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BJP forcing jsp candidates to pull out of race, alleges kishor

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Tuesday alleged that three candidates of his Jan Suraaj Party in the Bihar elections withdrew their nominations under "pressure" ... Read More


Parties shower sops on women, but field handful of them in polls

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- Though all political parties have been trying to attract women, ranging from offering sops to pledging women-centric schemes, the representation of women in candidate lists remains i... Read More


Elections to be litmus test for future of 6 key leaders

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- The upcoming two-phase Bihar assembly elections on November 6 and 11 will serve as a litmus test for at least six leaders - including two from the same political family - as they bat... Read More


RJD candidate from Sasaram arrested in 2004 Jharkhand dacoity case

SASARAM, Oct. 22 -- The arrest of the RJD candidate from Sasaram, Satyendra Sah, after filing nomination papers on Monday, has raised a political storm with the Opposition questioning the timing and m... Read More


RJD bets on Muslims, Yadavs, EBCs, women

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) released its list of nominees for 143 seats on Monday, aiming to appeal to Kushwahas, EBCs, and women by allotting a significant number of tickets to t... Read More


Relief to Bihar cong chief as rjd candidate pulls out from fight

SASARAM/BHABUA, Oct. 22 -- Congress state president Rajesh Ram took a sigh of relief after the RJD would-be candidate and former minister Suresh Paswan did not file his nomination papers from Kutumba ... Read More


BJP leader's son, 19, shot dead in Gaya Ji

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- A 19-year-old son of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) district leader was shot dead by four unidentified assailants in Bihar's Gaya district on Monday morning. A CCTV video clip of the... Read More


Law and order situation, graft on Oppn's agenda

Dehradun, Oct. 22 -- Leader of Opposition and senior Congress leader Yashpal Arya said his party will corner the state government during the upcoming two-day special session of the state assembly - to... Read More


FIR against AIMIM candidate in Vaishali for spreading rumour

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- The Vaishali police on Tuesday registered an FIR against AIMIM candidate Amit Kumar alias Bachcha Rai - one of the alleged masterminds of the infamous 2016 Bihar board exam scam - on... Read More


Independent candidate held with Rs.55,500 cash

PATNA, Oct. 22 -- Independent candidate from the Sheikhpura Assembly constituency, Vijay Kumar, landed in trouble on Tuesday after a police team, during a vehicle inspection at the Chhatiyana check po... Read More