Bihar Elections

Nitish Kumar Loses 6 Arunachal MLAs To BJP In Fresh Embarrassment

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday December 25, 2020

Nitish Kumar, still smarting from the Bihar election that demoted him as junior partner to BJP, has been served fresh humiliation by his long-time ally in a state where his party had recently registered its presence.

Nitish Kumar, Upset At Losing BJP's Sushil Modi, Hints At His Central Job

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday December 2, 2020

Their partnership may have been terminated by circumstances, and the Bihar election results, but Chief Minister Nitish Kumar now hopes his former deputy Sushil Kumar Modi will get to play a "national role".

"Win By Even One Vote Is Ultimately A Victory": Nitish Kumar

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 27, 2020

In a bid to blunt the RJD's assertion that the NDA managed to win the Bihar assembly election by getting only 12,270 votes more than the Grand Alliance led by the party, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that victory by even one vote is ultimately a triumph.

Fear "Physical, Mental Harm": BJP MLA Who Filed Case Against Lalu Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 27, 2020

BJP MLA Lalan Kumar Paswan, whom jailed RJD president Lalu Prasad had allegedly telephoned from Ranchi, told the Bihar Assembly today that he feared "physical and mental harm" after having exposed the "powerful" leader.

After 51 years, Bihar Elects Speaker, Job Goes To BJP's Vijay Sinha

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday November 25, 2020

Vijay Kumar Sinha, the NDA candidate for the Speaker's post in the Bihar Assembly, sailed through on Wednesday after a united opposition forced elections for the post after a gap of 51 years.

Every Vote For Asaduddin Owaisi A Vote Against India: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya

India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday November 23, 2020

The BJP's Tejasvi Surya, campaigning for the approaching Hyderabad civic polls, on Monday attacked AIMIM leader and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi in a highly controversial and divisive speech in which he called him an avatar of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and said every single vote for him was a vote against India.

"5-Star Culture": Ghulam Nabi Azad On Why Congress Loses Polls

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday November 23, 2020

Congress's Ghulam Nabi Azad, one of the key dissenters in the party, today offered another explanation of the party's recent slump when it comes to elections. Speaking in the middle of the latest controversy to hit the party - sharp criticism by party colleague Kapil Sibal after the Bihar election - Mr Azad said leaders who get a ticket now turn th...

"Apparent To Anyone Not Blind": Salman Khurshid On Support For Gandhis In Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 22, 2020

Amid criticism of the Congress top brass by some leaders following a poor show in the Bihar election, senior leader Salman Khurshid on Sunday said there is no leadership crisis in the party and an all-round support for Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi is "apparent to anyone who is not blind".

Congress Leader Opens Up On Bihar Mistake, Says Will Meet Rahul Gandhi

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday November 19, 2020

The Congress's big mistake in Bihar was to choose the wrong seats to contest, a top leader in charge of the party's campaign in the state said today in the middle of a bitter back-and-forth on the election defeat.

"We Know Who The Leader Is": Salman Khurshid's Rejoinder To Kapil Sibal

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday November 18, 2020

The Congress is not a party in crisis and there is no leadership vacuum, a senior leader said today, rebutting colleagues who feel otherwise and have not held back on their criticism since the party's Bihar debacle.

"Won't Advertise View Across Globe": Salman Khurshid's Barb At Kapil Sibal

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday November 18, 2020

The Congress is not a party in crisis and there is no leadership vacuum, a senior leader said today, rebutting colleagues who feel otherwise and have not held back on their criticism since the party's Bihar debacle.

"Won't Advertise View Across Globe": Salman Khurshid's Barb At Kapil Sibal

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday November 18, 2020

The Congress is not a party in crisis and there is no leadership vacuum, a senior leader said today, rebutting colleagues who feel otherwise and have not held back on their criticism since the party's Bihar debacle.

"Won't Advertise View Across Globe": Salman Khurshid's Barb At Kapil Sibal

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday November 18, 2020

The Congress is not a party in crisis and there is no leadership vacuum, a senior leader said today, rebutting colleagues who feel otherwise and have not held back on their criticism since the party's Bihar debacle.

"Bypoll Results Show...": Now P Chidambaram's Truth Bombs For Congress

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday November 19, 2020

The Bihar election and by-poll results show that the Congress has no organisational presence on the ground or has weakened considerably, senior leader P Chidambaram has said, delivering another shot of home-truths in the middle of turmoil over Kapil Sibal's open criticism.

"Join Another Party Or Start Your Own": Congress Infighting Worsens

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday November 18, 2020

Those criticizing the Congress can join some other party or start a new one instead of indulging in "embarrassing activities", a top leader said today in the latest round of bickering over Kapil Sibal's comments.