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  Expelled RJD MP Pappu Yadav floats new party, names it Jan Kranti Morcha

  Politics | May 17, 2015 20:00 IST

  Patna: Former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Madhepura MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav today announced the formation of Jan Karanti Adhikar Morcha aimed at providing a "strong third option" to Bihar voters.The move

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  Bihar Assembly polls likely in Sept-Oct, says CEC

  Politics | May 18, 2015 7:52 IST

  New Delhi: Assembly elections in Bihar, where BJP is set for a battle against a united Janata Parivar, are likely to be held sometime in September-October when extensive central forces and a reworked expenditure monitoring

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  Technical problems in Janata Parivar merger: Lalu

  Politics | May 15, 2015 7:07 IST

  Patna: Some "technical problems" have come in the way of the merger of the Janata Parivar parties, but the RJD and the JD-U will contest the Bihar assembly polls this year in alliance to defeat

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  BJP terms new Janata party an alliance of 'political warlords'

  Politics | April 15, 2015 23:25 IST

  Kolkata: As the six Janata Parivar parties merged today to become a single party, the BJP said it was a temporary alliance of “political warlords” which would have no impact on Bihar Assembly polls due

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  Shah takes stock of political situation in Bihar

  Politics | April 15, 2015 21:06 IST

  Patna: A day after sounding poll bugle for Bihar Assembly elections, BJP national president Amit Shah today discussed the political situation in the state in a closed door meeting with senior party leaders.  Besides, Shah

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  Ex-Bihar CM Manjhi mulls floating party before Assembly polls

  Politics | April 13, 2015 16:52 IST

  Nagpur: Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who was forced to quit two months ago after falling out with the JD(U) leadership, today said he was likely to float a political party and ruled

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  Smriti Irani for decisive role to women in Bihar Assembly polls

  Politics | April 05, 2015 22:59 IST

  Patna: Union Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani today appealed to women to play a key role in the Assembly polls due later this year like Lord Krishna did in Maharabharata.“I have no doubt that

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  'Jungle raj-2' has returned to Bihar: Amit Shah

  Politics | April 03, 2015 16:21 IST

  Bengaluru: Claiming that “jungle raj-2” has returned to Bihar after the break-up of its alliance with JD(U), BJP today struck a confident note that people of the state would give it the mandate in the

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  BJP attempts to woo Dalits ahead of Bihar Assembly polls

  Politics | March 26, 2015 11:07 IST

  Patna: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is making all efforts to woo Dalits ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls.The party is organising a mega event in state capital on the day of Ambedkar Jayanti

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  Will not seek vote if power situation doesn't improve: Nitish Kumar

  Politics | March 23, 2015 7:19 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said he will not seek votes in the assembly elections to be held later this year if he cannot improve the power situation in the state.Nitish Kumar,

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  Exclusive: BJP will fare better in Bihar assembly polls, claims Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh

  Politics | February 18, 2015 10:47 IST

  New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh is one of the tallest BJP leaders from Bihar, and is trusted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has asked him to prepare a blueprint to boot

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  Nitish to take over as Bihar CM before February 15: Sources

  Politics | February 05, 2015 12:57 IST

  Patna: Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar is all set to make a comeback as Bihar Chief Minister. If everything goes as planned, Kumar will take the charge before February 15, replacing incumbent Jitan Ram

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  After Lalu's green signal, Nitish Kumar may return as Bihar CM

  Politics | February 04, 2015 14:14 IST

  New Delhi: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav is believed to have given his nod to Janata Dal (United) leadership to replace Jitan Ram Manjhi with Nitish Kumar as Bihar Chief Minister.Lalu's green

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  NDA has to plan well for Bihar to check JD-U, RJD: Upendra Kushwaha

  Politics | January 18, 2015 10:31 IST

  New Delhi: Ahead of Bihar Assembly polls scheduled later this year, Union minister Upendra Kushwaha has sounded a note of caution for ally BJP, which has been buoyed by successive victories in state elections after

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  JD(U)-RJD may merge before Janata Parivar splinter groups

  Politics | January 13, 2015 21:22 IST

  Patna: JD(U) President Sharad Yadav today hinted that his party and RJD may merge before the grand merger of five splinter groups of the old Janata Parivar in view of Bihar Assembly polls to be

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  Bihar BJP vows to defeat JD(U) at the hustings

  Politics | January 06, 2015 18:29 IST

  Patna: Slamming the JD(U) government for pursuing 'anti-people' and 'anti-farmer' policies, the Bihar BJP today vowed to defeat the ruling party and its allies in the Assembly polls later this year."The masses, including the farmers

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  Bihar next destination for resurgent BJP: Ramlal

  Politics | January 05, 2015 17:10 IST

  Patna: Senior BJP leader Ramlal today exhorted party workers to shift into poll mode and fan out through the state to woo the masses.“Our party President Amit Shah has given a slogan - “Jahan Chunav,

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  Nitish Kumar to hold 'Sampark' rallies in all 243 assembly constituencies

  Politics | January 05, 2015 15:58 IST

  Patna: Senior Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar will hold 'Sampark' rallies in all 243 constituencies of the state starting from January 17, as part of his party's preparation for the upcoming Assembly elections in

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  Paswan dares Nitish to fight Bihar Assembly polls under Manjhi

  Politics | December 03, 2014 23:43 IST

  Ranchi: Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan today dared JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar to announce that his party would contest Bihar Assembly elections in 2015 under the leadership of Chief Minister Jeetan Ram Manjhi.“If Nitish Kumar has

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  RJD, JD-U likely merge ahead of Bihar assembly polls

  Politics | November 17, 2014 14:11 IST

  Patna: Bihar will witness the biggest political realignment of the decade ahead of the assembly polls in 2015 with likely merger of Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the ruling Janata Dal-United to counter