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Migrant workers likely to sway Bihar polls with rising aspirations

VAISHALI, Nov. 4 -- A frail 50-year-old Suresh Paswan, a construction worker from Vaishali district, has spent the last two decades in Bengaluru - not by choice, but by compulsion. Poverty and illiter... Read More


In Lalganj, UK-educated don's daughter fight for legacy

LALGANJ (VAISHALI), Nov. 3 -- At just 29, Shivani Shukla, the Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) candidate from Lalganj, stands out in Bihar's gritty political battlefield - not just for her youth and simpl... Read More


BJP takes a dig at Oppn alliance amid deal delay

PATNA, Oct. 20 -- Bihar BJP president Dilip Jaiswal on Sunday took a dig at the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) over its internal tussles in seat-sharing for the upcoming assembly elections, comparin... Read More


PM Modi to kickstart Bihar poll campaign from Samastipur on Oct 24

India, Oct. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart his campaign for the Bihar assembly election on October 24 with a visit to Karpoori Gram, the birthplace of former chief minister Jannayak... Read More


Mathematician enters poll arena to solve problems in public life

PATNA, Oct. 19 -- At 70, Prof KC Sinha cuts an unlikely figure in Bihar's raucous political landscape. The Jan Suraaj candidate from Patna's Kumhrar assembly constituency, known more for his towering ... Read More


From Math books to ballot box: Professor, author K.C. Sinha enters Bihar polls at 70

India, Oct. 18 -- Known to generations of students as the man behind their math books, 70-year-old professor K.C. Sinha stepped out of the classroom and onto the campaign trail on Wednesday, filing hi... Read More


SSR's cousin Divya makes poll debut, files papers from Digha

PATNA, Oct. 16 -- Divya Gautam, 34, cousin of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, on Wednesday stepped formally into Bihar's political battlefield, filing her nomination papers as the Communist... Read More


Sushant Singh Rajput's cousin Divya Gautam is CPI-ML candidate for Patna's Digha

India, Oct. 15 -- Divya Gautam, 34, cousin of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, on Wednesday filed her nomination as the candidate of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) or CPI-ML... Read More


RLJP chief set to take call on joining alliance on October 14

PATNA, Oct. 13 -- Former Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) chief Pashupati Kumar Paras on Sunday said his party would announce its decision on whether to join any alliance or con... Read More


Paras to reveal RLJP's Bihar poll strategy on Oct 14, keeps alliance option open

India, Oct. 12 -- Former Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) chief Pashupati Kumar Paras on Sunday said his party would announce its decision on whether to join any alliance or con... Read More