Raghopur

Amid incessant heavy rains in parts of Bihar, an elephant on Tuesday was recorded swimming across the Ganges with a mahout on its back.

Tejashwi Yadav is going from one region to another daily to drum up support for the Grand Alliance so that he could become Chief Minister of Bihar, but winning his own seat won't be easy as is up against an experienced BJP rival in Raghopur constituency, one who is backed by Nitish Kumar too.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has filed nomination papers from Raghopur seat which he represented in the assembly last time.

Tejashwi Yadav, Bihar's Leader of the opposition and its Chief Ministerial candidate, has challenged four-time Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from his home turf Nalanda. "Let him select any one constituency from home district Nalanda and I will contest against him," the 30-year-old said today while filing his nomination from Raghopur assembly seat.

Lalu Yadav, chief of Bihar's largest party the Rashtriya Janata Dal, is touring flood-affected areas in the state, with particular focus on Raghopur, the constituency won in last year's assembly election by his son and political heir, Tejashwi.

After the giant win in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar now has to define the contours of his new council of ministers, no easy task given that this time's mandate is for a three-party coalition in which a partner, Lalu Yadav, has won the most seats.

The Bihar election result has produced two first-timers who expect a special pass to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's new cabinet. Lalu Yadav's sons Tej Pratap and Tejaswi Yadav, who won their debut polls yesterday, said they are ready to be ministers, if asked.

The political legacy of Rashtriya Janata Dal chief, Lalu Prasad is at stake in two seats in Vaishali, where the BJP National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is trying hard to eclipse the 'sonrise' by fielding two rebel sitting legislators of the Janata Dal (United) against his sons Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejaswi Yadav.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad's younger son Tejaswi Yadav filed his nomination papers for the upcoming Bihar state assembly polls from Raghopur constituency today.

Tejaswi Yadav, former Bihar cricketer, is on a mission. The 26-year-old son and political heir of Lalu Yadav wants to win back Raghopur, for years a family citadel, but lost to the Janata Dal United or JDU in the 2010 assembly elections.

Kicking off his younger son Tejaswi Yadav's election campaign from Raghopur Assembly constituency, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today gave a clarion call to members of Yadav caste, OBCs and minorities to "rally behind" the secular alliance to "prevent" the BJP-led NDA from coming to power in Bihar.

Janata Dal-United lawmaker Satish Kumar, who defeated former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad's wife Rabri Devi in assembly polls, today joined the BJP after he was denied a party ticket.

RJD president Lalu Prasad sustained injuries on his head and face when the windshield of his car broke and shards of glass hit him when he was going to Vaishali district, his personal assistant said today.

Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi lost election for both Raghopur and Sonepur Assembly seats on Wednesday.The wife of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad was defeated by Satish Kumar of the ruling Janata Dal-United in Raghopur by a margin of 11,000 votes while Vijay Kumar Singh of the BJP stunned her in Sonepur seat.It is a major setb...

Amid incessant heavy rains in parts of Bihar, an elephant on Tuesday was recorded swimming across the Ganges with a mahout on its back.

Tejashwi Yadav is going from one region to another daily to drum up support for the Grand Alliance so that he could become Chief Minister of Bihar, but winning his own seat won't be easy as is up against an experienced BJP rival in Raghopur constituency, one who is backed by Nitish Kumar too.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has filed nomination papers from Raghopur seat which he represented in the assembly last time.

Tejashwi Yadav, Bihar's Leader of the opposition and its Chief Ministerial candidate, has challenged four-time Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from his home turf Nalanda. "Let him select any one constituency from home district Nalanda and I will contest against him," the 30-year-old said today while filing his nomination from Raghopur assembly seat.

Lalu Yadav, chief of Bihar's largest party the Rashtriya Janata Dal, is touring flood-affected areas in the state, with particular focus on Raghopur, the constituency won in last year's assembly election by his son and political heir, Tejashwi.

After the giant win in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar now has to define the contours of his new council of ministers, no easy task given that this time's mandate is for a three-party coalition in which a partner, Lalu Yadav, has won the most seats.

The Bihar election result has produced two first-timers who expect a special pass to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's new cabinet. Lalu Yadav's sons Tej Pratap and Tejaswi Yadav, who won their debut polls yesterday, said they are ready to be ministers, if asked.

The political legacy of Rashtriya Janata Dal chief, Lalu Prasad is at stake in two seats in Vaishali, where the BJP National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is trying hard to eclipse the 'sonrise' by fielding two rebel sitting legislators of the Janata Dal (United) against his sons Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejaswi Yadav.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad's younger son Tejaswi Yadav filed his nomination papers for the upcoming Bihar state assembly polls from Raghopur constituency today.

Tejaswi Yadav, former Bihar cricketer, is on a mission. The 26-year-old son and political heir of Lalu Yadav wants to win back Raghopur, for years a family citadel, but lost to the Janata Dal United or JDU in the 2010 assembly elections.

Kicking off his younger son Tejaswi Yadav's election campaign from Raghopur Assembly constituency, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today gave a clarion call to members of Yadav caste, OBCs and minorities to "rally behind" the secular alliance to "prevent" the BJP-led NDA from coming to power in Bihar.

Janata Dal-United lawmaker Satish Kumar, who defeated former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad's wife Rabri Devi in assembly polls, today joined the BJP after he was denied a party ticket.

RJD president Lalu Prasad sustained injuries on his head and face when the windshield of his car broke and shards of glass hit him when he was going to Vaishali district, his personal assistant said today.

Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi lost election for both Raghopur and Sonepur Assembly seats on Wednesday.The wife of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad was defeated by Satish Kumar of the ruling Janata Dal-United in Raghopur by a margin of 11,000 votes while Vijay Kumar Singh of the BJP stunned her in Sonepur seat.It is a major setb...