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Fear of defections haunts Congress in Bihar as NDA pushes 'Congress-Mukt' plan

India, Nov. 15 -- Reeling from a crushing defeat in the Bihar assembly elections, the Congress is bracing for possible defections among its newly elected MLAs. With only six legislators in the 243-mem... Read More


NDA leaders hail landslide victory, Opposition reflects on big setback

PATNA, Nov. 15 -- Top leaders from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) expressed jubilation and gratitude, crediting unity and public trust for the landslide triumph, while opposition figures ackno... Read More


Friendly fights and rebellions rendered moot in poll rout

PATNA, Nov. 15 -- The ruling National Democratic Alliance's landslide victory polled substantially higher numbers across the state, securing margins of such extent that the Mahagathbandhan's internal ... Read More


Bihar polls: Congress leads in 7 seats, early trends reveal

India, Nov. 14 -- The Congress party is leading in only 7 seats out of the 71 it contested under the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) banner in Bihar, early trends of the Elect... Read More


Bihar election results: How friendly fights, rebellions hurt INDIA bloc

India, Nov. 14 -- The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) was decimated in the Bihar assembly elections, largely due to "friendly fights" and rebellions that fragmented votes and ... Read More


Cong's Bihar veteran Shakeel Ahmad quits

PATNA, Nov. 13 -- Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Shakeel Ahmad resigned from the party's primary membership on Tuesday, hours after polling concluded in the state Assembly elections.... Read More


Congress veteran in Bihar Shakeel Ahmad quits party

PATNA, Nov. 13 -- Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Shakeel Ahmad resigned from the party's primary membership on Tuesday, hours after polling concluded in the state Assembly elections.... Read More


Cong leaders accuse NDA of lowering poll discourse

PATNA, Nov. 11 -- Senior Congress leader from Karnataka and All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Syed Naseer Hussain on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home mini... Read More


ECI is BJP's tool, alleges Tejashwi; BJP calls remark a 'sign of desperation'

PATNA, Nov. 11 -- RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan (MGB) chief ministerial face Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Monday alleged that the Election Commission of India (ECI) had become a tool of the BJP, failing ... Read More


INDIA bloc leaders attack NDA over migration, unemployment

PATNA, Nov. 8 -- INDIA bloc leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday addressed several rallies, where they slammed the NDA governments both in Bihar and t... Read More