Battle For Bihar

Senior BJP leader Sushil Modi died at Delhi's All-India Institute of Medical Sciences Monday evening. The 72-year-old was battling cancer and was admitted in the intensive care unit of AIIMS for the last one month.

Shubhadra Devi has been battling cancer, but that wasn't a reason for her to skip voting. She had been surviving only on water for four days, but still wanted to cast their vote, her son Vijay Kumar Mishra said.

BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi said today that he has been battling cancer for the past six months. Mr Modi added that he will not be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Battling criticism over repeated hooch tragedies in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday called the people who consume liquor "Mahapaapi" (sinners) and said the state government cannot be made liable for providing relief to them.

Locked in battle with uncle Pashupati Paras for control of the Lok Janshakti Party, Chirag Paswan has decided to hit where it would hurt the most -- a display of popular support for him as the political heir of Ramvilas Paswan.

Chirag Paswan, fighting for survival after a coup in the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) led by his uncle, said that he was ready for a legal fight against the rebel group, declaring that he was "the son of Ram Vilas Paswan, a sher ka bachcha".

Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) may have lost the Bihar Assembly polls of October-November 2020 to the NDA, but not before giving incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar a minor scare. He is now carrying the battle scars of that contest over to Assam, which is set to vote in March-April. And the northeastern state may only be the beginnin...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his handling of coronavirus pandemic in Bihar as he addressed his first rally in the state for the election starting next week. "If Bihar had not acted fast, the pandemic would have killed many, many more. It would have been unimaginable mayhem. But today Bihar, having battled Co...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath invoked Lord Ram today and cited the government's battle against terror to seek votes for the BJP. "We ended terrorism, entered into Pakistan and killed the terrorists," he said in an obvious reference to the air strikes at Pakistan's Balakot.

Facing the daunting task of taking on a three-time sitting MLA, Congress candidate from Bihar's Bankipur Luv Sinha on Sunday said he has decided to fight an "uphill battle" on his political debut by challenging the BJP in its bastion in order to prove his mettle.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has rolled up his sleeves for the electoral battle that starts next month. Addressing the media after the announcement of poll dates, Nitish Kumar unveiled what he called the "Saath Nischay Part 2" or the sequel to his winning 7-point agenda announced for the last elections.

The centre has urged the Bihar government to follow containment zone guidelines, upgrade medical infrastructure and focus on increasing testing levels in its battle to contain the COVID-19 virus

Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal United chief Nitish Kumar will today launch the campaign for the assembly election to be held later this year. Today's also the birthday of the JDU chief who left the Grand Alliance to relink with the BJP in 2017. He is just a few months shy of becoming the longest-serving chief minister of Bihar.

Fifty nine seats in seven states are voting today in the final round of the mammoth national election that began last month. The states which are polling today are Punjab (13), Uttar Pradesh (13), West Bengal (9), Bihar (8), Madhya Pradesh (8), Himachal Pradesh (4), Jharkhand (3) and Chandigarh (1).

Altogether 82 candidates are up for five Lok Sabha seats in Bihar where polling will be held today in the fifth phase of elections.

Senior BJP leader Sushil Modi died at Delhi's All-India Institute of Medical Sciences Monday evening. The 72-year-old was battling cancer and was admitted in the intensive care unit of AIIMS for the last one month.

Shubhadra Devi has been battling cancer, but that wasn't a reason for her to skip voting. She had been surviving only on water for four days, but still wanted to cast their vote, her son Vijay Kumar Mishra said.

BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi said today that he has been battling cancer for the past six months. Mr Modi added that he will not be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Battling criticism over repeated hooch tragedies in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday called the people who consume liquor "Mahapaapi" (sinners) and said the state government cannot be made liable for providing relief to them.

Locked in battle with uncle Pashupati Paras for control of the Lok Janshakti Party, Chirag Paswan has decided to hit where it would hurt the most -- a display of popular support for him as the political heir of Ramvilas Paswan.

Chirag Paswan, fighting for survival after a coup in the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) led by his uncle, said that he was ready for a legal fight against the rebel group, declaring that he was "the son of Ram Vilas Paswan, a sher ka bachcha".

Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) may have lost the Bihar Assembly polls of October-November 2020 to the NDA, but not before giving incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar a minor scare. He is now carrying the battle scars of that contest over to Assam, which is set to vote in March-April. And the northeastern state may only be the beginnin...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his handling of coronavirus pandemic in Bihar as he addressed his first rally in the state for the election starting next week. "If Bihar had not acted fast, the pandemic would have killed many, many more. It would have been unimaginable mayhem. But today Bihar, having battled Co...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath invoked Lord Ram today and cited the government's battle against terror to seek votes for the BJP. "We ended terrorism, entered into Pakistan and killed the terrorists," he said in an obvious reference to the air strikes at Pakistan's Balakot.

Facing the daunting task of taking on a three-time sitting MLA, Congress candidate from Bihar's Bankipur Luv Sinha on Sunday said he has decided to fight an "uphill battle" on his political debut by challenging the BJP in its bastion in order to prove his mettle.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has rolled up his sleeves for the electoral battle that starts next month. Addressing the media after the announcement of poll dates, Nitish Kumar unveiled what he called the "Saath Nischay Part 2" or the sequel to his winning 7-point agenda announced for the last elections.

The centre has urged the Bihar government to follow containment zone guidelines, upgrade medical infrastructure and focus on increasing testing levels in its battle to contain the COVID-19 virus

Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal United chief Nitish Kumar will today launch the campaign for the assembly election to be held later this year. Today's also the birthday of the JDU chief who left the Grand Alliance to relink with the BJP in 2017. He is just a few months shy of becoming the longest-serving chief minister of Bihar.

Fifty nine seats in seven states are voting today in the final round of the mammoth national election that began last month. The states which are polling today are Punjab (13), Uttar Pradesh (13), West Bengal (9), Bihar (8), Madhya Pradesh (8), Himachal Pradesh (4), Jharkhand (3) and Chandigarh (1).

Altogether 82 candidates are up for five Lok Sabha seats in Bihar where polling will be held today in the fifth phase of elections.