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The Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (United)-led National Democratic Alliance in Bihar has hit a roadblock amid seat-sharing talks, with smaller allies making large demands as the assembly elections inch closer.Citing sources, news agency PTI reported that both BJP and JD(U) are likely to contest on 102 and 101 seats respectively to manage the…
NEW DELHI: As Bihar gears up for another high-stakes assembly election, the political landscape is once again abuzz – not with Nitish Kumar‘s next move – but with poetry, posturing, and power plays. From poetic pleas for justice to sharp rebukes over “dignity” in seat offers, alliance partners across the spectrum are flexing muscles and…
NDA, INDIA bloc race to complete poll pacts PATNA/NEW DELHI: As Bihar’s governing NDA and opposition INDIA bloc engaged in hectic seat-sharing talks on Tuesday, a day after the Election Commission announced the two-phase assembly poll dates, the opposition alliance was expected to induct two more allies – Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and ex-Union minister Pashupati…
NEW DELHI: In the high-stakes showdown for Bihar assembly polls, NDA, helmed by BJP and CM Nitish Kumar’s JDU, is expecting a resounding endorsement of its “double engine” governance, claiming to have lifted the state from ‘Jungle Raj’ quagmire to the cusp of ‘Viksit Bihar’. Home minister Amit Shah said on Monday that NDA government…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to announce the schedule for the Bihar assembly elections and bypolls in select states at 4 pm today. The announcement comes after the poll body conducted a two-day review of preparedness in Bihar, meeting political parties and enforcement agencies to ensure free, fair, and smooth…
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav addressing a public gathering (ANI photo) PATNA: Moments after the Election Commission (EC) came out with the final electoral roll on Tuesday for the Bihar assembly elections, the opposition INDIA bloc reacted sharply, describing the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise as a “sham” while the ruling NDA welcomed describing it as…
Abhilash Thapliyal has worn many hats in his career. From being a radio jockey, public speaker, writer, television host and social media personality, he has tried it all. Yet, it was his role as the calm and guiding Professor SK Sir in the popular series ‘Aspirants’ that made him a familiar name for audiences across…
PATNA/ARARIA: Union home minister Amit Shah set on Saturday an ambitious target of winning over 160 of total 243 seats in upcoming Bihar assembly elections, and urged BJP workers to visit every household and publicise NDA govt’s achievements.Addressing a gathering of party workers from 10 Seemanchal districts at Forbesganj in Araria on the second day…
NEW DELHI: “I am now back. And, I will not go anywhere henceforth … ,” Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday made yet another effort to prove his allegiance to the BJP-led NDA in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.At a rally in Purnea, Nitish Kumar, who has earned the dubious distinction of…
