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Patna, March 30 BJP national president Nitin Nabin resigned from his seat in the Bihar Assembly on Monday, two weeks after he was elected to the Rajya Sabha.His resignation from the Bankipur seat was submitted to Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar by state BJP chief Sanjay Saraogi.Speaking to...

Patna, March 29 Bihar Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar was left perplexed on Sunday when he was informed that BJP president Nitin Nabin, who was scheduled to appear in his chamber to resign as an MLA, had left Patna due to "an emergency".Kumar, himself a senior BJP leader, had been in Delhi the day...

Patna, March 29 Congress MLA Surendra Kushwaha, who had abstained from voting in the recent Rajya Sabha elections, met senior JD(U) leader and Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary on Sunday, sparking speculation about divisions within the party.The Valmiki Nagar MLA, however, told reporters that the...

Patna, March 25 – Tejashwi Yadav, the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Assembly, visited Gaighat in Muzaffarpur on Wednesday to meet the family of Jagatveer Rai, an elderly man who was killed during a police raid.After expressing condolences, he launched a sharp attack on the Nitish Kumar...

Patna, March 25 – Congress MLA Manohar Prasad Singh has submitted his response to the party’s disciplinary committee chairman, Kapildev Prasad Yadav, after receiving a notice for his absence during the 2026 Rajya Sabha elections held in the Bihar Assembly.In his written response, Singh, an MLA...

Patna, March 19 – A blame game is underway within the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, days after four MLAs from the opposition coalition failed to show up for voting in the biennial Rajya Sabha elections, resulting in a victory for the ruling NDA.Although the 35-MLA multi-party coalition received...

Patna, March 17 Bihar Congress president Rajesh Kumar Ram alleged on Tuesday that the party's MLAs, who failed to appear in the Rajya Sabha polls a day ago, had "acted under pressure from the NDA", which went on to win all five seats in the state.However, at least two of the three absent MLAs...

Patna, March 16 – Following a clean sweep in the Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar on Monday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin extended congratulations on behalf of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Rashtriya Lok Morcha President Upendra...

Patna, March 16 – Amidst the voting for five Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar, political circles were abuzz on Monday after two members of Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's family were seen exiting the chamber of the Leader of the Opposition, Tejashwi Yadav, inside the state Assembly.The development...

Patna, March 16 Voting began on Monday for five Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar, with five candidates from the ruling NDA and one from the opposition RJD contesting the biennial elections, an official said.The polling commenced at 9 am and will continue till 5 pm in the Bihar Assembly complex...

Patna, March 16 Voting for five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar will take place on Monday, with five candidates from the ruling NDA and one from the opposition RJD contesting the biennial polls.Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar and BJP national president Nitin Nabin are among...

Patna, March 15 Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) working president Tejashwi Yadav said on Sunday that his party will contest the upcoming Kerala assembly elections as part of the ruling Left Democratic Front, which is locked in a contest with the Congress-led United Democratic Front.The former Bihar...

Patna, March 15 Bihar Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary on Sunday claimed that all five NDA candidates are certain to win in the Rajya Sabha elections in the state.Choudhary made the statement after attending an NDA meeting convened by JD(U)'s national working president...

Patna, March 15 JD(U) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha asserted that all NDA candidates in Bihar for the Rajya Sabha elections, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will "win by a large margin".Jha made this assertion on Saturday, ahead of the March 16 elections.Six candidates –...

Patna, March 14 Bihar Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar on Saturday directed officials to review and strengthen security arrangements on the assembly premises and at legislators' residential complexes.The directive came a day after the state assembly had received a hoax bomb threat via email.The...

Patna, March 14 JD(U) National Working President Sanjay Kumar Jha on Saturday claimed that all NDA candidates in the Rajya Sabha polls in Bihar, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will "win by a huge margin".Jha made the remark just two days before the Rajya Sabha polls in Bihar on March...

Patna, March 13 The Bihar Assembly received a bomb threat via email on Friday morning, which later turned out to be a hoax, officials said.The email threat was received at 11:11 am, prompting Secretary Khyati Singh to inform Speaker Prem Kumar, they added.Kumar took note of the threat and...

Patna, March 13 – The MP-MLA Court in Patna has granted relief to jailed MLA Anant Singh, allowing him to cast his vote in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.The court ruled on Friday that Singh will be brought to the Bihar Legislative Assembly under police custody to participate in the voting...

Patna, March 13 The Bihar assembly received a bomb threat via email on Friday, officials said.Speaker Prem Kumar took note of the threat and held a meeting with senior officials of the assembly secretariat, they said.Kumar instructed officers to inform the Chief Secretary and the DGP about...

Patna, March 11 – The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which had claimed it would win all five Rajya Sabha seats, may face a challenge after a crucial meeting between Akhtarul Iman and Tejashwi Yadav in Patna.The meeting took place at Tejashwi Yadav’s residence on Wednesday...