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  GHMC polls to be held on Dec 1, counting on Dec 4. Check key dates and other details

  November 17, 2020 14:30 IST

  The election for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will be held on December 1. The counting of votes will be taken up on December 4. According to state election commissioner C Parthasarathi, polling for the 150-member body will be held through ballot papers in view of complaints about functioning of Electronic Voting Machines.

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  Bihar: CM Nitish Kumar distributes portfolios, BJP's Tarkishore Prasad gets Finance

  November 17, 2020 16:08 IST

  Bihar portfolio distribution: As per the rule, Bihar can have a maximum of 36 ministers including the Chief Minister. On Monday, 15 ministers took oath including CM Nitish Kumar. The Cabinet expansion will take place after the Chhath Puja.

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  Delhi's draft electoral roll sees rise of over 1.5 lakh voters

  November 17, 2020 8:49 IST

  Delhi's draft electoral roll published Monday shows a rise of over 1.5 lakh in the total number of electors in the city compared to the last published roll this January.

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  Why Sushil Kumar Modi was denied Bihar deputy CM post? Nitish Kumar responds

  November 16, 2020 19:26 IST

  The biggest name missing from the list of ministers who took oath along with Nitish Kumar was that of Sushil Kumar Modi, who had been Nitish's deputy for long. BJP's Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi have now been made Bihar deputy CMs.

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  It is BJP's decision not field Sushil Modi as the Deputy CM, says Nitish Kumar

  November 16, 2020 19:18 IST

  Soon after taking oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the 4th consecutive time, JD(U) president Nitish Kumar said that it is the decision of the BJP to not field Sushil Modi as the deputy chief minister after the recently concluded Assembly polls.

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  Tejashwi, who boycotted Nitish's oath taking ceremony, congratulates CM with sarcasm-laden tweet

  November 16, 2020 18:14 IST

  Earlier in the day, the RJD said it will boycott the oath-taking ceremony of Nitish Kumar as chief minister, claiming the mandate in the elections was 'against the NDA' which has been changed by a 'fraud'.

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  'Mandate against NDA': RJD to boycott Nitish Kumar's swearing-in ceremony

  November 16, 2020 14:26 IST

  Nitish along with 13 ministers will take oath on Monday evening at the Raj Bhawan in Patna. This will be the Nitish's fourth consecutive term as the Chief Minister of Bihar.

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  Bihar: BJP's Nand Kishore Yadav to be next Speaker

  November 16, 2020 13:44 IST

  The Speaker's post has been with the JDU ever since he took over a decade and a half ago. JDU leader Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, who was Speaker in the previous tenure, will join Nitish Kumar's Cabinet.   

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  Who is Renu Devi: BJP's surprise pick as Bihar's deputy Chief Minister

  November 16, 2020 12:28 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party leader Renu Devi will take oath as the deputy CM of Bihar on Monday. Devi was on Sunday elected as the deputy leader of the BJP legislature party on Sunday.

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  Bihar Govt Formation: FULL LIST of Nitish Kumar's new cabinet ministers

  November 17, 2020 7:42 IST

  Bihar government formation: Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar CM for the fourth straight term. BJP's Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi took oath as deputy CMs.

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  Who is Tarkishore Prasad: RSS veteran who is replacing Sushil Kumar Modi as Bihar's deputy CM

  November 16, 2020 11:49 IST

  Tarkishore Prasad won from Katihar Assembly seat. He replaces Sushil Kumar Modi as the deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.

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  'Rahul Gandhi was doing picnic': Shivanand Tiwari slams Congress leadership for Bihar debacle

  November 16, 2020 10:35 IST

  Bihar Election Result: The Congress entered the fray as a constituent of the grand alliance led by the RJD. The Congress won just 19 of the 70 seats it contested.

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  Nitish Kumar begins his fourth term as Bihar CM, gets 2 deputies from BJP

  November 16, 2020 22:34 IST

  JD(U) president Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar chief minister for a fourth straight term on Monday at a ceremony which was attended by top BJP leaders including Home Minister Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda. Along with Nitish Kumar, BJP leaders Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi also took oaths.

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  Delay in finalising seat sharing hurt 'Mahagathbandhan' in Bihar: Tariq Anwar

  November 15, 2020 13:23 IST

  Anwar, party's general secretary and a veteran leader from Bihar, acknowledged that there were shortcomings due to which the Congress performed worse than other 'Mahagathbandhan' constituents and asserted that the high command was serious about an introspection as well as a thorough analysis of the results.

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  Bihar council polls: JD(U), BJP, CPI win 2 seats each; Cong, Independent bag 1

  November 14, 2020 16:27 IST

  The JD(U) lost one constituency of the Bihar legislative council to an Independent candidate and held on to two others, while the other five were retained by the respective members belonging to the BJP, CPI and Congress in the polls held last month, officials said on Saturday.

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  Bihar council polls: JD(U), BJP, CPI win 2 seats each; Congress, Independent bag 1

  November 14, 2020 9:52 IST

  The JD(U) lost one constituency of the Bihar legislative council to an Independent candidate and hold on to two others, while the other five were retained by the respective members belonging to the BJP, CPI and Congress in the elections held last month, officials said on Saturday.

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  Won't accept ministerial berth, says Jitan Ram Manjhi

  November 13, 2020 14:36 IST

  All the four newly elected MLAs met at Manjhi's residence where they elected the former chief minister the leader of the legislature group.

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  Bihar Election 2020: EC rejects recounting applications of 6 candidates

  November 13, 2020 8:20 IST

  As per ECI, 11 seats are as such where nail biting finish taken place during counting on November 10 and the margin between victory and defeat was less than 1,000 votes.

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  'Only BJP can decide...' Nitish Kumar after Bihar election victory

  November 12, 2020 22:54 IST

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whose JD(U) suffered a major slump in seats in the assembly polls on account of the rebellion by Chirag Paswan, onThursday said it is for the alliance spearhead BJP to take a call on whether to retain the LJP in the NDA.

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  Five newly-elected AIMIM legislators from Bihar call on Owaisi

  November 12, 2020 19:38 IST

  Owaisi, who is also the Member of Parliament from Hyderabad, welcomed the MLAs at his residence by shaking hands and hugging them.

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  Tejashwi Yadav elected grand alliance legislature party leader, claims NDA won by deceit

  November 12, 2020 16:06 IST

  RJD's Tejashwi Yadav was on Thursday elected the leader of the Grand Alliance legislature party and promptly hit out at the NDA. 

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  BJP hijacked people's mandate in Bihar, Nitish must quit on moral grounds, says Tejashwi

  November 12, 2020 14:57 IST

  The NDA led by Nitish Kumar won 125 seats, three more than the halfway mark of 122 in the 243-chair Assembly. The grand alliance won 110 seats.

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  Bihar results: Congress concedes it was 'weak link' in RJD-led grand alliance

  November 12, 2020 12:40 IST

  Bihar Election Result: The Congress contested elections in an alliance with the RJD and Left parties. The party fielded 70 candidates but won just 19 seats. The RJD field candidates on 143 seats out of the 243, and won 75 seats. The Left parties won 16 of 29 seats they contested.

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  'Only God knows how long will this illusion last': Manoj Jha's jibe at Nitish's CM 'dream'

  November 12, 2020 11:45 IST

  Taking a jibe at Nitish Kumar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Jha said that the JD(U) chief was dreaming of becoming the chief minister after managing just 40 seats in Bihar. Jha wondered "how long will the illusion last" if Nitish takes over the reins of the state again.  

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  '26 meetings, 4,000 km journey': How JP Nadda spearheaded BJP's Bihar campaign

  November 12, 2020 11:17 IST

  JP Nadda completely threw himself into the Bihar elections. He reached every nook and corner of the state during the election by travelling about 4,000 kilometres across Bihar to create a favourable environment for the party.

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  Bihar results: Debutant Shreyasi Singh wants to turn Jamui into a sports city

  November 12, 2020 10:05 IST

  Bihar Elections Result: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Commonwealth Games shooter Shreyasi Singh won from the Jamui assembly seat. She defeated RJD's sitting MLA Vijay Prakash Yadav by a margin of 41,049 votes.

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  RJD-led Mahagathbandhan got just 0.03% votes less than BJP-JDU combine

  November 12, 2020 10:03 IST

  Bihar Election Result: The Rashtriya Janata Dal led by Lalu Prasad's son Tejashwi Yadav powered the party to the status of the single largest party with 75 seats. But its alliance partner, Congress appeared to be the weak link and restricted the alliance from gaining majority.

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  Nitish Kumar and his journey: Up and down the ladder

  November 12, 2020 9:59 IST

  Nitish Kumar is set for a fourth straight term. Despite slumping electoral fortune that relegated his party JD(U) to a distant third in the state assembly with just 43 seats, down from 71 it had won in 2015.