Bihar Elections

Banka (Bihar), Oct 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said funds allocated to Bihar by his government were its "right". Addressing an election rally here, Modi said: "Bihar must vote for development" and development can come only…

Rahul Gandhi’s photos adorn the shoulders of mainstream newspapers but he is in Aspen, Colorado, apparently to attend a conference. BJP spokesman Sambit Patra made a valid point: Rahul has never attended such intellectually challenging…

Patna, Sep 24: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's reported remark suggesting a review of job and education quotas appears to have proved a blessing in disguise for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his ally Lalu Prasad ahead of Bihar's assembly…

Patna, Sep 23: For Tufail Ahmad and Riaz Ansari, residents of Bihar's Seemanchal region, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is their leader, not firebrand Muslim leader Asaduddin Owaisi. "Humralog ka neta to Nitish Kumar hain, Owaisi nahin," said…

Patna, Sep 21: The filing of nomination papers for the second phase of the Bihar assembly elections, slated to be held on October 16, began on Monday, an official said. In the second phase, elections will be held in 32 of the 243 assembly…

New Delhi, Sep 12: After a series of discussions, the NDA on Saturday finalised seat sharing agreement with its allies for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls, sources said. According to sources, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may contest 162…

It was not long ago when Asaduddin Owaisi and his brother Akbarudin Owaisi romped home to heroes' welcome in Maharashtra. In the assembly elections last year in one of India's most industrialized states, the Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM)…

Roughly 32,000 new voters enrolled in each constituency for this year's assembly elections in Bihar may play a decisive role in determining the ultimate poll result. The presence of these new voters becomes important in the light of the…

Patna, Aug 21: The BJP on Friday demanded a probe to know why a lift in a state guest house stopped midway, trapping party president Amit Shah for about half hour. "It is a gross dereliction of duty and irresponsibility by people…

Attari (Punjab), Aug 10: Customs officials on Monday recovered fake currency with the face value of Rs.5 lakh from a coach of the Samjhauta Express train that had come from Pakistan, officials said here. The recovery of the fake currency…