Bihar Polls
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Counting begins, BJP confident of Bihar win
National | Nov 08, 2015, 08:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: As the counting of votes for Bihar Assembly Election Results 2015 begun at 39 centres across the state today , the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expressed confidence that party will win assembly
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Tight security for counting of votes across Bihar
India | Nov 08, 2015, 08:03 AM ISTPatna: Elaborate security arrangements have been made for Sunday at 39 centres across Bihar for counting of votes polled in the five-phased assembly elections, officials said on Saturday.Counting of votes polled for 243 assembly seats
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Bihar polls: Counting of votes tomorrow in high-stakes assembly elections
National | Nov 07, 2015, 07:17 PM ISTPatna: Counting of votes in the high-stakes close-to-call Bihar assembly elections, billed as a hot battle between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will take place tomorrow.The counting for the 243 seats
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RSS, BJP leaders hold meet; discuss Bihar polls, Nepal
National | Nov 06, 2015, 11:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Bihar assembly elections and the emerging situation in Nepal were the issues discussed between top BJP and RSS leaders at a meeting here today that was held at the residence of party
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Bihar Polls: Lalu Prasad predicts 190 seats for grand secular alliance
National | Nov 05, 2015, 08:25 PM ISTPatna: Though majority of the exit polls predicted that grand secular alliance was narrowly ahead of its NDA rival in Bihar elections, RJD President Lalu Prasad today exuded confidence that his grouping would win no
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Sensex hurtles down 249 pts as Bihar poll, Fed weigh
Nov 05, 2015, 05:54 PM ISTMumbai: Suspense surrounding the Bihar poll results took its toll on markets today as the benchmark BSE Sensex tracking a mixed closing in Asia plunged to over one-month low of 26,304.20 as sell-off intensified. Even
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Clear win for Nitish-led grand alliance in Bihar: India TV exit poll
National | Nov 06, 2015, 08:31 AM ISTNew Delhi: The ‘grand alliance' of JD(U)-RJD-Congress led by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar may score an outright win over BJP-led NDA in the assembly sweepstakes, according to projections made by India TV-CVoter exit poll,
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Bihar polls: Lalu-Nitish have an edge over NDA on paper in 5th phase
National | Nov 05, 2015, 09:09 AM ISTNew Delhi: The fifth and final phase of Bihar Assembly elections will take place on November 5. A total of 57 seats will undergo polls in this phase.Since these seats mainly fall under Kosi and
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Bihar polls: Big test for Asaduddin Owaisi's 6 candidates in 5th phase
National | Nov 04, 2015, 10:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: In the seemanchal area of Bihar which is going to polls tomorrow, Asaduddin Owaisi has definitely created a mark for his party All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), especially among the Muslim youth.Initially, Owaisi
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Bihar Polls: BJP's two Muslim candidates fighting against all odds
National | Nov 05, 2015, 03:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded two Muslim candidates in 2015 Bihar Assembly elections. Since the perception of BJP among Muslim electorate is not very positive in view of a palpable trust
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Bihar polls: EC bars political advertisement in newspapers tomorrow
National | Nov 04, 2015, 11:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Taking strong objection to Bhartiya Janata Party's ‘beef ad' in newspapers today, the Election Commission has directed all political parties not to issue any advertisement in newspapers tomorrow unless it is cleared by
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Bihar polls: In ticket distribution, women feel ignored
National | Nov 04, 2015, 02:01 PM ISTAs a first-time member of the legislative assembly (MLA) in Bihar, Jyothi Devi, 46, did well over her five-year term: She had 10 bridges—some of which were demanded since independence—and 3,300 km of roads constructed
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Election Commission showcause notices to Amit Shah, Rahul , Lalu
National | Nov 02, 2015, 08:16 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday issued showcause notices to BJP president Amit Shah, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and RJD chief Lalu Prasad, after it held they had “prima facie” violated the model
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Fourth round of Bihar battle ends, 58 percent vote
National | Nov 02, 2015, 12:06 AM ISTPatna: The fourth and penultimate phase of Bihar's assembly polls, the biggest popularity test in the country since the February Delhi election the BJP lost, ended on Sunday with around 58 percent of the 14
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Nitish-Lalu together sought religion-based quotas in 2005: PM Modi
National | Nov 01, 2015, 05:56 PM ISTKatihar/Madhubani: Fuelling further the bitter quota debate in Bihar polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused his rivals Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad of having come together in July 2005 to demand a review of
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Jantar Mantar, Jungle Raj will spell doom for Bihar: PM Narendra Modi
National | Nov 01, 2015, 04:33 PM ISTMadhubani: Holding out a promise of development in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a fresh attack on Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar, saying 'jungle raj' now has a twin brother in 'Jantar Mantar'
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Bihar polls: Polling begins for 4th phase
India | Nov 01, 2015, 10:23 AM ISTBihar polls: Polling begins for 4th phase; BJP expects tide to turn in its favourVoting began on Sunday in the fourth and penultimate phase of the Bihar elections involving 55 assembly constituencies, including 12 affected
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Bihar polls: Polling underway for 4th phase; BJP expects tide to turn in its favour
National | Nov 05, 2015, 06:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: Voting is underway for the fourth and penultimate phase of the Bihar elections involving 55 assembly constituencie.Here are the live updates:* 57.59% polling recorded till 5 pm for the fourth phase of BiharPolls*
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Notorious Monkey, which injured four on polling booth in Bihar, captured
National | Oct 31, 2015, 11:31 PM ISTPatna: Thens notorious monkey of Bhaktiyarpur, which bit four voters at a polling booth during the third phase of Bihar elections, has finally been caught.A team of forest department succeeded in catching the monkey without
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Rajiv Pratap Rudy in row for sharing screenshot of Google ad on Pak website
National | Oct 31, 2015, 08:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy today found himself in a controversy over sharing on Twitter a screenshot of Pakistan's daily Dawn website carrying Nitish Kumar's ad of vote appeal, prompting JD-U to launch