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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference’s (JKNC) Gurwinder Singh Oberoi, centre, celebrates after his victory in the Rajya Sabha election in the state, in Srinagar. (PTI Photo/S Irfan) SRINAGAR: BJP sprang a surprise on National Conference Friday in J&K’s first Rajya Sabha election since the abrogation of Article 370, clinching one of the four seats…
PATNA: As the nomination window for the second and final phase of the Bihar assembly elections closed on October 20, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar launched the NDA’s poll campaign from Muzaffarpur, but opposition INDIA bloc allies were embroiled in deeper conflicts and contradictions.Turns out, there are at least 11 seats where the INDIA bloc partners…
PATNA: The INDIA bloc continues to grapple with mounting internal friction, which is beginning to derail its election campaign in Bihar as the filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase of closes on Monday. Some seats have witnessed INDIA bloc partners fielding candidates against each other and none of them withdrew their…
RJD leader Madan Shah, seeking a ticket from the Madhuban seat, breaks down outside the Patna residence of former CM Rabri Devi, tearing his kurta in despair Patna: The INDIA bloc continues to grapple with mounting internal friction, which is beginning to derail its election campaign in Bihar as the filing of nomination papers for…
Chief minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: Congress withdrew Monday from next week’s Rajya Sabha elections to four seats from J&K, accusing its partner National Conference (NC) of denying it a “safe seat” even as the governing party nominated its fourth candidate, pushing the INDIA bloc partners to the brink of a split.The strains deepened amid a…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (United)-led National Democratic Alliance have a 40 per cent chance of retaining power in the upcoming Bihar election, an opinion poll by C Voter predicted on Friday.According to the poll, Rashtriya Janata Dal-led Mahagathbandhan came a close second with 38.3 per cent chance of forming the government….
PATNA: In a high-stakes pre-poll move, RJD neta and INDIA bloc coordination committee chairman Tejashwi Prasad Yadav Thursday promised a government job for every household in Bihar and pledged to introduce the legislation within just 20 days of taking office. “NDA government could not provide jobs to the youth in 20 years, but we will…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav blew the election bugle for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, promising a government job for at least one member in every household if voted to power.“The NDA could not provide jobs to the youth in 20 years. We will ensure…
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: 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…
