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NEW DELHI: Janshakti Janta Dal founder Tej Pratap Yadav on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah to investigate allegations of “mental and physical pressure” on his parents, RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad and former chief minister Rabri Devi. Calling it an attack on the “very soul” of RJD, Tej Pratap…
PATNA: The NDA’s landslide victory in the Bihar assembly polls will enable it to secure all Rajya Sabha seats from the state in the coming two biennial elections, causing a sharp decrease in the number of RJD members in the Upper House unless it wins more seats in the next assembly elections.The RJD currently holds…
NEW DELHI: Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya said on Saturday that he has decided to quit politics, declaring that she was disowning her family a day after the Rashtriya Janata Dal-led Mahagathbandhan’s poll debacle in Bihar.Taking all the blame, Rohini hit out at Sanjay Yadav, who is a close confidant of Tejashwi Yadav, for…
NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), reacting for the first time to its major setback in the Bihar assembly election results, said on Saturday that it is not “despondent” despite suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of the ruling NDA, which secured a landslide victory with 202 seats.In a post from its official…
NEW DELHI: In Bihar’s Danapur Assembly constituency, early trends show a close contest as RJD’s Rit Lal Roy is currently leading with 4,082 votes (+1,350), while BJP’s Ram Kripal Yadav trails at 2,732 votes (-1,350).Danapur is witnessing a direct contest between BJP and RJD as the counting of votes in the constituency has started. With…
Mokama is set for a tight three-way race between RJD, BJP, and Jan Suraaj candidates. Bihar’s election results are due today, with polls suggesting an NDA victory. The Mokama constituency, a General category seat in Patna district, saw an RJD win in 2020. Voter turnout in Bankipur increased significantly. NEW DELHI: Mokama is poised for…
Nawada assembly constituency, one of the 243 seats in the Bihar Legislative assembly, falls under the Nawada Lok Sabha constituency and is reserved for the General category. Located in Nawada district, it is among the six assembly segments of the parliamentary seat.Since 1977, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has won four times, while the Janata…
NEW DELHI: Bankipur is set for a three-way contest as BJP’s Nitin Nabin, RJD’s Rekha Kumari and JanSuraj’s Vandana Kumari await the counting of votes on Wednesday. Polling has concluded and the fate of all candidates is now locked in the EVMs. Bankipur, one of Patna’s most politically active urban constituencies, recorded a strong turnout,…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday launched a broadside against Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Khesari Lal Yadav for claiming that Lalu Yadav‘s “Jungle Raj” was better than Nitish Kumar’s rule as people at least survived after paying ransom.BJP MP Manoj Tiwari slammed Khesari and claimed that “the true face of Mahagathbandhan is now visible through…
NEW DELHI: RJD MP Manoj Jha has written to the Election Commission, accusing the Bihar government of violating the Model Code of Conduct or MCC by transferring money to women under Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, dated October 17, 24, and 31, after the poll schedule was announced. In his complaint, he also mentioned that the…
