Bihar Assembly Polls

BJP-JDU Alliance Will Win Over 200 Seats In Bihar Election: Nitish Kumar

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 20, 2019

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today predicted a landslide victory for the NDA in the assembly polls due next year, and asserted that those trying to create a rift between his party Janata Dal United or JD(U) and alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP will be in trouble.

Ram Vilas Paswan Goes Off Script On Nitish Kumar's Role In Bihar Polls

India News | Written by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday September 16, 2019

Assembly elections in Bihar more than a year away, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is facing pressure from allies like Lok Janashakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan. The moves give an appearance of a proxy war between Mr Kumar and the BJP - a recurrence of a rift that had appeared ahead of the recent Lok Sabha election as well.

Not In Favour Of Midterm Bihar Assembly Polls, Says Tejashwi Yadav

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 30, 2018

A day after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Bihar assembly elections will be held as scheduled in 2020, opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said his party was also not in favour of midterm polls

Secret Deal Between BJP And AIMIM For Bihar Polls: Ex-BJP MLA

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 11, 2016

Former BJP MLA Yatin Oza, who is planning to join AAP, today claimed that BJP President Amit Shah and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi had "struck a deal" at a meeting ahead of Bihar Assembly polls to "polarise" votes in the Muslim-dominated northern belt.

Nitish Kumar Meets PM Modi For First Time Since Bihar Win

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 10, 2015

After leading the 'grand alliance' to a spectacular victory in Bihar Assembly polls in a virtual one-on-one battle with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today met him in Delhi.

Nitish Kumar Meets President, PM Modi On First Visit After Election Win

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 10, 2015

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today called on President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his first meeting after leading the Grand Alliance to a spectacular victory in Bihar assembly polls last month.

Prem Kumar Elected BJP Legislature Party Leader in Bihar

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 29, 2015

Seven-time MLA and ex-minister Prem Kumar was today unanimously elected as leader of the BJP legislature party in the newly-constituted 16th legislative Assembly.

Nitish Kumar Government Won't Last Over 2 Years, Says Ram Vilas Paswan

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday November 28, 2015

The Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance government in Bihar will not last more than two years, and there will be mid-term polls, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today.

I Halted BJP's Rath of Intolerance Twice, Says RJD Chief Lalu Prasad

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 26, 2015

RJD chief Lalu Prasad today said he has halted the Bharatiya Janata Party's rath (chariot) of "intolerance" twice in Bihar, first in 1990 and the second time in 2015.

Bihar Defeat Will Only Have Temporary Impact: Bengal BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 17, 2015

The big defeat of the BJP in the Bihar Assembly poll might have resulted in the cancellation of party president Amit Shah's much-touted rally in Bengal, but the party's state leadership asserted that the drubbing would only have a 'temporary' impact.

Congress Eyes Speaker's Post in Bihar Assembly Along With Ministerial Berths

Bihar | Press Trust of India | Monday November 16, 2015

Congress is eyeing the Speaker's post in Bihar Assembly along with ministerial berths amid clear indications that the party will participate in the new government led by Nitish Kumar, who is set to take oath on November 20.

BJP Lost Bihar Polls Over Reservation Issue, Says Sushilkumar Shinde

Bihar | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday November 16, 2015

Senior Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde today said in Warangal that the BJP could not win the Bihar Assembly polls as voters feared that the Modi Government may bring changes in the existing reservation policy.

JD(U) Pitches for Unity Among Non-BJP Parties After Bihar Polls

Bihar | Press Trust of India | Monday November 16, 2015

Buoyed by the landslide victory of its alliance in the Bihar poll, JD(U) today pitched for unity among opposition parties against the Narendra Modi government, saying the state election has heralded an era of non-BJP politics in the country.

PM Modi Likely to Get Nitish Kumar's Invite for Swearing-in

Bihar | Edited by Surabhi Pandey | Monday November 16, 2015

The Bihar government is expected to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior union ministers like Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley for the event.

PM Modi's Attack on Lalu Prasad Backfired, Says Shatrughan Sinha

Bihar | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 15, 2015

Firing a fresh salvo at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Bihar poll debacle, disgruntled BJP lawmaker Shatrughan Sinha has said the "credit" for the seats won by the party in the state goes to Mr Modi and claimed that his attack on RJD chief Lalu Prasad backfired.