Bihar State Elections

Bypolls will be held in Maharashtra, Bihar, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Election Commission of India said electronic voting machines will be used for these elections

The rally, named 'Jan Bhavna Mahasabha', at Rangbhoomi Ground, is the first organised by BJP in the state after Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar walked out of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) combine last month

Election strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday claimed to have told Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that the state's much-touted liquor prohibition drive has been a "complete failure", and in need of a "review".

All backward states in the country will be granted special status if non-BJP parties form the government at the centre after the 2024 general election, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar announced today.

Civic polls in Bihar will be held in two phases on October 10 and 20, the State Election Commission announced.

The opposition RJD in Bihar on Monday threw its hat in the ring for upcoming biennial elections to the state legislative council, announcing candidates for three of the seven seats which are falling vacant shortly.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Thursday sacked its senior Bihar leader Gulab Yadav who has fielded his wife as a rebel candidate in the upcoming state legislative council elections.

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, facing a huge backlash over his "UP, Bihar ke bhaiye" comment ahead of polls in the state, put out a clarification today and said his statement was twisted and misrepresented.

The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is planning to contest the MLC election in Bihar on all its sitting seats and the party is finalising candidates for 13 MLC seats out of 24 in the State and it will leave 11 seats for it ally Janata Dal (United).

For much of last year, Nitish Kumar faced the sharpest attacks from ally Chirag Paswan, who even fielded candidates against the Bihar Chief Minister's party in the November state election and tried his best to play on the strain between Mr Kumar and

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Tuesday amended the states Panchayati Raj Act, paving way for setting up advisory committees for supervising the functioning of the village bodies till fresh elections to these could be held.

The ruling NDA and the opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar are poised for yet another test of strength on the floor of the state legislative assembly on Wednesday with their respective candidates filing nominations for election to the post of the Deputy Speaker.

Leader of opposition in Bihar assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Friday said he has documentary proof according to which 18 out of 31 state ministers are facing serious criminal cases.

Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) may have lost the Bihar Assembly polls of October-November 2020 to the NDA, but not before giving incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar a minor scare. He is now carrying the battle scars of that contest over to Assam, which is set to vote in March-April. And the northeastern state may only be the beginnin...

Election Commission will announce poll dates for Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry later today.

Bypolls will be held in Maharashtra, Bihar, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Election Commission of India said electronic voting machines will be used for these elections

The rally, named 'Jan Bhavna Mahasabha', at Rangbhoomi Ground, is the first organised by BJP in the state after Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar walked out of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) combine last month

Election strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday claimed to have told Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that the state's much-touted liquor prohibition drive has been a "complete failure", and in need of a "review".

All backward states in the country will be granted special status if non-BJP parties form the government at the centre after the 2024 general election, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar announced today.

Civic polls in Bihar will be held in two phases on October 10 and 20, the State Election Commission announced.

The opposition RJD in Bihar on Monday threw its hat in the ring for upcoming biennial elections to the state legislative council, announcing candidates for three of the seven seats which are falling vacant shortly.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Thursday sacked its senior Bihar leader Gulab Yadav who has fielded his wife as a rebel candidate in the upcoming state legislative council elections.

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, facing a huge backlash over his "UP, Bihar ke bhaiye" comment ahead of polls in the state, put out a clarification today and said his statement was twisted and misrepresented.

The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is planning to contest the MLC election in Bihar on all its sitting seats and the party is finalising candidates for 13 MLC seats out of 24 in the State and it will leave 11 seats for it ally Janata Dal (United).

For much of last year, Nitish Kumar faced the sharpest attacks from ally Chirag Paswan, who even fielded candidates against the Bihar Chief Minister's party in the November state election and tried his best to play on the strain between Mr Kumar and

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Tuesday amended the states Panchayati Raj Act, paving way for setting up advisory committees for supervising the functioning of the village bodies till fresh elections to these could be held.

The ruling NDA and the opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar are poised for yet another test of strength on the floor of the state legislative assembly on Wednesday with their respective candidates filing nominations for election to the post of the Deputy Speaker.

Leader of opposition in Bihar assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Friday said he has documentary proof according to which 18 out of 31 state ministers are facing serious criminal cases.

Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) may have lost the Bihar Assembly polls of October-November 2020 to the NDA, but not before giving incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar a minor scare. He is now carrying the battle scars of that contest over to Assam, which is set to vote in March-April. And the northeastern state may only be the beginnin...

Election Commission will announce poll dates for Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry later today.