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In Nitish Kumar's Bihar List, A Muslim Balancing Act, And Caste Equation Play
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) has fielded Muslim candidates in four seats for the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, carefully balancing caste equations with community vote banks in the politically sensitive state.
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31 Hours To Nomination Deadline, Tejashwi Yadav's Ultimatum To Key Ally
With just 31 hours to go for the nomination deadline for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly polls, the opposition bloc Mahagathbandhan is staring at a possible exit.
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Sharjeel Imam To Seek Interim Bail From Top Court To Contest Bihar Polls
Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, withdrew his plea before a court seeking a 14-day interim bail to file his nomination and campaign for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.
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Tejashwi Yadav To Contest 2 Seats In Bihar: Sources
Tejashwi Yadav, senior leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, will contest from two seats in the coming assembly election in Bihar, sources have told NDTV.
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Defender, Challenger, Disruptor: Bihar Poll Dates Out, Focus On 3 Leaders
As the political battleground of Bihar prepares for the upcoming Assembly polls, the spotlight is on three figures who face the acid test in this election
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Amid Seat-Sharing Troubles In Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav's 'All-243' Appeal
Amid a push from Mahagathbandhan allies for a larger share of seats for the Bihar Assembly elections, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has made an appeal to the people of the state and said they should vote on all 243 seats in his name.
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Nitish Kumar On How Parties Can Win With "Huge Majority" Against BJP
The 71-year-old Bihar leader also accused the BJP of working against the JD(U) in the 2020 assembly elections, despite being in an alliance at that time, and blamed his party's unsatisfactory performance in the last assembly elections on the alliance
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Case Against Lalu Yadav's Son Tej Pratap For Hiding Info In Election Affidavit
An FIR has been registered against Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA and Lalu Yadav's son Tej Pratap Yadav for allegedly not disclosing details of his property in the affidavit filed during the 2020 Assembly elections in Bihar, police said on Thursday.
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"Not Only Assam": In Poll Season, Tejashwi Yadav Plans To Cast A Wide Net
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...
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Some Called It "Foolhardy": Election Body Chief On Bihar Polls Amid Covid
When the Election Commission began preparing for the Bihar assembly election amid the coronavirus pandemic, some felt it was being "fool-hardy", but the safe and successful conduct of the massive democratic exercise has given us appreciation, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said on Wednesday.
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57 Per Cent Bihar Ministers Have Declared Criminal Cases Against Them: Report
Eight of the 14 newly sworn-in ministers in Bihar have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Nitish Kumar Keeps Home, 1 BJP Deputy Gets Most Of Predecessor Sushil Modi's Portfolios
Newly sworn-in Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced the various portfolios allotted among his council of ministers, keeping the home portfolio for himself. A 14-member council of ministers was sworn in by Governor Phagu Chauhan on Monday in Patna. This included two Deputy Chief Ministers, Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi, both from the ...
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On Sushil Modi, Nitish Kumar Says Will Miss Him, But "BJP's Decision"
Sushil Modi, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar who was replaced this time by two other BJP leaders, will be missed, his former boss Nitish Kumar said on Monday. Asked if he would miss Mr Modi, Mr Kumar -- who took oath as Chief Minister on Monday along with 24 other ministers -- said "yes".
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For BJP In Bihar, 2 Deputy Chief Minister Posts, Speaker: Sources
Nitish Kumar is set to be sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth straight term but with the results this time downgrading him to second place in the ruling alliance, he is likely to have two deputies from ally BJP instead of one, say sources.
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Days After NDA Wins Bihar, Key Meet Today To Elect Leader
The decision on whether Nitish Kumar would get another term as Bihar's chief minister may be taken today at a legislators' meeting of the National Democratic Alliance, which won majority seats in the recently concluded polls.
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In Nitish Kumar's Bihar List, A Muslim Balancing Act, And Caste Equation Play
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) has fielded Muslim candidates in four seats for the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, carefully balancing caste equations with community vote banks in the politically sensitive state.
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31 Hours To Nomination Deadline, Tejashwi Yadav's Ultimatum To Key Ally
With just 31 hours to go for the nomination deadline for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly polls, the opposition bloc Mahagathbandhan is staring at a possible exit.
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Sharjeel Imam To Seek Interim Bail From Top Court To Contest Bihar Polls
Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, withdrew his plea before a court seeking a 14-day interim bail to file his nomination and campaign for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.
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Tejashwi Yadav To Contest 2 Seats In Bihar: Sources
Tejashwi Yadav, senior leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, will contest from two seats in the coming assembly election in Bihar, sources have told NDTV.
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Defender, Challenger, Disruptor: Bihar Poll Dates Out, Focus On 3 Leaders
As the political battleground of Bihar prepares for the upcoming Assembly polls, the spotlight is on three figures who face the acid test in this election
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Amid Seat-Sharing Troubles In Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav's 'All-243' Appeal
Amid a push from Mahagathbandhan allies for a larger share of seats for the Bihar Assembly elections, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has made an appeal to the people of the state and said they should vote on all 243 seats in his name.
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Nitish Kumar On How Parties Can Win With "Huge Majority" Against BJP
The 71-year-old Bihar leader also accused the BJP of working against the JD(U) in the 2020 assembly elections, despite being in an alliance at that time, and blamed his party's unsatisfactory performance in the last assembly elections on the alliance
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Case Against Lalu Yadav's Son Tej Pratap For Hiding Info In Election Affidavit
An FIR has been registered against Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA and Lalu Yadav's son Tej Pratap Yadav for allegedly not disclosing details of his property in the affidavit filed during the 2020 Assembly elections in Bihar, police said on Thursday.
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"Not Only Assam": In Poll Season, Tejashwi Yadav Plans To Cast A Wide Net
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...
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Some Called It "Foolhardy": Election Body Chief On Bihar Polls Amid Covid
When the Election Commission began preparing for the Bihar assembly election amid the coronavirus pandemic, some felt it was being "fool-hardy", but the safe and successful conduct of the massive democratic exercise has given us appreciation, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said on Wednesday.
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57 Per Cent Bihar Ministers Have Declared Criminal Cases Against Them: Report
Eight of the 14 newly sworn-in ministers in Bihar have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Nitish Kumar Keeps Home, 1 BJP Deputy Gets Most Of Predecessor Sushil Modi's Portfolios
Newly sworn-in Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced the various portfolios allotted among his council of ministers, keeping the home portfolio for himself. A 14-member council of ministers was sworn in by Governor Phagu Chauhan on Monday in Patna. This included two Deputy Chief Ministers, Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi, both from the ...
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On Sushil Modi, Nitish Kumar Says Will Miss Him, But "BJP's Decision"
Sushil Modi, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar who was replaced this time by two other BJP leaders, will be missed, his former boss Nitish Kumar said on Monday. Asked if he would miss Mr Modi, Mr Kumar -- who took oath as Chief Minister on Monday along with 24 other ministers -- said "yes".
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For BJP In Bihar, 2 Deputy Chief Minister Posts, Speaker: Sources
Nitish Kumar is set to be sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth straight term but with the results this time downgrading him to second place in the ruling alliance, he is likely to have two deputies from ally BJP instead of one, say sources.
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Days After NDA Wins Bihar, Key Meet Today To Elect Leader
The decision on whether Nitish Kumar would get another term as Bihar's chief minister may be taken today at a legislators' meeting of the National Democratic Alliance, which won majority seats in the recently concluded polls.
