Bihar Polls
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Bihar Polls: Paswan, Manjhi fail to deliver for NDA
National | Nov 10, 2015, 05:28 PM ISTPatna: Ram Vilas Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi, two prominent Dalit leaders on whom BJP was banking to bring for NDA nearly 16 per cent votes of schedule castes, failed to deliver in the Bihar
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Shatrughan hits back at Vijayvargiya over 'dog' analogy, says 'Haathi chale Bihar,... bhaunken hazaar'
National | Nov 10, 2015, 03:56 PM ISTPatna: Disgruntled BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha has reacted sharply to party general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya's dog analogy on him."People want my reaction to Vijayvargiya's remark. My reaction to small or big flies in any party
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PM Modi responsible for defeat in Bihar Polls: Bihar BJP MP
National | Nov 10, 2015, 09:02 PM ISTPatna: Bhola Singh, BJP MP from Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency, has put the blame on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah for party's stunning defeat in Bihar Assembly elections.Prime Minister Narendra Modi's
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End hatemongering is Bihar's message to Modi, says NYT
World | Nov 10, 2015, 02:12 PM ISTWashington: Bihar's electorate has sent Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a message: "Put an end to hatemongering", said the influential New York Times on Tuesday.An editorial "A rebuke to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi" in
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59% MLAs of new Bihar Assembly face criminal charges, RJD tops list
National | Nov 11, 2015, 12:35 PM IST* A total of 143 MLAs (59%) in the new Bihar assembly face criminal charges, and 96 MLAs face serious criminal charges including murder and kidnapping. * Among MLAs facing serious charges, 12 have been charged
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Modi followers abused my disabled son: Arun Shourie
National | Nov 10, 2015, 11:22 AM ISTNew Delhi: Former Union minister Arun Shourie has accused BJP's supporters of having put him under severe abuse on social media for his criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shourie, a one-time admirer of Modi,
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Irresponsible statements changed Bihar narrative: Arun Jaitley
National | Nov 09, 2015, 11:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: As BJP does soul searching for its humiliating defeat in Bihar polls, senior party leader Arun Jaitley today admitted "irresponsible statements" made during elections "changed the narrative".Jaitley also said incidents like Dadri lynching
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Bihar Polls: BJP not to hold anyone accountable for loss
National | Nov 09, 2015, 11:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Protecting the leadership from any attack, BJP on Monday ruled out holding anyone responsible for the rout in Bihar assembly elections and rejected criticism even from within that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's quota
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Shatrughan Sinha became part of anti-BJP packaging: Uma Bharti
National | Nov 09, 2015, 07:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today alleged that a conspiracy was plotted against the Modi governmnet surrounding growing intolerance and the beef row which damaged the party's chances in the state.Speaking to
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Jitan Manjhi blames RSS, Amit Shah for Bihar debacle
National | Nov 09, 2015, 06:20 PM ISTPatna: Former chief minister and HAM president Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday blamed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and BJP president Amit Shah for the debacle of the BJP-led alliance in Bihar."Bhagwat's statement on review of
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Bihar steals Modi's firecrackers: Pak media
World | Nov 09, 2015, 05:29 PM ISTIslamabad: Leading Pakistani newspapers today ran front-page stories on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP's rout in the key Bihar polls, in which Pakistan figured as a major issue during campaigning that saw party president making
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Bhagwat remark, beef controversy had nothing to do with Bihar poll debacle: R S Prasad
National | Nov 09, 2015, 02:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said, the controversial remark on caste reservation by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (later withdrawn) and the raging beef controversy had nothing to do with the election
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BJP parliamentary board to discuss Bihar poll outcome
India | Nov 09, 2015, 10:15 AM ISTBJP parliamentary board to discuss Bihar poll outcomeNew Delhi: BJP's Parliamentary Board is likely to meet today to analyse the poll results in Bihar where the JD (U)-RJD combine has outshone the party-led NDA.DA Case:
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Bihar polls: Prominent winners and losers
National | Nov 09, 2015, 12:06 AM ISTNew Delhi: Bihar assembly election results came as a great news to former Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav as his party RJD emerged as the single largest party.The results brought cheer to the family as
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Lalu Yadav's sons win big, Ram Vilas Paswan's kin beaten
National | Nov 08, 2015, 11:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Many big leaders predictably won their seats in the high-voltage Bihar Assembly elections but several others tasted defeat at the hustings. Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, was not
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Prashant Kishor: From building brand Modi to securing grand win for Nitish Kumar
National | Nov 08, 2015, 11:05 PM ISTPatna: The man who hardsold brand Narendra Modi during the 2012 Assembly polls in Gujarat and last year's general elections, also helped craft Nitish Kumar's campaign strategy in Bihar that saw him thump his arch
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Grand secular alliance gets majority to form government in Bihar
National | Nov 08, 2015, 09:22 PM ISTPatna: The 'grand alliance' of JD(U), RJD and Congress won majority to form the government in Bihar, bagging 126 of the 171 seats declared so far leaving behind NDA, which bagged just 41 seats.Grand Alliance
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Bihar Polls: SP, BSP, AIMIM fail to make an impact
National | Nov 08, 2015, 09:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, NCP and the AIMIM, which contested the Bihar assembly polls, have failed to make an impact with their voteshares getting restricted to 2 per cent or below.Percentage-wise,
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Bihar polls: Final tally and complete list of winning candidates
National | Nov 08, 2015, 09:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today secured emphatic win for third consecutive term as CM in assembly elections.While incumbent Nitish will serve as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the third time, RJD
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Rumblings of discontent in BJP follow party defeat in Bihar
National | Nov 08, 2015, 08:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Rumblings of discontent in the BJP followed the party's disastrous performance in Bihar Assembly elections today with its president Amit Shah coming under attack over the "high-pitched" campaign crafted by him."It seems that