Bihar Polls

Amit Shah Ends Speculation Over Who Will Lead Bihar Poll Campaign

India News | Written by Manish Kumar, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday October 17, 2019

Nitish Kumar will remain the Chief Minister of Bihar after the 2020 assembly election, which the BJP will fight under his leadership, the party's national chief Amit Shah has said. "The Janata Dal (United) and the BJP will go to polls together and we will fight polls under the leadership of Nitish ji. This is absolutely clear," the Union Home Minis...

Nitish Kumar Targets Over 200 Seats In Bihar Polls, Says No Rift In NDA

India News | Written by Manish Kumar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday September 20, 2019

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has claimed the NDA will register a landslide win in Assembly polls due next year and win more than the 206 seats it claimed in 2010. The Chief Minister, whose position as leader of the NDA in the state has come under pressure, also said those "trying to do internal sabotage" would be dealt with

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.

EVMs Taken To Hotel Room In Bihar, Poll Officials Say They Weren't Used

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 7, 2019

A poll official in Bihar's Muzaffarpur was on Tuesday served a show cause notice for keeping six EVMs inside a hotel room while voting was on in Bihar in the fifth phase.

Lok Sabha Polls 2019: In Bihar Battle, Pocket Boroughs Of Lalu Yadav, Ram Vilas Paswan Vote Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2019

Altogether 82 candidates are up for five Lok Sabha seats in Bihar where polling will be held today in the fifth phase of elections.

Ram Vilas Paswan May Face Daughter If She Gets Lalu Yadav Party's Ticket

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 15, 2018

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's daughter Asha might contest against her father in the 2019 Lok Sabha election if gets a ticket from Lalu Yadav's party, the RJD, her husband said on Friday

Nitish Kumar vs Tejaswi Yadav As By-Elections Test Change Of Partners

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday March 9, 2018

By-elections for one parliament and two assembly seats in Bihar are being pegged as a Chief Minister Nitish Kumar vs RJD's Tejasvi Yadav contest, the first big political battle since Mr Kumar dissolved his "grand alliance" and partnered with the BJP last year.

RJD Declares Tejashwi Yadav As Its Chief Minister For Next Bihar Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 22, 2017

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Tuesday declared Lalu Yadav's son and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate for the next Assembly election in the state.

Lalu Prasad Drops Hint Tejashwi Yadav Could Be RJD Face In Next Bihar Poll

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 10, 2017

Rashtriya Janata Dal President Lalu Prasad today dropped a hint that his younger son Tejashwi Yadav could be the party's face in the next assembly election in Bihar.

Opinion: Nitish Kumar's Ideology Wins The Day, No Doubt

Opinion | Mihir Swarup Sharma | Thursday July 27, 2017

Of course, it is pure coincidence that Kumar's JD(U) and the BJP together have a majority of one in the Bihar Assembly. Such things as arithmetic can have no bearing on Kumar's decisions, only his conscience does.

Mid-Term Poll In Bihar Any Time Possible: BJP's Mangal Pandey

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 15, 2016

The "internal conflicts" in the Grand Secular Alliance can lead to a mid-term election in Bihar, the BJP said today as it claimed a "tiff" between JDU and RJD, the two main constituents in the ruling coalition, over a host of issues, including cancellation of bail of Mohammad Shahabuddin and suspended RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav.

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.

Shiv Sena Leader Uddhav Thackeray Mocks BJP Over Delhi, Bihar Poll Debacles

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 23, 2016

Taking a dig at BJP over its confidence of winning the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election on its own, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today said the party was similarly confident of winning the Delhi and Bihar Assembly polls.

Bihar Government Not Under Nitish Kumar's Control: Lok Janshakti Party

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 19, 2016

Alleging that the crime graph in Bihar was surging, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan has said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was clearly not in control of the government and the apprehensions of return of "jungleraj" were coming true.

Will Win Even If I Contest As An Independent: Shatrughan Sinha

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 18, 2016

Disgruntled BJP lawmaker Shatrughan Sinha today asserted he can win elections even if he contests as an independent candidate and admitted he has been getting "feelers" from other parties for long.