Bihar Election

The BJP - under attack from the opposition on the caste census issue, with the national election months away - is prepping an Other Backward Classes outreach initiative, sources told NDTV Thursday.

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Chief Chirag Paswan on Tuesday said that he is paving the way for his mother to fight the Lok Sabha election from Bihar's Hajipur constituency.

PM Modi slammed Congress over its nationwide caste census pitch and accused the party of trying to divide Hindus, and sought to know if it wants to curtail the rights of Muslims by advocating a population-based distribution of resources.

Chirag Paswan rejects Bihar caste census figures as politically motivated, alleging that they inflate the population of some castes and reduce the numbers of others.

Claiming the ruling BJP at the Centre was planning to bring forward Lok Sabha elections, Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar on Monday said, "'Humlog har samay taiyyar hai (We are always ready)".

The Supreme Court has awarded life imprisonment to former Lok Sabha MP from Bihar Prabhunath Singh for the killing of two persons on polling day during assembly elections in Saran district in 1995.

The Lok Sabha elections are likely to be advanced as the BJP fears with time it will suffer more loss because of the opposition unity, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today, backing a similar claim made by Mamata Banerjee.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha reacting to Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) announcement of contesting upcoming elections in Bihar said that during the foundation of INDIA bloc.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has predicted a wipeout for the BJP in 2024 general elections.

The BJP's repeated push to unite the warring uncle and nephew duo of long-time ally Lok Janshakti Party is part of its larger strategy to stitch together a coalition of caste groups formidable enough to challenge the Mahagathbandhan.

Instead, for the 2024 elections, the spotlight is on Maharashtra and Bihar, the second and fourth largest in terms of number of seats (48 and 40).

32 leaders from 16 Opposition parties attended a big four-hour-long Opposition meeting in Bihar's Patna on Friday, and decided to fight against the BJP in next year's Lok Sabha elections together.

Opposition leaders gathered in Patna on Friday for serious discussions about unitedly taking on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, but also devoured Bihar's famous litti chokha and "Malda mangoes" to sweeten ties.

All parties have agreed to contest elections together, but one more meeting will be held next month in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla to finalise details, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish kumar, who was the host of the big Opposition meeting, said.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday asserted that the possibility of early Lok Sabha polls could not be ruled out.

The BJP - under attack from the opposition on the caste census issue, with the national election months away - is prepping an Other Backward Classes outreach initiative, sources told NDTV Thursday.

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Chief Chirag Paswan on Tuesday said that he is paving the way for his mother to fight the Lok Sabha election from Bihar's Hajipur constituency.

PM Modi slammed Congress over its nationwide caste census pitch and accused the party of trying to divide Hindus, and sought to know if it wants to curtail the rights of Muslims by advocating a population-based distribution of resources.

Chirag Paswan rejects Bihar caste census figures as politically motivated, alleging that they inflate the population of some castes and reduce the numbers of others.

Claiming the ruling BJP at the Centre was planning to bring forward Lok Sabha elections, Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar on Monday said, "'Humlog har samay taiyyar hai (We are always ready)".

The Supreme Court has awarded life imprisonment to former Lok Sabha MP from Bihar Prabhunath Singh for the killing of two persons on polling day during assembly elections in Saran district in 1995.

The Lok Sabha elections are likely to be advanced as the BJP fears with time it will suffer more loss because of the opposition unity, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today, backing a similar claim made by Mamata Banerjee.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha reacting to Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) announcement of contesting upcoming elections in Bihar said that during the foundation of INDIA bloc.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has predicted a wipeout for the BJP in 2024 general elections.

The BJP's repeated push to unite the warring uncle and nephew duo of long-time ally Lok Janshakti Party is part of its larger strategy to stitch together a coalition of caste groups formidable enough to challenge the Mahagathbandhan.

Instead, for the 2024 elections, the spotlight is on Maharashtra and Bihar, the second and fourth largest in terms of number of seats (48 and 40).

32 leaders from 16 Opposition parties attended a big four-hour-long Opposition meeting in Bihar's Patna on Friday, and decided to fight against the BJP in next year's Lok Sabha elections together.

Opposition leaders gathered in Patna on Friday for serious discussions about unitedly taking on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, but also devoured Bihar's famous litti chokha and "Malda mangoes" to sweeten ties.

All parties have agreed to contest elections together, but one more meeting will be held next month in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla to finalise details, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish kumar, who was the host of the big Opposition meeting, said.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday asserted that the possibility of early Lok Sabha polls could not be ruled out.