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On Poll Debut, Actor Khesari Lal Yadav Trails From Chhapra By 2,000 Votes
Khesari Lal Yadav's electoral debut seems set to come a cropper, with the Bhojpuri superstar, who is trailing the BJP's Chhoti Kumari by nearly 3,000 votes from the Chhapra constituency in Bihar.
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Rise Of The Young Gun: Chirag Paswan's Stellar Show In Bihar
This year's Bihar elections will be remembered for an NDA sweep and the potent combination of Nitish Kumar and PM Narendra Modi, but it will also be marked as the time a young leader established himself in the state after the era of socialist icons.
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Bihar Elections 2025: All About Vikassheel Insaan Party Chief Mukesh Sahani
Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani decided not to contest the Bihar elections after the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan gave his party only 15 seats, short of the 24 he demanded.
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Meet Rajesh Kumar: Dalit Leader, Bihar Congress Chief Who Fought From Kutumba
Bihar Congress chief Rajesh Kumar contested the upcoming assembly elections from the Kutumba constituency. The seat, reserved for the Scheduled Castes, is in the Aurangabad district.
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Bihar Elections 2025: Lalu Yadav And The Story Of The Charwaha Schools
Long before he stood on the floor of the Lok Sabha and delivered his signature one-liners, making even his opponents laugh, Lalu Prasad Yadav's story began in Bihar's Phulwaria village.
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'Mitti Mein Mil Jaye...': An Uncle's Angry Bihar Poll Promise To Chirag Paswan
Battle lines have been shifted (again) in the Paswan family after Pashupati Paras' party vowed to 'crush' his nephew Chirag Paswan in the Bihar election next month.
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1995 Bihar Polls: How 'Vikas Nahi Samman' Won Lalu Yadav Chief Ministership
Janata Dal won 167 of 324 seats in the 1995 Bihar polls, securing an absolute majority. The backward castes and Dalits finally felt empowered.
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The Mandal Wave: Reservations That Changed Bihar And India Forever
Six weeks after former Prime Minister VP Singh announced in his 1990 Independence Day speech the implementation of the Mandal Commission recommendations, Delhi's streets were filled with student-led demonstrations.
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'Paltu Ram' Or Survivor In Chief? Nitish Kumar's Long Political Innings
It's election results time in Bihar, and if there's one man the country has its eyes set on, it is Nitish Kumar. Once called the architect of Bihar's development, his leadership has been under intense scrutiny amid shifting alliances and a resurgent
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Lalu Yadav, The Political Veteran You Can Never Count Out
A two-time chief minister of Bihar, five-time MP and former Union Minister with the distinction of reviving the Indian Railways, Lalu Yadav's journey in Indian politics has been extraordinary. It has also been controversial in equal measure.
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Zero Claims, Objections Filed Over Bihar Draft Rolls: Election Commission
All political parties put together have filed zero claims and objections for the addition of the names of eligible electors and deletion of the names of ineligible electors, Election Commission of India (ECI) said.
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"Act As NGOs": Supreme Court's Advice To Opposition On Bihar Voter List Row
Political parties should "act as NGOs (non-governmental organisations) at this time", the Supreme Court said Tuesday morning as the Bihar voter list row rolled over into another day.
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Bihar Voter List Revision Could Cut 23,000 Per Constituency Before Election
Fifty-six lakh people across Bihar will be removed from the voter list after the Election Commission's 'special intensive revision', the poll panel said Wednesday evening.
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BJP's Samrat Chaudhary, Vijay Sinha To Be Nitish Kumar's Deputies: Sources
BJP Nitish Kumar Alliance: Nitish Kumar will be assisted by two Deputy Chief Ministers in the new government to be formed with the BJP's support, sources have said.
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"Like Aaya Ram-Gaya Ram ": Mallikarjun Kharge On Nitish Kumar's Exit
After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned from the CM's post today, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that he knew it would happen, adding "There are many people in the country like 'Aaya Ram-Gaya Ram'.
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On Poll Debut, Actor Khesari Lal Yadav Trails From Chhapra By 2,000 Votes
Khesari Lal Yadav's electoral debut seems set to come a cropper, with the Bhojpuri superstar, who is trailing the BJP's Chhoti Kumari by nearly 3,000 votes from the Chhapra constituency in Bihar.
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Rise Of The Young Gun: Chirag Paswan's Stellar Show In Bihar
This year's Bihar elections will be remembered for an NDA sweep and the potent combination of Nitish Kumar and PM Narendra Modi, but it will also be marked as the time a young leader established himself in the state after the era of socialist icons.
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Bihar Elections 2025: All About Vikassheel Insaan Party Chief Mukesh Sahani
Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani decided not to contest the Bihar elections after the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan gave his party only 15 seats, short of the 24 he demanded.
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Meet Rajesh Kumar: Dalit Leader, Bihar Congress Chief Who Fought From Kutumba
Bihar Congress chief Rajesh Kumar contested the upcoming assembly elections from the Kutumba constituency. The seat, reserved for the Scheduled Castes, is in the Aurangabad district.
-
Bihar Elections 2025: Lalu Yadav And The Story Of The Charwaha Schools
Long before he stood on the floor of the Lok Sabha and delivered his signature one-liners, making even his opponents laugh, Lalu Prasad Yadav's story began in Bihar's Phulwaria village.
-
'Mitti Mein Mil Jaye...': An Uncle's Angry Bihar Poll Promise To Chirag Paswan
Battle lines have been shifted (again) in the Paswan family after Pashupati Paras' party vowed to 'crush' his nephew Chirag Paswan in the Bihar election next month.
-
1995 Bihar Polls: How 'Vikas Nahi Samman' Won Lalu Yadav Chief Ministership
Janata Dal won 167 of 324 seats in the 1995 Bihar polls, securing an absolute majority. The backward castes and Dalits finally felt empowered.
-
The Mandal Wave: Reservations That Changed Bihar And India Forever
Six weeks after former Prime Minister VP Singh announced in his 1990 Independence Day speech the implementation of the Mandal Commission recommendations, Delhi's streets were filled with student-led demonstrations.
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'Paltu Ram' Or Survivor In Chief? Nitish Kumar's Long Political Innings
It's election results time in Bihar, and if there's one man the country has its eyes set on, it is Nitish Kumar. Once called the architect of Bihar's development, his leadership has been under intense scrutiny amid shifting alliances and a resurgent
-
Lalu Yadav, The Political Veteran You Can Never Count Out
A two-time chief minister of Bihar, five-time MP and former Union Minister with the distinction of reviving the Indian Railways, Lalu Yadav's journey in Indian politics has been extraordinary. It has also been controversial in equal measure.
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Zero Claims, Objections Filed Over Bihar Draft Rolls: Election Commission
All political parties put together have filed zero claims and objections for the addition of the names of eligible electors and deletion of the names of ineligible electors, Election Commission of India (ECI) said.
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"Act As NGOs": Supreme Court's Advice To Opposition On Bihar Voter List Row
Political parties should "act as NGOs (non-governmental organisations) at this time", the Supreme Court said Tuesday morning as the Bihar voter list row rolled over into another day.
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Bihar Voter List Revision Could Cut 23,000 Per Constituency Before Election
Fifty-six lakh people across Bihar will be removed from the voter list after the Election Commission's 'special intensive revision', the poll panel said Wednesday evening.
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BJP's Samrat Chaudhary, Vijay Sinha To Be Nitish Kumar's Deputies: Sources
BJP Nitish Kumar Alliance: Nitish Kumar will be assisted by two Deputy Chief Ministers in the new government to be formed with the BJP's support, sources have said.
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"Like Aaya Ram-Gaya Ram ": Mallikarjun Kharge On Nitish Kumar's Exit
After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned from the CM's post today, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that he knew it would happen, adding "There are many people in the country like 'Aaya Ram-Gaya Ram'.
