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.
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.
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.
All the four newly elected MLAs met at Manjhi's residence where they elected the former chief minister the leader of the legislature group.
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.
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.
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.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday thanked PM Modi's leadership and the people of Bihar for voting NDA to power once again.
A detailed analysis of affidavits of 241 winning candidates in Bihar Assembly elections shows that 194 (81 per cent) of them have assets in crores.
PM Modi, BJP top brass including party president JP Nadda, Union Home Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, party workers celebrated Bihar election, bypolls victory at party headquarters in Delhi.
A little over seven lakh voters in Bihar used the 'none of the above' or NOTA option in the assembly elections, according to the Election Commission. Nitish Kumar-led NDA was back in power in Bihar on Wednesday with a slender majority.
The people of Bihar have given their final verdict. Results of all byelections in other states have also come. One thing is crystal clear now. The BJP has scored magnificent wins in most of the states. I can sum up in a single sentence: the people of India have once again reposed their confidence in Prime Minister Modi’s leadership.
Nitish Kumar will be the chief minister of Bihar, state party chief Sanjay Jaiswal said on Wednesday amid speculation of change in CM face, owing to BJP's new "big brother" tag.
Bihar results: The Shiv Sena said that Amit had to declare well ahead of the elections that Nitish Kumar will be the Chief Minister irrespective of the numbers. It added that Shah had made a similar promise to the Shiv Sena in 2019.
With a slender majority in Bihar, Nitish Kumar is now headed to become the 23rd Chief Minister of the state. He will take oath for the seventh time in 15 years.
