Bihar Polls
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2015: National Herald case haunted Cong, Bihar showing a consolation
National | Dec 27, 2015, 10:04 AM ISTNew Delhi: Down in the dumps after the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Congress's consolation this year was sharing power in Bihar, thanks to the grand alliance, and the "victory" on the controversial land bill issue
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Rahul Gandhi is a rising new star: Shatrughan Sinha
National | Nov 20, 2015, 10:01 PM ISTPatna: Sulking BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha has described Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi as a "rising new star" while calling the Bihar election results a "victory of democracy".A day after Rahul Gandhi's high-voltage charge against
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Winter Session: Government calls meeting of NDA to work out floor strategy
National | Nov 17, 2015, 05:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Facing prospect of a stormy winter session after Bihar poll drubbing, Government has tomorrow called a meeting of NDA leaders to work out floor strategy for the month-long affair beginning November 26.Upping the
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Intolerance debate created by those being paid money: VK Singh
World | Nov 16, 2015, 10:41 AM ISTLos Angeles: The debate over intolerance in India is an "unnecessary" creation of very imaginative minds being "paid with a lot of money", Union Minister V K Singh has alleged, asserting that it was a
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Subramanian Swamy criticizes Dalai Lama for his comment
National | Nov 15, 2015, 06:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today criticized Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama for his recent remark about the Bihar Elections result. The BJP leader while speaking to a news agency said that Dalai Lama's
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Bihar Poll results prove majority of Hindus still believe in amity: Dalai Lama
India | Nov 15, 2015, 02:54 PM ISTJalandhar: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Saturday said said India is a nation of non violence and noted that a majority of the Hindus believes in peace and amity."India has a long tradition of
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Nitish Kumar elected Grand Alliance legislature party leader
National | Nov 14, 2015, 06:04 PM ISTPatna: JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar, who along with RJD chief Lalu Prasad steered the Grand Alliance to a massive victory against BJP-led NDA in Bihar, was today elected as the leader of legislature party of
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BJP failed to send development message to people: Munda
National | Nov 13, 2015, 07:18 AM ISTJamshedpur: BJP leader and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda yesterday said the party had fought the Bihar Assembly poll with good intention of delivering all round development but seemed to have failed in sending
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Arun Jaitley meets Murli Manohar Joshi in bid to pacify BJP veterans
National | Nov 13, 2015, 10:51 AM ISTNew Delhi: Union Minister Arun Jaitley today met senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, in an apparent bid to pacify party veterans, who have attacked the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief
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Bihar poll debacle: Shatrughan Sinha for fixing responsibility
National | Nov 12, 2015, 06:55 PM ISTPatna/New Delhi: Post-Bihar rumblings in BJP continued today with disgruntled party leaders Shatrughan Sinha and vocal party MP Bhola Singh from the state both demanding fixing of responsibility for the poll debacle.The MPs appeared unfazed
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After Bihar debacle, BJP to push back poll campaign in West Bengal?
National | Nov 12, 2015, 02:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: After suffering a humiliating defeat in Bihar assembly elections, BJP has revised its campaign strategy for next year's assembly polls in West Bengal with party president Amit Shah skipping his proposed “Utthan Divas”
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Bihar results: NOTA count more than the Margin of Victory in 23 constituencies
National | Nov 12, 2015, 03:05 PM ISTIn part 1, we looked at the vote share, strike rate & the performance of both the major alliances in reserved seats. In this piece, we look at the victory margin, impact of NOTA etc.The
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Don't run away from fixing responsibility: Shatru tells BJP
National | Nov 12, 2015, 10:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP MP from Bihar Shatrughan Sinha today denied of having suggested that Bihar Assembly poll results could have been different had he been declared the chief ministerial candidate.He, however, said that things could
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Bihar results: 7 out of 22 political dynasties won, 15 lost
National | Nov 12, 2015, 01:09 PM ISTOf 22 political dynasties that contested the recently concluded Bihar assembly elections, seven families won and 15 lost.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had fielded eight candidates from these 22 families, the Lok Janshakti Party (6),
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Bihar results: How RJD-JD(U)-Congress alliance turned vote share to seats
National | Nov 12, 2015, 01:13 PM ISTAll the constituents of the victorious Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Janata Dal (United) and the Congress managed to register a share-to-seat multiplier of more than 4 in the recently concluded
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Nitish Kumar cabinet: None of Lalu Yadav's sons to become deputy CM
National | Nov 12, 2015, 03:09 PM ISTPatna: Nitish Kumar, who is set to take oath as Bihar Chief Minister fourth time, will not have a deputy CM in his cabinet.It was speculated that one of two sons of RJD chief Lalu
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BJP veterans revolt against party leadership after Bihar debacle
National | Nov 10, 2015, 10:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Senior BJP leaders L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar,Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah over the party's poor performance in the Bihar elections."The result of the
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Diaspora on Bihar elections: some enthused, some disappointed
National | Nov 10, 2015, 07:16 PM ISTWashington/London: They might have missed casting their franchise in the crucial Bihar elections that witnessed a landslide victory for the Nitish Kumar-Lalu Yadav's Grand Alliance and decimation of the BJP, but the diaspora gave a
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Major highlights: 2015 Bihar Assembly election results
National | Nov 10, 2015, 06:29 PM ISTThe results of the 2015 assembly elections in Bihar surprised many, largely because of the scale of the victory of the Grand Alliance (GA).Most opinion & exit polls predicted a neck to neck fight with
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Bihar results: Shiv Sena delighted over 'defeating BJP in 35 seats'
National | Nov 10, 2015, 05:44 PM ISTMumbai: Bhartiya Janata Party's stunning defeat in Bihar elections has brought a wave of joy in the camps of Shiv Sena as the party outperformed its ally on several seats.Shiv Sena, which contested over 100