With the humbling verdict for the BJP, NDA partners Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu will step in with their 12 and 16 Lok Sabha seats respectively to help the coalition reach the majority of 272
Lok Sabha elections: For the Narendra Modi-led government to return to power for the third time, Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United), which won 12 seats in Bihar, has a key role to play
Lok Sabha elections: Narendra Modi's BJP is expected to form a government for the third time with the help of its coalition partners, the JD(U) and the Telugu Desam Party
Lok Sabha election result: Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) is leading at 14 seats while the BJP is ahead on 13 seats, the vote counting trend till 3 pm showed
Lok Sabha polls: The RJD, which drew a blank in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, will fight on 26 seats in Bihar, while the Congress will contest on 9 seats, including its 2019 win - the Kishanganj constituency
Lok Sabha elections: The BJP revealed many surprising names in its latest list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, naming actors Kangana Ranaut and Arun Govil as debut nominees
Yadav, a former state minister, has been representing the Alamnagar seat of Madhepura district since the 1990s
JD(U) legislators in Bihar will go into huddles this weekend ahead of the crucial trust vote to be sought by the Nitish Kumar government, party leaders said on Saturday
Chaudhary has been a member of the Bihar Assembly since 1982, and is currently holding portfolios of six departments, including parliamentary affairs
His first five years as Chief Minister are recalled with admiration even by critics, marked by vast improvements in the restoration of law and order in a state
It is understood that Nitish will take oath as the CM for the ninth time along with two deputy chief ministers from the BJP at the swearing-in ceremony on Sunday
Calling on the Governor at Raj Bhavan, Nitish told him, "We have decided to sever ties with the Mahagathbandhan in the state"
This came a day after the Trinamool Congres (TMC) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ruled out any seat adjustment with the Congress in West Bengal and Punjab, respectively, in a big setback to the alliance
Has Congress' backing for appointment as bloc's convenor
It will be followed by the party's national council meeting later in the day which will ratify decisions taken in the executive
The CM evaded a direct reply when asked whether Lalan was likely to make a formal offer of his resignation at the JD(U)'s crucial meetings scheduled in Delhi on December 29
"He wants to put his words into someone else's mouth. How will he remain in the political spotlight, if not for such sensational claims?" Tejashwi said
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"He is being troubled unnecessarily...Those at the Centre have been troubling everyone no one is being spared," Nitish said
PM Modi said on Tuesday that the country cannot run on two laws and that the Uniform Civil Code is part of the Constitution