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Chirag Paswan signals LJP(RV) ready to join NDA govt in Bihar, backs Nitish as CM

India, Nov. 15 -- Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader and Union minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday said his party was eager to "actively participate" in the new government and expressed his persona... Read More


NDA powers ahead in Bihar, Tejashwi trails: A look at key candidates as per early trends

India, Nov. 14 -- The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Janata Dal (United) and Bharatiya Janata Party, was leading in 188 seats, surpassing the majority mark of 122, in early tren... Read More


Patna erupts in celebration as early trends signal strong NDA surge in Bihar

India, Nov. 14 -- A ripple of dhol beats broke through the winter haze on Patna's Beer Chand Patel Path early Friday, long before the city had rubbed the sleep from its eyes. By 8am, just minutes into... Read More


Battle for Bihar: High-stakes final phase to decide fate of 1,300 candidates

India, Nov. 11 -- The high-stakes battle for Bihar will end on Tuesday as 122 assembly constituencies across 20 districts go to polls in the second and final phase of the state elections, deciding the... Read More


Bihar votes for 122 seats in concluding phase today

PATNA, Nov. 11 -- The high-stakes battle for Bihar will end on Tuesday as 122 assembly constituencies across 20 districts go to polls in the second and final phase of the state elections, deciding the... Read More


Campaign closes, Bihar now set for decisive denouement

PATNA, Nov. 10 -- Curtains came down on campaigning for the second and final phase of the Bihar assembly elections on Sunday evening, bringing to a close a nearly month-long fierce political battle th... Read More


Campaigning ends for final phase of Bihar assembly polls; voting on Tuesday

India, Nov. 9 -- Curtains came down on campaigning for the second and final phase of the Bihar assembly elections on Sunday evening, bringing to a close a nearly month-long fierce political battle tha... Read More


A conservative state sets trend: Women outnumbered men in first phase polling

PATNA, Nov. 9 -- Bihar's first phase of assembly elections on November 6 witnessed a striking electoral shift - women voters outnumbered men at the polling booths across several districts, reaffirming... Read More


Women outvote men in first phase of Bihar polls: What it reveals

India, Nov. 8 -- Bihar's first phase of assembly elections on November 6 witnessed a striking electoral shift - women voters outnumbered men at the polling booths in nearly all the 18 districts, barri... Read More


Urbanisation slow in Bihar as politics pivots upon rural roots

PATNA, Nov. 6 -- Bihar, long labelled as one of India's "BIMARU" states - an acronym coined by demographer Ashish Bose in the 1980s for Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh - continues ... Read More