Page 44 - Bihar Assembly Elections

Double trouble for RJD as Nitish makes gains ahead of Bihar assembly polls

Another blow to the RJD was the resignation of former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh as the party's national vice-president

Nitish hatching plots against oppn: Tejashwi after 5 RJD MLCs join JDU

Yadav said that all the steps taken by Nitish Kumar are aimed at furthering his personal ambitions

RJD suffers setback in Bihar upper house; Raghuvansh quits party post

The development, which blindsided the RJD, reduced the partys strength in the 75-member Vidhan Parishad to just three

Bihar: Election for nine legislative council seats to be held on July 6

The counting will take place on July 6 evening itself after the conclusion of the polling as per laid down norms

Virtual reality: BJP's campaign blueprint for Bihar polls in Covid-19 era

Among the 21 points flagged in the 23-page booklet are the "help" extended by the Modi government to 5.2 million workers to reach their homes in Bihar in 3,840 "Shramik" trains in 25 days

Shah to kickstart Bihar campaign on Sunday with 'virtual rally' in Chhapra

This will be the first of the several "virtual rallies" the BJP has planned for its Bihar Assembly poll campaign. The polls are scheduled for October.

Bihar election not forgotten: Nadda holds talks with top BJP leaders

ihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, former agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh, Rajya Sabha MP Bhupender Yadav, and some others attended the conference

A Pandemic and an election: Covid19-led migration to test Bihar alliance

At the time of writing this report, more than 500 people have been tested in Bihar. The state has also reported 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and registered one death

LJP to contest Bihar elections with development an issue: Chirag Pawan

He said that if the manifesto is released before the Assembly elections, caste will not be an issue, but the focus will be on development of the state

The rationale behind Nitish's anti-NRC stand and bonhomie with Tejashwi

The president of the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) also vociferously denounced a nationwide National Register for Citizens (NRC) and termed the BJP's demand for it "needless" and without justification

Kushwaha, RJD or Congress - who will be Prashant Kishor's alliance partner?

The BJP is desperate to retain Kumar and his Janata Dal (United) within the fold of the NDA, and both Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have said Kumar is their chief ministerial candidate.

Baat Bihar Ki: Prashant Kishor hits out at Nitish over alliance with BJP

Kishor also rubbished the contention that a tie-up with the BJP was in the interest of Bihar, a claim Kumar has been making to defend his realignment with the saffron party

LJP president Chirag announces 'Bihar First' march as assembly polls near

LJP's national president Chirag Paswan announced that he would embark on a state-wide 'Bihar First' yatra - with the promise of pulling the state out of its long history of backwardness.

RCP Singh: Nitish's right hand man and trouble shooter par-excellence

After 18 years in politics, RCP Singh's political reflexes were appropriately acuminated for him to know it was not the time to sulk or carp

Making amends before Bihar 2020? JD(U) MPs may get Cabinet berths at Centre

The names of JD (U) MPs - Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh and Ramchandra Prasad Singh as front-runners are doing the rounds

NDA seat-sharing in Bihar not finalised; LJP says may contest all seats

The assembly election is likely to be held in October-November this year.

Bihar bypoll results: LJP leads in Samastipur LS, RJD in 2 Assembly seats

The by-election to the seat was necessitated after the death of LJP MP Ram Chandra Paswan, following which the party fielded his son Prince Raj.

BJP could have campaigned in more strategical way: Manoj Tiwari on Bihar elections

Tiwari said the party failed to convince the people to vote for BJP candidates in the keenly-fought Bihar elections

Bihar elections: BJP leadership discusses with veterans issues raised by them

BJP leader Nitin Gadkari also denied that he had suggested disciplinary action against the party veterans

Bihar election results 'ominous' for country: Anil Vij

Vij claimed that caste politics triumphed over India's unity, integrity and development in the eastern state