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Nitish Kumar and PM Narendra Modi (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: After nearly two decades at the helm, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar faces perhaps his toughest political test yet. Once celebrated as “Sushashan babu” – the man credited with transforming Bihar after the Lalu-Rabri era, often dubbed as “jungle raj” by many – Nitish now…
NEW DELHI: High voter turnout in the first phase of polling in Bihar assembly elections on Thursday has raised many eyebrows, curiously wondering whether it will favour the Nitish Kumar-led incumbent government or is it a sign of aggressive anti-incumbency voting.For 121 assembly seats, Bihar recorded 64.66 per cent voter turnout, which was an 8.5…
Our interactive election simulator— a game, not a poll or prediction—is closest you will come to being in the hot seat of an election without being a candidate.Ever wondered what you’d do in the hot seat in Patna? Our new Bihar Election Simulator lets you step into the shoes of Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav or…
MUZAFFARPUR: While predicting the outcome of elections is tricky, one trend stands out across constituencies in Bihar – there is little sign of anger or voter fatigue with Nitish Kumar’s two decades in office. This is true even among sections of Muslims, a community traditionally opposed to BJP, the CM’s primary ally in the state.“Although…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday launched a sharp counterattack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of “staging a drama” over Chhath Puja. Slamming the NDA government, Gandhi also accused CM Nitish Kumar of turning the youth of Bihar into labourers, and “destroying” all employment options for them.“He put on this whole…
Nitish Kumar and Mallikarjun Kharge (ANI images) NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday launched a sharp attack on Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).He claimed that if the NDA retains power in the state, the saffron party will not reappoint Kumar as CM, alleging that the post…
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar releases a video message for the voters ahead of assembly elections NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday released a video message for the voters ahead of assembly elections, thanking them for their support to JD(U) since 2005 and urged them to vote in large to ensure victory…
Sukhdev Yadav, convicted in the 2002 Nitish Katara honour killing, died in a road accident in Kushinagar just four months after his 20-year prison sentence ended LUCKNOW: Sukhdev Yadav, one of three men convicted in the 2002 Nitish Katara honour killing case that sparked national outrage, died Tuesday night in a road accident in UP’s…
NEW DELHI: In the run up to Bihar assembly poll announcement, Nitish Kumar was seen as NDA’s weak link – his fitness under scrutiny, focus on CM’s gaffes in and outside legislatures, the image of ‘sushashan babu’ fraying as sensational murders and collapse of bridges made national headlines allowing RJD-led Mahagathbandhan to home in on…
NEW DELHI: Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Tuesday endorsed Nitish Kumar as the NDA’s chief ministerial face for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections and offered clarification on Union minister Amit Shah’s recent “MLAs will decide” remark.“How many times does it need to be said that chief minister Nitish Kumar is the…
