Bihar Assembly Elections Results: NDA, Grand Alliance engage in tight contest

Nov 10, 2020, at 03:50 pm

Patna: The Grand Alliance and the ruling National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) are engaged in a tight fight as the counting of the votes cast in the Bihar Assembly polls is currently going on Tuesday.

Vote for grand alliance to build a new Bihar: Sonia Gandhi appeals to voters

Oct 27, 2020, at 08:10 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Accusing the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar of deviating from its path, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday appealed to the people of the state, to vote for the grand alliance to build a new Bihar.

CPI (ML) walks out of the Grand Alliance, to contest from 30 seats in Bihar polls

Oct 01, 2020, at 02:24 am

Patna/UNI: With Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) walking out of the Grand Alliance and announcing to enter into the electoral battle on its own declaring the first list containing 30 assembly seats, the Grand Alliance (GA) trying to consolidate the left parties under one umbrella, got a jolt ahead of assembly elections in Bihar.

Grand Alliance was only for LS polls, chances of new alliance before assembly elections in Bihar: Cong MLA

Aug 13, 2019, at 09:39 pm

Patna, Aug 13 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and party MLC Prem Chandra Mishra on Tuesday questioned the very existence of Grand Alliance in Bihar saying it was floated only for Lok Sabha elections and new alliance of like minded parties might take its shape before 2020 Assembly elections in the state.

Congress admits mistakes in seat sharing among grand alliance of in Bihar

Jun 04, 2019, at 09:57 pm

Patna, Jun 4 (UNI): Senior Congress leader and party MP in Rajya Sabha Akhilesh Singh on Tuesday admitted that mistakes were committed in seat-sharing among constituents of Grand Alliance and selection of party candidates for Lok Sabha elections in Bihar which led to poor performance.

Samajwadi Party is going to form govt on its own: Akhilesh Yadav

Jun 04, 2019, at 05:00 pm

Azamgarh, Jun 4 (UNI/IBNS) On a day when Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati announced of ending alliance with Samjawadi Party (SP) in the upcoming by-elections, former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday averred that his party will form a government on its own after the 2022 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Exit polls result planted to demoralise opposition before result: Bihar Grand Alliance

May 21, 2019, at 07:36 pm

Patna, May 21(UNI): Grand Alliance leaders in Bihar on Tuesday described the predictions made in exit polls for Lok Sabha elections as "planted" and an attempt to demoralise opposition leaders before the results to be declared on May 23.

UP: AAP extends support to grand alliance candidate for Dhaurahra

Apr 25, 2019, at 05:18 pm

Lucknow, Apr 25(UNI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday extended its support to Arshad Ahmed Siddique, the BSP-SP Dhaurahra candidate in the Lok Sabha elections.

Kejriwal equates PM to tumour that needs removing, Mamata challenges Modi to debate

Mar 31, 2019, at 09:47 pm

Vizag, Mar 31 (IBNS): Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday equated the situation in the country to a person with a tumour said if someone had a tumour, it had to be removed.

Mamata, Kejriwal, Naidu show of Grand Alliance strength in Vizag

Mar 31, 2019, at 08:52 pm

Visakhapatnam, Mar 31 (UNI): At a time when the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Allinace) is grappling with dithering and dissension, leaders of the various non-BJP political parties geared up here on Sunday in a show of strength and support of Chandra Babu Naidu’s Telgu Desam Party ahead of the April 11 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh.

#LokSabhaElection2019: Left picks Kanhaiya Kumar as candidate for Bihar's Begusarai

Mar 24, 2019, at 10:22 am

Patna, Mar 24 (IBNS): President of the JNU students' union Kanhaiya Kumar will be the CPI's candidate from Bihar's Begusarai for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Seat sharing logjam cleared, Grand Alliance to announce candidates and seats after Holi: Tejashwi Yadav

Mar 20, 2019, at 09:18 pm

Patna, Mar 20 (UNI): Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav today said the logjam over seat sharing among constituents of the Grand Alliance in the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar has now been cleared and formal announcement of candidates and seats to be contested by them would be made after Holi.

Not part of grand alliance in Uttar Pradesh, Congress clarifies

Mar 06, 2019, at 09:43 pm

Lucknow, Mar 6 (UNI): Uttar Pradesh Congress on Wednesday declared they were not part of the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal alliance.

Andhra Pradesh: Congress to contest on its own in 2019

Jan 23, 2019, at 11:03 pm

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IBNS): The Congress will fight on its own in Andhra Pradesh in the next Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.

Congress best-equipped to lead anti-BJP alliance: Tejashwi Yadav

Jan 20, 2019, at 05:01 pm

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said the Congress was "best-equipped" to lead the alliance of anti-BJP parties.

Opposition alliance with each other, our alliance with 1.25 crore Indians: Narendra Modi

Jan 20, 2019, at 04:23 pm

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that the BJP should not be bothered by the grand alliance because while its members have made alliance with each other, the ruling party at the Centre was in an alliance with the people of India.

Seat sharing deal done in Grand Alliance but will be announced after ‘kharmas’

Dec 29, 2018, at 04:24 pm

Patna, Dec 29 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, turned into a centre of political activities on Saturday with scores of leaders rushing to meet RJD chief Lalu Prasad undergoing treatment there.

2019 election to save Constitution, institutions: Tejashwi Yadav

Dec 28, 2018, at 11:27 pm

Patna, Dec 28 (IBNS): RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has said the 2019 general elections was the one to save the Constitution and institutions such as the CBI and the RBI.

Ready to make any sacrifices to save the nation, says Tejashwi Yadav

Dec 21, 2018, at 09:55 am

Patna, Dec 21 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday said he was ready for making any sacrifices to save the country which is now passing through critical phase.

Former NDA ally Upendra Kushwaha joins grand alliance in Bihar

Dec 20, 2018, at 05:15 pm

Patna, Dec 20 (IBNS): In another setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the 2019 General Elections, former partner of the saffron party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Rashtriya Lok Samta Partyk (RLSP) on Thursday joined the Bihar grand alliance formed by the Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).

Is grand alliance emerging in Jammu and Kashmir?

Nov 21, 2018, at 03:09 pm

Jammu, Nov 21 (IBNS): At a time the talks of grand alliance are going on in the rest of the country, Mehbooba Mufti's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Omar Abdullah's National Conference (NC) and Congress might team up to form the next Jammu and Kashmir government, media reports said.

Amid grand alliance hiccups, Chandrababu Naidu meets Mamata to forge anti-BJP front

Nov 19, 2018, at 06:36 pm

Kolkata, Nov 18 (IBNS): Even as the grand alliance of opposition parties failed to take off across India so far, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met West Bengal Mamata Banerjee on Monday in Kolkata and said all parties, who are against the ruling saffron brigade, will come together to "protect the nation".