Bihar Assembly Polls
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Expelled RJD MP Pappu Yadav floats new party, names it Jan Kranti Morcha
National | May 17, 2015, 08:00 PM ISTPatna: 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
National | May 18, 2015, 07:52 AM ISTNew 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
National | May 15, 2015, 07:07 AM ISTPatna: 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'
National | Apr 15, 2015, 11:25 PM ISTKolkata: 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
National | Apr 15, 2015, 09:06 PM ISTPatna: 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
National | Apr 13, 2015, 04:52 PM ISTNagpur: 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
National | Apr 05, 2015, 10:59 PM ISTPatna: 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
National | Apr 03, 2015, 04:21 PM ISTBengaluru: 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
National | Mar 26, 2015, 11:07 AM ISTPatna: 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
National | Mar 23, 2015, 07:19 AM ISTPatna: 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
National | Feb 18, 2015, 10:47 AM ISTNew 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
National | Feb 05, 2015, 12:57 PM ISTPatna: 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
National | Feb 04, 2015, 02:14 PM ISTNew 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
National | Jan 18, 2015, 10:31 AM ISTNew 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
National | Jan 13, 2015, 09:22 PM ISTPatna: 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
National | Jan 06, 2015, 06:29 PM ISTPatna: 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
National | Jan 05, 2015, 05:10 PM ISTPatna: 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
National | Jan 05, 2015, 03:58 PM ISTPatna: 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
National | Dec 03, 2014, 11:43 PM ISTRanchi: 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
National | Nov 17, 2014, 02:11 PM ISTPatna: 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