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  Grand 'secular alliance' with Left in Bihar unlikely

  Politics | June 14, 2015 12:16 IST

  New Delhi: Efforts to form a grand 'secular' alliance against BJP in Bihar Assembly elections have suffered a setback with the Left parties reluctant to join such a formation and likely to fight as a

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  Lalu-Nitish alliance an incompatible marriage: Ram Kripal Yadav

  Politics | June 14, 2015 12:03 IST

  Patna: Union minister Ram Kripal Yadav today termed the alliance of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD president Lalu Prasad as an “incompatible marriage” and sait it will not last long or make any

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  Taking cue from Modi, Bihar parties take fight to 'virtual media'

  Politics | June 13, 2015 7:57 IST

  Patna:  Impressed by the tremendous political benefits reaped by BJP and AAP due to high-voltage social media and high-end digital campaigning in the 2014 Lok Sabha and Delhi assembly elections, Bihar parties too are eagerly

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  JD(U)-RJD tie-up will not dent BJP prospects in Bihar: Rajnath Singh

  Politics | June 09, 2015 18:44 IST

  Lucknow:  Making light of the coming together of once-bitter rivals JD-U and RJD in Bihar, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the move would not dent the electoral prospects of BJP as he asserted that

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  JD(U)-RJD pact paves way for secular front seat-sharing for council poll

  Politics | June 09, 2015 8:43 IST

  Patna: Hours after announcement of tie-up between JD(U) and RJD and declaration of Nitish Kumar as chief ministerial candidate, the secular alliance yesterday reached an agreement on sharing of 24 seats of Bihar Legislative Council

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  RJD, JD(U) decide to contest Bihar polls together

  Politics | June 08, 2015 7:00 IST

  New Delhi: Bihar's ruling JD(U) and Lalu Prasad's RJD will contest the state assembly elections in alliance and a 6-member committee will be constituted for seat-sharing talks.“Today, it has been decided that RJD and JD(U)

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  RJD, JD(U) decide to contest Bihar polls together

  India | June 07, 2015 18:47 IST

  New Delhi: Bihar's ruling JD(U) and Lalu Prasad's RJD will contest the state assembly elections in alliance and a 6-member committee will be constituted for seat-sharing talks.“Today, it has been decided that RJD and JD(U)

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  Nitish Kumar meets Rahul Gandhi ahead of crucial Janata Parivar meet

  Politics | June 07, 2015 19:18 IST

  New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today met Rahul Gandhi at his residence here as the talks on alliance to take on BJP in Bihar polls gained momentum.  Kumar had reached Delhi yesterday. RJD

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  RJD-JD(U)-Congress to fight Bihar Assembly polls together: Sharad Yadav

  Politics | June 04, 2015 18:11 IST

  New Delhi:  Amid speculation over the fate of alliance between JD-U and RJD ahead of crucial Bihar polls, JD-U president Sharad Yadav on Thursday insisted that both the parties will fight the Assembly polls in

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  Ram Vilas Paswan takes a dig at JD(U)-RJD alliance for Bihar polls

  Politics | June 01, 2015 7:52 IST

  Patna: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Sunday said there would be neither merger of Janata Parivar nor alliance between JD(U) and RJD for the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar.“Forget the much touted merger of

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  Bihar polls: JD(U), RJD tussle over Nitish's CM candidature

  Politics | May 25, 2015 8:38 IST

  New Delhi: Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has turned down Janata Dal (United)'s demand to publicly declare Nitish Kumar as their common chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Assembly polls in Bihar.The latest

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  JD(U), RJD tie-up an "unholy" alliance: Naidu

  Politics | May 24, 2015 17:09 IST

  Hyderabad: Amid talk of JD(U) and RJD coming together ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu today described the proposed tie-up as an “unholy and unworkable” alliance.Naidu, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister,

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  Lalu, Nitish, Mulayam to hold merger talks tomorrow

  Politics | May 21, 2015 20:26 IST

  New Delhi/Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad will hold talks with Samajwadi Party President Mulayam Singh Yadav here tomorrow amid continuing differences over formalising a merger before the state Assembly

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  NDA will get two-thirds majority in Bihar: Paswan

  Politics | May 21, 2015 18:28 IST

  Chennai: Dismissing the Janata Parivar as having no future, Lok Janshakti Party President and Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today claimed that the National Democratic Alliance will get two-thirds majority in elections to the

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  Lalu invites Manjhi for joint fight against BJP, JD(U) upset

  Politics | May 21, 2015 17:57 IST

  Patna: A day before the ‘Janata Parivar' constituents go into a yet another huddle to remove irritants in the path of their merger, RJD chief Lalu Prasad today caused disquiet in JD(U) with remarks that

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  Sharad Yadav says merger is a done deal

  Politics | May 19, 2015 18:09 IST

  Patna: JD(U) President Sharad Yadav today said the merger of erstwhile Janata Parivar constituents was a done deal and Mulayam Singh Yadav has been announced its President.“Merger of six constituents of erstwhile Janata Party has

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  JD(U), RJD tussle over seat-sharing starts

  Politics | May 15, 2015 16:46 IST

  Patna: A tussle over seat-sharing between JD(U) and RJD in Bihar assembly poll started today with a senior RJD leader staking claim to 145 seats out of total 243 for his party, a demand which

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  Janata Pari-'WAR': RJD, JD (U) to go solo in Bihar assembly election?

  Politics | May 12, 2015 8:07 IST

  New Delhi: Rashtriya Janata Dal and Janata Dal (United) may not contest upcoming Bihar assembly elections together under unified Janata Parivar banner as there is a strong possibility that the merger may not be finalised

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  No backing off from merger of six parties: Nitish

  Politics | May 11, 2015 16:46 IST

  Patna: With question being raised over the fate of Janata Parivar merger following comment by a senior Samajwadi Party leader, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the decision of the merger has already been

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  Manjhi announces new party as Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM)

  Politics | May 08, 2015 16:43 IST

  Patna: Expelled JD(U) leader and former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today announced launching of a new party “Hindustani Awam Morcha” (HAM) which he said would contest alone all the 243 seats in coming Bihar