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Bihar minister Ramdhani Singh resigns over denial of ticket
National | Sep 23, 2015, 11:29 PM ISTPatna: Angry over denial of ticket, Bihar minister Ramdhani Singh today resigned from the cabinet and also quit JD(U).Singh told PTI he would enter into fray from his traditional constituency Kargahar in Rohtas district on
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Bihar polls: BJP, JD-U workers protest over ticket denial
National | Sep 23, 2015, 05:44 PM ISTPatna : Hundreds of angry BJP and JD-U workers protested at their party offices here on Wednesday after their leaders were denied ticket to contest the Bihar assembly elections.A group of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
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SonRise in Bihar polls; Lalu Prasad fields two sons in Bihar
National | Sep 23, 2015, 06:44 PM ISTPatna : RJD chief Lalu Prasad's two sons, Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejaswi Yadav, will contest the Bihar assembly polls.Their names figure in the list of 242 candidates released on Wednesday by the Grand Alliance
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Bihar polls: Nominations for second phase begin
National | Sep 21, 2015, 12:14 PM ISTPatna: The filing of nomination papers for the second phase of the Bihar assembly elections, slated to be held on October 16, began on Monday, an official said.In the second phase, elections will be held
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Bihar polls: JD(U), RJD, Congress finalize seat-sharing pact
National | Sep 19, 2015, 11:20 PM ISTPatna: At a joint press conference of the grand alliance leaders in Patna, JD(U) state president Vashisht Narain Singh released the list. But none of the parties announced its contestants' names."The seat identification has been
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Bihar Polls: Another headache for 'grand alliance' Mulayam may project Tariq Anwar as CM candidate
National | Sep 12, 2015, 02:38 PM ISTPatna: Mulayam Singh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party may project NCP leader Tariq Anwar as the chief ministerial candidate in Bihar, a move that may scuttle the prospects of JD(U)-RJD alliance plans to consolidate Muslim votes in
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Bihar polls: LJP MP Rama Singh unhappy on being sidelined over seat-sharing
National | Sep 12, 2015, 02:51 PM ISTPatna: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP Rama Singh on Saturday expressed his unhappiness on being sidelined on the issue of seat sharing among the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parties for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls.Singh,
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India TV-CVoter poll: Lalu-Nitish ahead of BJP-led NDA in Bihar
National | Sep 10, 2015, 10:09 AM ISTNew Delhi: The grand alliance forged by RJD, Janata Dal(U) and Congress in Bihar is projected to win within a range of 116-132 seats in an assembly having a total of 243 seats, says India
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BJP Par Board to decide on issue of Bihar CM candidate
National | Sep 06, 2015, 01:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: The BJP Parliamentary Board will soon take a decision on whether to project someone as chief ministerial candidate in poll-bound Bihar, senior party leader Rajnath Singh said today."Our Parliamentary Board will decide whether
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Bihar assembly polls may be five-phased
National | Sep 04, 2015, 10:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bihar Assembly election to be announced shortly is expected to be five-phased and around 50,000 paramilitary personnel will be deployed in each phase to ensure peaceful polling.The Election Commission had a detailed meeting
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Against PM Modi's DNA remark, JD-U to send 1 lakh hair, nail samples
National | Sep 03, 2015, 01:04 PM ISTPatna: In a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's DNA remark on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Bihar's ruling JD-U will send one lakh hair and nail samples to the prime minister office everyday starting Thursday,
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2 rebel JD(U) leaders, 1 RJD MLA join BJP
National | Aug 30, 2015, 11:56 AM ISTPatna: BJP got a boost ahead of Bihar elections on Saturday with former state minister along with other rebel JD(U) leader and one RJD MLA joining the party.Renu Kushwaha and JD(U) MLA Sunil Kumar left
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Samajwadi Party to attend Patna rally today, to contest 5 Bihar seats
National | Aug 30, 2015, 12:00 AM ISTPatna: The Samajwadi Party (SP) has decided to participate in a rally of the so-called "secular alliance" in Patna on Sunday but its chief Mulayam Singh Yadav would not attend it. After discussions between Mulayam
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Lalu denounces PM's Rs 1.25 lakh crore special package, calls it 'political jumla'
National | Aug 19, 2015, 10:35 PM ISTPatna: Rashtriya Janata Dal President Lalu Prasad denounced the Rs 1.25 lakh crore special package for Bihar announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, calling it a “political jumla” and different from special status which
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Nitish Kumar to launch 'Shabdwapsi' campaign against PM Modi remarks
National | Aug 10, 2015, 04:17 PM ISTPatna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will launch a 'shabdwapasi' campaign against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'DNA' remark made during a rally in Bihar last month.According to Nitish Kumar, around 50 lakh people, as part
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Modi, Nitish battle it out with name-calling
National | Aug 09, 2015, 11:22 PM ISTGaya: Cacophemism and name-calling marked the high-volatge sparring today between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the Bihar electoral battle.Adressing a rally in Gaya, Modi, who had recently described Lalu Prasad's
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PM Modi tears into JD(U)-RJD alliance; asks people to bring BJP
National | Aug 09, 2015, 03:55 PM ISTGaya: Tearing into the ruling Nitish Kumar- Lalu Prasad alliance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the people of Bihar to use the upcoming assembly polls as an opportunity to "free themselves from the
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Poster war erupts in Gaya before PM Modi's visit
National | Aug 08, 2015, 02:53 PM ISTGaya: A poster war has erupted between ruling JD(U) and opposition BJP in Gaya ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the holy city to address a party rally scheduled for tomorrow. District administration officials said BJP workers claimed that posters and
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RJD leaders meet Chief Election Commissioner, demands removal of NOTA option
National | Aug 08, 2015, 11:43 AM ISTPatna: An Election Commission (EC) team led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi arrived in the state capital on Friday on a two-day visit to assess preparations for the forthcoming Bihar Assembly elections.The CEC, Election Commissioner
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Pappu Yadav to approach Lok Sabha Speaker on Patna SSP's threats
National | Aug 05, 2015, 06:38 AM ISTLok Sabha member and Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) founder Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on Tuesday said he will draw attention of Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Patna Senior Superintendent of Police “threatening” to