Bihar 2015

Why the Congress Sees Bihar as its Comeback Platform

India News | Written by Jatin Gandhi | Friday November 20, 2015

The Congress party sees Bihar as its comeback chance. From four members in the last Bihar assembly, the party now has 27. Four Congressmen took oath as ministers, with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi attending the ceremony, in Patna today.

Ram Vilas Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi Fail to Deliver for NDA in Bihar

Bihar | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 10, 2015

Ram Vilas Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi, two prominent Dalit leaders on whom BJP was banking to bring home for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nearly 16 per cent votes of schedule castes, failed to deliver in the Bihar elections, as reflected in the results.

A First: Huge Discrepancy on Channels For Who's Winning in Bihar Election

Bihar | NDTV | Sunday November 8, 2015

At 9.50 am, different TV channels were offering vastly discrepant forecasts for who is winning Bihar.

Lalu Prasad Confident of Winning 190 Seats in Bihar

Bihar | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday November 7, 2015

Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad today said he was confident that his Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the JD-U combine will win 190 of the 243 seats in the Bihar assembly.

Day Before Vote Count, Bihar Wonders Who Will Rule

Bihar | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday November 7, 2015

Who will rule Bihar for the next five years, Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance or the BJP-led NDA? The people were talking the issue like never before today, a day ahead of the counting of votes polled in the just-concluded five-phased assembly polls.

PM Modi Attacks 'Grand Alliance' of Corruption on Lalu Prasad's Home Turf

Bihar | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 31, 2015

Addressing an election rally on RJD chief Lalu Prasad's home turf in Gopalganj, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked the 'grand alliance' over corruption in Bihar, listing over 30 alleged scams including fodder scam in which Mr Prasad is accused of embezzlement of funds.

BJP Placates One Ally in Bihar, Another Allegedly Upset

Bihar | Reported by Sidharth Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday September 15, 2015

Hours after publicly celebrating with sweets a seat-sharing deal for Bihar that followed intense negotiations, the BJP was still left with an ally that was less than pleased.

Bihar Deal: BJP Wins Over Jitan Ram Manjhi, Now Paswan Upset, Say Sources

Bihar | Reported by Rahul Shrivastava, Sidharth Pandey; Edited by Surabhi Pandey | Monday September 14, 2015

Hours after publicly celebrating a seat-sharing deal for Bihar that involved placating one ally with a few more seats, the BJP was reported to be confronting another sulking ally.

Bihar Storm Rips Apart a Family, Destroys Maize Crop

India News | Written by Alok Pandey, Edited by Shailaja Neelakantan | Friday April 24, 2015

Within a matter of minutes, 45-year-old Mina Khatoon, from north-eastern Bihar's Purnea district, lost two of her three children, when a deadly storm on Tuesday night blew down her mud and asbestos hut.