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Bihar polls: RJD alleges misuse of administration to influence election results

Nov 11, 2020, at 03:42 am

Patna/UNI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Tuesday alleged misuse of the administrative machinery to influence results of Bihar Assembly Elections in favour of ruling parties in some seats where counting was heading towards a photo finish.

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 Election Results: NDA continues to maintain comfortable lead over Grand Alliance, BJP on way to emerge as single largest party

Nov 10, 2020, at 10:11 pm

Patna: The Bharatiya Janata Party seems to be emerging as the single largest party in Bihar as counting of votes is still going on in the state on Tuesday.

Bihar poll results: NDA set to return to power as per trends

Nov 10, 2020, at 08:36 pm

Patna/IBNS: Defeating all exit polls which had predicted a new Bihar Chief Minister, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), as per the trends so far, is set to return to power with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerging as the single largest party.

Bihar poll results: NDA takes comfortable lead, MGB trails behind

Nov 10, 2020, at 04:28 pm

Patna: After lagging behind in the initial hours, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) gained momentum and took lead as counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly polls is currently going on Tuesday.

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.

Exit polls predict victory for Grand Alliance in Bihar; RJD to emerge as largest party

Nov 08, 2020, at 01:41 am

Patna/IBNS: The crucial Bihar Assembly elections ended today and all eyes are now set on November 10 when results will be declared. However, both Times Now-C Voter Exit Poll and the Republic Jan Ki Baat Exit Polls have predicted the victory of RJD-Congress-Left 'Mahagathbandhan over the incumbent JDU-BJP-HAM-VIP (NDA) alliance. According to the exit polls RJD will emerge as the largest party.

'Who says this nonsense?' Nitish Kumar slams Yogi Adityanath's CAA remark in Bihar polls

Nov 05, 2020, at 11:37 pm

Patna/IBNS: In a massive embarrassment for the ruling coalition National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for speaking in favour of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the campaign for the Bihar polls, media reports said.

'You will bow before Tejashwi after Nov 10': Chirag Paswan to Nitish Kumar amid Bihar Polls

Nov 05, 2020, at 07:46 pm

Patna/IBNS: In another surprising attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan has said the Janata Dal (United) chief will have to "bow" before Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)'s Tejashwi Yadav after Nov 10, when the the results for the Bihar assembly polls will be declared, media reports said.

Bihar: Action to be initiated against those threw onions at Nitish Kumar

Nov 04, 2020, at 03:21 pm

Madhubani/UNI:  Some people threw onions at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during a public meeting at Ganagaur village in Harlakhi assembly constituency, here on Tuesday.

'Impossible to give 10 lakh jobs': Nitish Kumar downplays Tejashwi Yadav's Bihar poll promise

Nov 02, 2020, at 04:24 pm

Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday downplayed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav's poll promise of 10 lakh government jobs calling it "impossible", though his own ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made a similar pledge even with a bigger number, media reports said.

Bihar Assembly poll begins: Nitish Kumar faces litmus test, Tejashwi looks to unseat NDA

Oct 28, 2020, at 05:18 pm

Patna/IBNS: The first election in India amid the Covid-19 spread began in Bihar on Wednesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), also steered by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the state, facing a litmus test as Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)'s Tejashwi Yadav has emerged as a serious challenger to the incumbent.

Bihar Assembly Polls: First phase of voting begins amid tight security 

Oct 28, 2020, at 02:24 pm

Patna: The first phase of voting for the Bihar Assembly polls commenced on Wednesday morning amid tight security and following strict measures needed to prevent COVID-19 spread.

'Nitish Kumar mentally and physically exhausted': Tejashwi Yadav on Bihar CM's '8-9 children' jibe

Oct 27, 2020, at 07:22 pm

Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his prime challenger Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)'s Tejashwi Yadav have exchanged some heated words with just a day left for the commencement of the high-voltage Bihar assembly elections.

Just like his father, Chirag Paswan says he won't leave PM Modi's side till last breath

Oct 24, 2020, at 07:30 am

Patna/IBNS: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan on Friday said he would not send Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to jail but he would have the irregularities in the "Saat Nishchay" scheme investigated and anyone guilty would be sent to jail even if it is Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Opposition looted Bihar being in power: PM Modi in NDA campaign

Oct 23, 2020, at 06:10 pm

Patna/IBNS: In his first rally for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday trained his guns at the opposition, mostly the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress, for allegedly looting the state being in power.

Chirag continues to play BJP card to make Nitish uncomfortable

Oct 23, 2020, at 06:12 am

Patna/IBNS: LJP Chief Chirag Paswan on Thursday used the occasion of Home Minister Amit Shah's birthday to reiterate his support for BJP while renewing his attack on Janata Dal (United) Chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar even after both Paswan and Kumar delivered a rare image for the cameras in poll season when Nitish attended a memorial service for Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.

Yogi Adityanath invokes Lord Rama in Bihar Assembly Elections

Oct 21, 2020, at 01:28 am

Bhahbhua/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday invoked Lord Rama while campaigning in favour of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the ongoing Bihar Assembly Elections.

Chirag Paswan hits out at BJP on 'votekatwa' jibe

Oct 19, 2020, at 09:00 pm

Patna/UNI/IBNS: LJP president Chirag Paswan has said the BJP leaders are giving offensive names like 'votekatwa' (vote-cutter) to his party under the pressure of Chief Minister of Bihar and JD (U) Chief Nitish Kumar.

Nitish Kumar did injustice to Chirag Paswan: Tejashwi Yadav's interesting remark ahead of Bihar polls

Oct 19, 2020, at 07:12 pm

Patna/IBNS: In what could trigger a debate about a new equation in the Bihar politics, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has said Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar did injustice to Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan, who is set to fight the state polls alone, media reports said.

RLSP general secretary embraces BJP along with 35 other leaders

Oct 19, 2020, at 02:37 am

Patna/UNI: National General Secretary of the Rashtriya Lok Samta party (RLSP), Arun Kushwaha today joined Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) along with 35 other leaders.

Snubbed by BJP, Chirag Paswan says: 'I am Modi Ji's Hanuman. He lives in my heart'

Oct 17, 2020, at 08:36 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan, who walked out of NDA, ahead of the the Bihar Assembly elections, and was also slammed by BJP leaders for criticising Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Friday said that he is 'hurt' on being warned against using Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pictures in his election campaign, and that, PM Modi resides in his heart and he doesn't need to use his photos to garner votes.

PM Narendra Modi to address 12 rallies in Bihar beginning from Oct 23

Oct 16, 2020, at 11:43 pm

Patna/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address 12 rallies in support of NDA candidates beginning on Oct 23 for Bihar Assembly Elections.

Bihar BJP expels 'rebel' members who joined Chirag Paswan's LJP

Oct 13, 2020, at 04:41 am

Patna/IBNS: Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday expelled eight rebels who quit the saffron party to join Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) over the past week ahead of the state assembly elections.

No place in NDA for those who do not accept leadership of Nitish in Bihar: BJP

Oct 07, 2020, at 02:46 am

Patna/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday categorically said that there would not be any place in NDA for those who do not accept the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Bihar.

Nitish announces NDA seat-sharing, JD(U) gets 122, BJP gets 121 seats

Oct 07, 2020, at 02:18 am

Patna/UNI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday announced seat-sharing among constituents of NDA for ongoing Bihar Assembly Elections making it clear that JD(U) got 122 and BJP got 121 seats while both the parties would allot seats from their own quota to HAM and VIP respectively.

Nitish Kumar's JDU, BJP reach agreement in seat-sharing ahead of Bihar polls: Reports

Oct 04, 2020, at 04:27 pm

Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United (JDU) and its ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have reached an even seat-sharing agreement in principle ahead of the Bihar Assembly election, media reports said.

Sushant Singh Rajput's father calls on Nitish Kumar, thanks CM for CBI recommendation

Oct 01, 2020, at 01:56 am

Patna/UNI/IBNS: Actor Sushant Singh Rajput father KK Singh called on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his official residence in Patna on Wednesday.

Bihar to go for assembly polls amid Covid-19 from Oct 28, results on Nov 10

Sep 25, 2020, at 07:59 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The first elections in India amid the Covid-19 situation will be held in the eastern state of Bihar between Oct 28 and Nov 7 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will lock horns with a disarrayed opposition in a high-pitched electoral contest.

CBI for SSR: Truth will come out soon, says Nitish Kumar after SC order

Aug 19, 2020, at 08:45 pm

Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said he hopes the truth about the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput will come out soon as the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of onscreen Mahendra Singh Dhoni.