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Patna, March 20 Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary expressed his grief on Friday over the death of the son of a JD(U) MLA in the Nawada district.Akhilesh Yadav died in a road accident in his native Pathra English village, police said."The untimely death of Akhilesh Yadav, son of...

Patna, March 18 The Patna High Court on Thursday granted bail to JD(U) MLA Anant Singh in connection with the murder of Dular Chand Yadav during the campaign trail for the Bihar elections last year.Singh, who was arrested on November 1, was accused of orchestrating the killing.He won the...

Patna, March 19 – The Patna High Court granted bail to MLA Anant Singh of Mokama in connection with the Dularchand Yadav murder case on Thursday.Justice R.P. Mishra granted the bail after hearing arguments from all parties involved.With the court's approval, Anant Singh is expected to be...

Patna, March 19 Bihar minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary rejected suggestions that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is expected to step down soon to enter the Rajya Sabha, has designated his deputy, Samrat Choudhary, as his successor.During his visit to the Jamui district on Wednesday as part of...

Patna, March 18 Bihar Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary on Tuesday rejected suggestions that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is expected to step down shortly to enter the Rajya Sabha, has designated his deputy, Samrat Choudhary, as his successor.During his visit to the Jamui district earlier in...

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...

New Delhi, March 17 Senior JD(U) leader K.C. Tyagi said on Tuesday that he has left the party and will soon decide on his next course of action.Tyagi has been associated with the JD(U) since its formation in October 2003, following the merger of the Samata Party and the Janata Dal.He has...

New Delhi, March 17 Opposition parties on Tuesday alleged "horse-trading" in the Bihar Rajya Sabha elections, where all five seats were won by the BJP-led NDA, and demanded a review of the anti-defection law.The BJP and its alliance partners rejected the allegations and said the opposition...

New Delhi, March 16 – Nitish Kumar, the longest-serving chief minister of Bihar, and Nitin Nabin, the new president of the BJP, were elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar as the ruling NDA swept the elections held in three states for 11 seats of the Upper House on Monday.Out of the total 37...

Patna, March 16 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and BJP national president Nitin Nabin were elected to the Rajya Sabha on Monday when the ruling NDA achieved a clean sweep, winning all five seats contested in the biennial elections.Besides Kumar, who heads the JD(U), and Nabin, who is...

Patna, March 16 BJP president Nitin Nabin, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and three other NDA candidates won the Rajya Sabha elections in the state on Monday, an official said.Union Minister Ram Nath Thakur of the JD(U), BJP leader Shivesh Kumar, and Rashtriya Lok Morcha president Upendra...

Patna, March 16 The ruling NDA in Bihar appeared set for an easy victory in the biennial elections for five Rajya Sabha seats, with its candidates including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and BJP national president Nitin Nabin.Although the counting of votes was expected to take place later in the...

Patna, March 16 Voting is underway for five Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar on Monday, with five nominees from the ruling NDA and one from the opposition RJD contesting the biennial elections, an official said.BJP national president Nitin Nabin, also a five-time MLA from the Bankipur assembly seat...

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 Hectic political activity was observed in Bihar on Sunday, the eve of elections for five Rajya Sabha seats, in which the ruling NDA hopes to achieve a clean sweep, even as the RJD rallied support in favor of its lone candidate.Elections for the five Rajya Sabha seats from 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 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 12 JD(U) national general secretary Ashok Choudhary claimed on Thursday that the NDA had "12 extra votes" at its disposal for the Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar, where candidates include Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who heads the party, and BJP president Nitin Nabin.Choudhary, an...

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...