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NEW DELHI: Since the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) announced its seat-sharing for the upcoming Bihar elections, the regional party alliances seem to be sending mixed signals. While Lok Janshakti Party’s (LJP) Chirag Paswan and Rashtriya Lok Morcha’s Upendra Kushwaha said all is well, hinting at a smooth alliance, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) Jitan Ram Manjhi’s…
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…
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…
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…
PUNE/LUCKNOW: A first-term cadet of the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla in Pune was found dead in his cabin at the Charlie squadron unit in the early hours of Friday. Police identified him as Antriksh Kumar Singh (18), who hailed from Lucknow.“Prima facie, circumstances indicate it to be a case of death by suicide. We…
LJP functionaries at a meeting in Patna on Thursday Patna: Amid speculations over seat-sharing within the NDA, LJP(RV) on Thursday authorised party president and Union minister Chirag Paswan to take all decisions regarding seats and candidates for the Bihar assembly elections.LJP(RV) state president Raju Tiwari said, “We discussed all important points and authorised our leader…
Patna: The NDA on Thursday criticised RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav’s promise of a govt job for every family if he comes to power in Bihar.NDA leaders highlighted the record of CM Nitish Kumar, who has pledged one crore jobs over the next five years.BJP national spokesman Sanjay Mayukh, MLC, asked, “Were he asleep? His…
Jitan Ram Manjhi (left), PM Modi with CM Nitish Kumar (center) and Chirag Paswan (right) NEW DELHI: In politics, there are decades when nothing happens, and days when decades happen. Was June 4, 2024, one such day?On the eve of the parliamentary results, pollsters swore by a “purna bahumat“, a resounding majority for the Bharatiya…
