What Bihar Election Results mean for Nitish Kumar, Narendra Modi & Lalu Yadav
The results for the electrifying 2015 Bihar Assembly Elections are out and the Mahagathbandhan – an alliance floated by Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress - has emerged as the winner.
Nov 08, 2015, 14:07 PM IST
BJP orders 100 kg of sweets, firecrackers
The BJP ordered 100 kg of laddoos and firecrackers after initial trends of the vote count on Sunday showed that the party was leading in the Bihar assembly elections.
Nov 08, 2015, 09:32 AM IST
Bihar results 2015: Check out the result of your constituency
The BJP appears to have taken an early lead in Bihar Assembly elections 2015. Check out the results of each constituency with just one click.
Nov 08, 2015, 09:04 AM IST
From 'jumla party' to 'Mahathagbandhan', Bihar polls saw it all
From humour-laced 'jumlabaazi' and twisting of abbreviations to cut-throat trading of barbs, the no-holds-barred Bihar polls saw it all even as it threw up a new lexicon of political jibes amidst a game of one- upmanship.
Nov 06, 2015, 16:14 PM IST
Instead of heritage city, Darbhanga became orphaned: Residents
30-year-old Gopal Jha feels a sense of betrayal when he sees the once-regal palaces and forts in his hometown being reduced to mute backdrops for high-octave election campaigns in this historic city, once a thriving centre of Mithila heritage.
Nov 04, 2015, 16:17 PM IST
EC should take suo-motu action against BJP: CPI(M)
CPI(M) on Wednesday demanded that Election Commission initiate suo-motu action against the BJP and asserted that "dal and divisive politics" will seal NDA's fate.
Nov 04, 2015, 13:19 PM IST
BJP attacks 'Mahagathbandhan' with 'holy cow' advertisement in Bihar
The BJP advertisement was carried by several newspapers, which highlighted some of the controversial comments on beef row made by the allies of 'Mahagathbandhan'.
Nov 04, 2015, 11:33 AM IST
Important that BJP loses in Bihar: Arvind Kejriwal
Important that BJP loses in Bihar: Kejriwal Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said it was important that the BJP loses the assembly elections in Bihar so that it realises that "hate politics" will not work in the country.
Nov 04, 2015, 11:08 AM IST
No close call, NDA to get two-third majority in Bihar: Ananth Kumar
Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Ananth Kumar said the NDA will get a decisive mandate with two-third majority in Bihar.
Nov 03, 2015, 18:21 PM IST
Ready to debate on reservation: Nitish tells Modi
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said he was ready to debate on the issue of reservation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Oct 31, 2015, 15:34 PM IST
Stage set for 4th phase voting in Bihar, stakes high for BJP
A total of 1,46,93,294 electorate will be able to cast vote on 14,139 polling stations on November 1 to elect their representatives from 776 candidates of which 57 are women.
Oct 31, 2015, 11:43 AM IST
EC should act against Shah, PM Modi for patronising communal forces: CPI(M)
Sitaram Yechury accused Modi of "unleashing" communal campaign by accusing BJP's opponents of seeking to give reservation to minorities by taking away benefits of OBCs.
Oct 30, 2015, 15:47 PM IST
If I am an outsider, who is Sonia Gandhi: Narendra Modi in Bihar
PM Modi said Nitish in a speech in Parliament on August 24, 2005 had spoken about giving quota to a particular community.
Oct 30, 2015, 15:33 PM IST
Amit Shah has gone mad, says Lalu about his Pakistan remark
RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday accused BJP president Amit Shah of insulting nearly 11 crore Biharis by saying firecrackers would be burst in celebration in Pakistan if the BJP loses in the Bihar assembly polls. He said Shah has "gone mad".
Oct 30, 2015, 13:29 PM IST
Mahagathbandhan is insulting Biharis: Modi
Modi said that the opposition is perturbed because people in large numbers in Bihar have come out to support BJP.
Oct 30, 2015, 12:00 PM IST
Bihar elections, third phase: As it happened
Nearly seven million people voted by Wednesday evening in the third round of the Bihar Assembly election.
Oct 28, 2015, 18:15 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi playing communal card on reservation: Lalu Prasad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is playing the communal card on reservation, said RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday.
Oct 28, 2015, 11:12 AM IST
Bihar polls: Tejasvi Yadav confident of Mahagathbandhan's win
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tejasvi Yadav on Wednesday cast his vote during the third phase of the state Assembly polls and expressed confidence of the Mahagathbandhan's victory in Bihar.
Oct 28, 2015, 10:45 AM IST
Bihar polls: 9% turnout in first two hours; Lalu, Modi cast their vote
Around nine percent turnout was recorded in the first two hours of polling in 50 Assembly constituencies of six districts of Bihar on Wednesday.
Oct 28, 2015, 08:55 AM IST
Caste dominates in Bihar's third round polling
Caste, caste, caste... As Bihar readies for the third phase of Assembly elections on Wednesday, caste seems to have taken the centre stage yet again.
Oct 27, 2015, 15:41 PM IST
