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Day after poll debacle, feud grips Lalu family; daughter snaps ties blaming Tejashwi's aides

PATNA, Nov. 16 -- Just a day after opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD)'s poll debacle, party president Lalu Prasad's daughter Rohini Acharya on Saturday announced that she was "quitting politics" a... Read More


Vote shares of parties rise or decline only marginally

PATNA, Nov. 16 -- Even as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) swept the Bihar polls, winning 202 seats, and the opposition Mahagathbandhan led by the RJD-Congress performed poorly, the vote share o... Read More


Women, welfare, infrastructure: NDA's election formula in Bihar

India, Nov. 15 -- The National Democratic Alliance's campaign in the Bihar election was pitch-perfect. At a macro level, it focused on three aspects: the empowerment of women; infrastructure and devel... Read More


Bihar polls: RJD behind NDA in early trends as Tejashwi Yadav trails in Raghopur

India, Nov. 14 -- The opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is currently leading in 36 seats, early trends of the Bihar assembly poll results revealed on Friday. According to the Election Commission ... Read More


Tejashwi trashes exit polls: 'BJP-sponsored'

PATNA, Nov. 13 -- Leader of the Opposition and INDIA bloc's chief ministerial face Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Wednesday trashed the exit polls predicting a big win for ruling National Democratic Allianc... Read More


SIR prompted high voter turnout in Bihar, says EC

PATNA, Nov. 13 -- The impressive voter turnout in the two-phase Bihar Assembly election may have given pollsters ample fodder to debate the reasons behind the higher participation of electors. However... Read More


Kushwahas key to decide fate of second phase

PATNA, Nov. 9 -- Ahead of the second phase of polling on November 11, the Kushwaha caste factor is set to play a key role in several constituencies across Aurangabad and Rohtas districts - particularl... Read More


Bihar set to vote in Phase 1 today, 3.75 crore voters to seal fate of 1,314 in fray

India, Nov. 6 -- Around 37.5 million voters will exercise their franchise in the high-stakes first-phase of the Bihar assembly polls for 121 seats on Thursday to decide the fate of 1,314 candidates in... Read More


Bihar goes to polls today in ph-1 to decide 121 seats

PATNA, Nov. 6 -- With 1,314 candidates in fray for 121 in 18 districts, Bihar will vote in the first phase of assembly elections on Thursday (today). Both the leading alliances -- BJP-JD(U)-led NDA an... Read More


Being called a Bihari no more an insult: CM

PATNA, Nov. 2 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday outlined his achievements of pulling out Bihar from the moribund state of underdevelopment in his stint in power for the last 20 years by usher... Read More