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Patna celebrated Vijayadashami amid rain on October 2 Patna: Despite excessive rainfall in early October, the state has experienced a deficit monsoon this year, with 31% less rain compared to normal 992.2mm.According to India Meteorological Department, the south-west monsoon, which arrived in the state on June 17 and spread across the entire region by June…
NEW DELHI: An equal share for BJP and JD(U) — 101 seats each — and a generous 29 for Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) are the highlights of the seat-sharing agreement among NDA partners announced Sunday for Bihar assembly elections. The rest 12 out of 243 seats have been equally split among Union minister…
Jitan Ram Manjhi with PM Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar has finalised its seat-sharing for the upcoming assembly elections, after days of intense negotiations among allies. After earlier demanding 15 seats for his party, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) chief and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi struck a…
Bihar NDA leaders (File photo) PATNA: The ruling NDA on Sunday announced the seat-sharing formula for the Bihar assembly elections on Nov 6 and 11.BJP and JDU) will contest 101 seats each, leaving 29 for LJP(RV) of Chirag Paswan and six each to Hindustani Awam Morcha (S) of union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Rashtriya…
Nitish Kumar, Narendra Modi (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: NDA on Sunday announced its seat-sharing for the Bihar Assembly elections. Under the arrangement, the BJP and JDU will contest 101 seats each. The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will contest 29 seats, while the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLM) and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) will…
PATNA: A 25-year-old woman was allegedly burnt alive by her husband in a village under Islampur police station area of Nalanda district on Saturday. The woman’s husband allegedly poured kerosene on her and set her on fire. According to the family of the deceased, the couple had no children and the husband wanted to remarry…
NEW DELHI: With the Bihar Assembly elections fast approaching, seat-sharing negotiations within both the ruling NDA and the opposition Mahagathbandhan have intensified, but while the NDA seems close to sealing its deal, uncertainties continue to plague the INDIA bloc in the state.The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, and Left, partners in the INDIA bloc, have…
NEW DELHI: After days of hectic parleys and hard bargaining by allies, NDA is said to have reached an agreement with its constituents for Bihar polls, and a formal announcement is likely on Sunday. The BJP central election committee (CEC) is set to finalise its candidates at a meeting on Sunday, in the presence of…
ANI File Photo: AIMIM Bihar chief Akhtarul Iman (sitting in middle) NEW DELHI: The Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Saturday announced it will contest the upcoming Bihar assembly elections and field around 100 candidates, aiming to provide an “alternative” to voters in a state traditionally dominated by the JD(U)-BJP and RJD-Congress blocs.“Our…
NEW DELHI: Politics in Bihar saw the dominance of RJD patriarch Lalu Yadav and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar for more than three decades. With Lalu and Nitish at the twilight of their careers, the upcoming assembly elections may lead Bihar into a phase of the “unknown,” with a new face possibly taking the…
