Bihar Polls
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Bond between JD(U), TMC, AAP will be strengthened : Derek O' Brien
National | Nov 08, 2015, 08:42 PM ISTKolkata: Congratulating Nitish Kumar and the Grand Alliance in Bihar on its victory in the assembly polls, Trinamool Congress today said the bond between parties like JD(U), TMC and AAP will be more strengthened and
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Decoding vote share: How Bihar voted for different parties
National | Nov 08, 2015, 08:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance today secured a thumping majority in Bihar assembly polls with a win on 178 seats.What came as surprise to many was performance of Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal.
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Bihar polls: Sebi, exchanges beef up risk management systems
Nov 08, 2015, 08:32 PM ISTMumbai: To ring-fence the capital markets from any possible systemic issues and manipulations, regulator Sebi and the stock exchanges have beefed up their surveillance and risk management systems to tackle expected volatility in markets due
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BJP's loss in Bihar is PM Modi's personal defeat: Left
National | Nov 08, 2015, 07:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Left parties today said the Bihar mandate underscored Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "personal defeat" and reflected inception of "good days" for people who rejected RSS-BJP's "communal politics" for "secular and democratic" values.It
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Bihar result is the verdict of intellectuals: Azam Khan
National | Nov 08, 2015, 07:20 PM ISTRampur (UP): SP leader Azam Khan today said that the defeat of BJP in Bihar polls was a collective verdict of the intellectuals of the state.Khan quoted Mahatma Gandhi and said that "power acquired by
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With lantern support, arrow hits bullseye in Bihar polls
National | Nov 08, 2015, 07:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: The arrow hit the bullseye in Bihar today with the support of lantern that the lotus wilted in a politically crucial state.As the JD(U)-led Grand Secular Alliance swept the Bihar Assembly elections, the
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10 ways how Prashant Kishor architected Nitish Kumar's Bihar win
National | Nov 08, 2015, 07:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prashant Kishor, the man who managed Nitish Kumar's communication cell, once again lived up to his reputation of a master strategist.The man who is also credited with PM Modi's massive victory in last
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Bihar poll to have national implications, says Nitish, pitches for oppn unity
National | Nov 08, 2015, 06:36 PM ISTPatna: Asserting that the Bihar poll outcome will have national implications, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said it has made it clear that people want a strong alternative at the national level and have rejected
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Centre to fulfil promise of Rs 1.25 lakh crore package: Rajnath Singh
National | Nov 08, 2015, 05:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Centre is committed to provide the Rs 1.25-lakh-crore economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Bihar, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today as he congratulated Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and
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Issue of Bihari vs Bahari has been settled once and for all:Shatrughan Sinha
National | Nov 08, 2015, 08:41 PM ISTPatna: BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha today termed the grand alliance's victory in Bihar polls as “victory of democracy” and took a swipe at the top party brass, saying the issue of “Bihari versus Bahri” has
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Nitish's role greater than Lalu in the victory: Chirag Paswan
National | Nov 08, 2015, 03:05 PM ISTPatna: BJP ally and LJP leader Chirag Paswan today heaped praise on Nitish Kumar and described the victory of grand alliance as people's approval for his developmental work in the state.Paswan, whose party has suffered
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Bihar polls: NCP dubs it as defeat of communal mindset; Congress slams PM Modi's tall promises
National | Nov 08, 2015, 02:57 PM ISTMumbai: As Nitish Kumar-led grand alliance trounced the BJP-led NDA in Bihar elections, the NCP described it as “end of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's era” and the defeat of a “communal mindset”.“This is the beginning
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8 major reasons behind BJP's stunning defeat in Bihar elections
National | Nov 09, 2015, 09:16 AM ISTNew Delhi: Bharatiya Janata party faced a major defeat in Bihar State election with JD(U) , RJD and Congress clinching a whopping 178 out of 243 assembly seats.Here are 8 reasons behind BJP's stunning defeat
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Bihar mandate 'personal defeat' for Modi: Asaduddin Owaisi
National | Nov 08, 2015, 02:08 PM ISTPatna: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi today said that the BJP-led NDA's loss in Bihar was a “personal defeat” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi even as he hoped that his party, which made its poll debut
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Bihar results victory of unity over divisiveness: Rahul Gandhi
National | Nov 08, 2015, 01:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today termed the Bihar poll results as a “victory of unity over divisiveness” and congratulated Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD Supremo Lalu Yadav on the win.
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Nitish Kumar: Bihar's Chanakya set to be Chandragupta, again
National | Nov 20, 2015, 12:02 AM ISTPatna: Incumbent Nitish Kumar will take oath as Bihar's Chief Minister for the fourth time on Friday. An array of personalities, mostly from the non-BJP stable, that could indicate possible future political alignments, will be
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Arvind Kejriwal congratulates Nitish for 'historic victory'
National | Nov 08, 2015, 12:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Having backed Nitish Kumar in the high-stakes poll contest, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today congratulated the JD(U) leader for his “historic victory” as trends showed the grand alliance surging ahead of the
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Lalu Yadav rises from ashes phoenix-like, to be Kingmaker in Bihar
National | Nov 08, 2015, 04:10 PM ISTPatna: With Grand Alliance's emphatic win in hard-fought Bihar assembly elections, RJD boss Lalu Prasad today rose like the proverbial phoenix from his ashes as he helped script a resounding victory for the alliance that
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BJP Parliamentary board to discuss Bihar poll outcome tomorrow
National | Nov 08, 2015, 11:35 AM ISTNew Delhi: BJP's Parliamentary Board is likely to meet tomorrow to analyse the poll results in Bihar where the JD(U)-RJD combine has outshone the party-led NDA. According to sources, the board is likely to examine
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Grand Alliance takes lead, Sharad Yadav claims victory
National | Nov 08, 2015, 11:52 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Grand Alliance was poised to win the battle for the Bihar assembly, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Sharad Yadav said on Sunday.“We will get about 150 seats,” Yadav told the media as officials