2015 Bihar Assembly Elections

Bihar polls: RLSP releases manifesto

Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) on Saturday released his party's manifesto for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls, promising to pay girl students their entire fee for technical and higher education outside the state, besides footing their air travel bill once a year.

Oct 10, 2015, 21:56 PM IST

Why is Modi silent on Dadri, asks Nitish

 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday sought to know why Prime Minister Narendra Modi was silent on the lynching of a man on the basis of rumours that he ate beef.

Oct 10, 2015, 20:13 PM IST

High-pitch campaigning ends for 1st phase of Bihar polls

Loudspeakers fell silent as a high-decibel vitriol-filled campaigning for 49 seats going to poll in the first phase of Bihar assembly elections ended this evening.

Oct 10, 2015, 18:01 PM IST

BJP veteran Kailashpati Mishra's daughter-in-law joins JD (U)

The sitting MLA and daughter-in-law of BJP veteran Kailashpati Mishra on Saturday quit the saffron party to join JD(U).

Oct 10, 2015, 15:17 PM IST

Nitish, Lalu mock BJP, ask will PM Modi be party's face in panchayat polls too

Foes-turned-allies Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad on Saturday slammed the 'dearth of leadership' in the Bharatiya Janata Party and mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for campaigning in Bihar as if he was the chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming elections.

Oct 10, 2015, 15:17 PM IST

Nitish carrying Lalu's jungle raj on one shoulder and Congress' corruption on other

BJP president Amit Shah said on Saturday Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar cannot develop Bihar and govern it carrying Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad's jungle raj on one shoulder and Congress' corruption on the other.

Oct 10, 2015, 15:10 PM IST

Job quotas pledge in private sector upsets upper castes

The election pledge by BJP allies HAM and LJP to extend job quotas to the private sector if the BJP-led alliance wins the Bihar elections has upset the state's upper castes.

Oct 10, 2015, 15:07 PM IST

BJP accepts it made mistakes in issuing tickets in Bihar

Union Minister Jayant Sinha has admitted that the BJP made mistakes while picking candidates in the Bihar assembly elections.

Oct 10, 2015, 14:49 PM IST

Lalu raising 'unnecessary' issues to hide his 'failures', says Rajnath

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday slammed Lalu Prasad Yadav for his recent remarks on beef, saying that the RJD supremo was raising unnecessary issues to divert people's attention from his failures in the state.

Oct 10, 2015, 13:20 PM IST

Independent candidate shot at in Bihar

An independent candidate was shot at and seriously injured on Saturday in Bihar's Madhubani district and a time bomb was recovered near the gate of an out-of-favour BJP legislator who is contesting as independent candidate, police said.

Oct 10, 2015, 12:03 PM IST

After PM Narendra Modi, Lalu targets Amit Shah, calls him 'narbhakshi'

 Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah by branding him a 'narbhakshi' (cannibal) again, saying that the BJP was over and there was no hope for their victory in the upcoming Bihar elections.

Oct 10, 2015, 11:30 AM IST

Campaigning for first phase of Bihar polls to end today

Campaigning for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections will end on Saturday and 49 constituencies will go to poll in this phase on Monday.

Oct 10, 2015, 10:04 AM IST

'Rishis, maharishis' used to eat beef: RJD leader

In what can bring in huge embarrassment for Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh on Saturday said that in Vedas it is mentioned that 'rishis' and 'maharishis' used to consume beef.

Oct 10, 2015, 09:59 AM IST

Bihar Assembly polls: 57% women trust NDA over Grand Alliance, says survey

Women, who are an important half of the Bihar population, seem to trust Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA over JD(U)-RJD alliance when it comes to their safety, education and overall development, a survey predicted on Friday.

Oct 09, 2015, 21:20 PM IST

Bihar Assembly Elections: Opinion poll predicts absolute majority for Modi-led NDA

A poll survey on Friday projected a majority for the Narendra Modi-powered National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming high-stakes Bihar Assembly Elections.

Oct 09, 2015, 20:09 PM IST

Bihar poll survey: Majority of Hindus, OBCs favour NDA; Muslims,Yadavs to vote for JD(U)-RJD

A poll survey has predicted that a majority of Hindu votes will go to the NDA whereas JD(U)-RJD alliance will be a favourable choice for Muslims and Yadavs.

Oct 09, 2015, 20:07 PM IST

FIR against Sharad Yadav for poll code violation

An FIR was filed against Sharad Yadav for poll code violation.

Oct 09, 2015, 15:27 PM IST

Lalu will 'remote control' Bihar if grand alliance elected: PM Modi

PM Modi on Friday warned that RJD chief Lalu Prasad will "remote control" Bihar if the grand alliance came to power after polls.

Oct 09, 2015, 15:20 PM IST

WATCH: 'Doctor' Lalu Prasad Yadav's medicine for 'Pisaach' Narendra Modi

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has countered Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Shaitan' jibe by calling a 'Pisaach'.

Oct 09, 2015, 13:04 PM IST

Netas turn Bihar into 'Bhoot Bangla': 'Shaitan' Lalu, 'Pisaach' Modi

In his fiercest attack yet on Narendra Modi, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Friday, called the Prime Minister a 'Brham Pisaach' and vowed to push him out of Bihar.

Oct 09, 2015, 12:28 PM IST