bihar politics

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...

Patna, March 11 – Political activity in Bihar has intensified ahead of the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections after Akhtarul Iman, the state president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), met with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav at his official residence in Patna...

Patna, March 11 – Nishant Kumar visited the state office of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Wednesday for the first time after formally joining the party. A large number of party workers gathered at the office to enthusiastically welcome him.As Nishant Kumar arrived, young workers greeted him...

Patna, March 10 RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav expressed confidence on Tuesday that his party would win the Rajya Sabha election.RJD MP Amarendra Dhari Singh has filed his nomination papers, seeking re-election for a second consecutive term."We have an adequate number on our side, and that is why...

Patna, March 10 – A crucial meeting of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) to formulate a strategy for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections concluded in Patna, with party leaders expressing strong confidence in their candidate’s victory.Speaking to the media after the meeting, former Deputy Chief...

Patna, March 10 The new government to be formed in Bihar will continue to operate under the guidance of Nitish Kumar even after the JD(U) president's election to the Rajya Sabha, which will require him to relinquish his position, state ministers asserted on Tuesday.The statement came from...

Patna, March 10 – A crucial meeting of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) was held on Tuesday in Patna, the state capital of Bihar, to finalize the party's strategy for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.Speaking to the media before the meeting, RJD MLA Bhai Virendra expressed confidence about the...

Patna, March 10: Amid ongoing political developments in Bihar, Rohini Acharya, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, has sharply criticised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the launch of the third phase of the 'Samriddhi Yatra' on Tuesday.In a strongly-worded statement on social media, Rohini...