bihar politics

Patna, March 17 – Veteran leader K.C. Tyagi indicated on Tuesday that he would soon decide on his next political move after he did not renew his membership of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U).In a press statement, Tyagi said that a meeting of like-minded individuals has been convened on March 22...

March 17, New Delhi: The Indian National Congress is facing internal turmoil following incidents of cross-voting, absenteeism, and growing factionalism across multiple states.The party has expelled three MLAs – Sofia Firdous, Dasarathi Gomango, and Ramesh Jena – for cross-voting in favor of...

Patna, March 17 – Following its defeat in the Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar, internal discord has emerged within the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance).Independent MP from Purnea, Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, launched a sharp attack on Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan accused the Congress of acting as the "B-team" of the BJP on Monday, citing developments in the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha and Bihar."The results of today's Rajya Sabha elections once again confirm the reality that the...

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 is underway in Bihar for five seats in the Rajya Sabha, with jailed Janata Dal-United MLA Anant Singh arriving under police custody to cast his vote in the Bihar Assembly on Monday.After casting his vote, the influential MLA from the Mokama Assembly constituency, spoke...

Patna, March 16 – As polling for 37 Rajya Sabha seats across several states began on Monday, leaders of both the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar expressed confidence about their prospects, with each side claiming victory in the state’s five seats.Voting...

Patna, March 16 – Voting for five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar took place at the Assembly on Monday, with leaders from both the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) arriving to cast their votes.The polling process began at 9 a.m. and...

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 15 – Voting for five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar is scheduled for Monday, with intense political activity underway between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan.Amid speculation about the numbers, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul...

Patna, March 14 – Amidst heightened political activity ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar, a key strategy meeting of leaders from the ruling NDA was held at the office of the Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas in Patna on Saturday.The meeting highlighted the unity among NDA parties as they...

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 14 – Leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) launched a fresh political attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday by displaying a controversial poster in Patna.The poster was put up by Arun Kumar, the state general secretary of the party, and Nasima Jalal, the...

Jehanabad, March 14 Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Saturday claimed that after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's resignation, the state will have "a BJP government that will be controlled by people from Gujarat sitting in Delhi".Kishor, who was touring Jehanabad district as part...

Saharsa, March 13 Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday asserted that the new NDA government in the state will continue to function under the guidance of Nitish Kumar, who is slated to relinquish the chief minister's post after being elected to the Rajya Sabha.Choudhary, a...

Patna, March 12 – Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor arrived in Gaya, Bihar, on Thursday, where he held a meeting with party workers at a private hotel and addressed the media.During the interaction, Kishor launched a sharp attack on the politics of Bihar and the state's Chief Minister...

Patna, March 12 Bihar Governor-designate, Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retired), arrived in Patna on Thursday, two days before he is scheduled to take oath.He was welcomed by Bihar ministers Dilip Jaiswal and Sunil Kumar on behalf of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.The CM on Wednesday...

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...

Patna, March 11 Nishant Kumar, son of JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, described the party as a family on Wednesday, stating that its members would collectively work to serve the people.The engineering graduate, in his late 40s, joined the party on Sunday in the presence of...

Patna, March 11 Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM, a Member of Parliament representing Hyderabad and which has five MLAs in the Bihar Assembly, indicated on Wednesday that it might support the RJD candidate in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.Akhtarul Iman, an AIMIM MLA and the chief of the Bihar...