Bihar Politics

Political strategist turned activist Prashant Kishor on Sunday charged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his former mentor, with failure to secure tangible benefits for the state despite the BJP's dependence on him to retain power at the Centre.

Former election strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday said his Jan Suraaj campaign will become a political party on October 2, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, and contest the assembly polls in Bihar next year.

The ongoing political blame game over the NEET question paper leak took another turn on Monday when the RJD uploaded photographs of the wife of one of the accused in the case Sanjeev Mukhiya, with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Vociferous protests against the NEET exams - over allegations of leaked question papers and preferential marking - have snowballed into a bitter political row, particularly in Bihar, where four men told police the paper was leaked 24 hours prior.

Political strategist turned activist-politician Prashant Kishor on Friday charged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with having "touched the feet" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure his own continuance in power.

Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) founder Jitan Ram Manjhi, who has been a formidable force in Bihar's political arena, was made a central minister on Sunday.

Their fathers came together under the Janata Party canopy during the anti-Emergency protests, and then diverged to create their distinct political identities. Their sons got a launch pad, but had their work cut out.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah came down heavily on former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad saying that the latter preferred to "sat on the lap of" the Congress party to make his son, Tejashwi Yadav the Chief Minister though the Congress has always op

Senior BJP leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi died aged 72 this evening.

A total of 102 seats across 21 states and Union Territories are going to polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha election on Friday. These include all the 39 seats in the politically significant Tamil Nadu and several in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Bengal

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday questioned the absence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from the BJP's election rallies in the state.

Political strategist Prashant Kishor -- marching through Bihar at the head of his 'Jan Suraaj Yatra" -- has said the state is ripe for a new political formation after 35 years of rule by ideologically similar RJD and JDU.

Political strategist Prashant Kishor has said that Bihar has a lot of space for a new party as it has "maximum anti-incumbency" following the nearly 35-year rule of ideologically similar formations headed by either Lalu Prasad Yadav or Nitish Kumar.

Bollywood actor Neha Sharma may make her entry into politics during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, her father Congress leader Ajay Sharma hinted.

Days after the BJP picked a side in the tussle over late Ram Vilas Paswan's political legacy, his son Chirag Paswan has told NDTV that he will be contesting from Bihar's Hajipur Lok Sabha seat as an NDA candidate

Political strategist turned activist Prashant Kishor on Sunday charged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his former mentor, with failure to secure tangible benefits for the state despite the BJP's dependence on him to retain power at the Centre.

Former election strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday said his Jan Suraaj campaign will become a political party on October 2, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, and contest the assembly polls in Bihar next year.

The ongoing political blame game over the NEET question paper leak took another turn on Monday when the RJD uploaded photographs of the wife of one of the accused in the case Sanjeev Mukhiya, with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Vociferous protests against the NEET exams - over allegations of leaked question papers and preferential marking - have snowballed into a bitter political row, particularly in Bihar, where four men told police the paper was leaked 24 hours prior.

Political strategist turned activist-politician Prashant Kishor on Friday charged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with having "touched the feet" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure his own continuance in power.

Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) founder Jitan Ram Manjhi, who has been a formidable force in Bihar's political arena, was made a central minister on Sunday.

Their fathers came together under the Janata Party canopy during the anti-Emergency protests, and then diverged to create their distinct political identities. Their sons got a launch pad, but had their work cut out.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah came down heavily on former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad saying that the latter preferred to "sat on the lap of" the Congress party to make his son, Tejashwi Yadav the Chief Minister though the Congress has always op

Senior BJP leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi died aged 72 this evening.

A total of 102 seats across 21 states and Union Territories are going to polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha election on Friday. These include all the 39 seats in the politically significant Tamil Nadu and several in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Bengal

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday questioned the absence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from the BJP's election rallies in the state.

Political strategist Prashant Kishor -- marching through Bihar at the head of his 'Jan Suraaj Yatra" -- has said the state is ripe for a new political formation after 35 years of rule by ideologically similar RJD and JDU.

Political strategist Prashant Kishor has said that Bihar has a lot of space for a new party as it has "maximum anti-incumbency" following the nearly 35-year rule of ideologically similar formations headed by either Lalu Prasad Yadav or Nitish Kumar.

Bollywood actor Neha Sharma may make her entry into politics during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, her father Congress leader Ajay Sharma hinted.

Days after the BJP picked a side in the tussle over late Ram Vilas Paswan's political legacy, his son Chirag Paswan has told NDTV that he will be contesting from Bihar's Hajipur Lok Sabha seat as an NDA candidate