2015 Bihar Assembly Elections

BJP supports reservation, Lalu telling lie: Amit Shah

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Wednesday alleged that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav are using the backward classes reservations ploy to divert discourse on real issues affecting Bihar before polls.

Sep 30, 2015, 16:33 PM IST

Nitish Kumar is our 'dulha', BJP has none, says Lalu

RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday said the BJP-led National Democractic Alliance (NDA) is contesting Bihar assembly polls like hosting a wedding without bridegroom, which the grand alliance has in Nitish Kumar.

Sep 30, 2015, 15:32 PM IST

Over Rs 7 crore seized in poll-bound Bihar

Over Rs 7 crore in cash was recovered from vehicles on Wednesday in Bihar`s Saran and Siwan districts during routine checking in the poll-bound state, police said.

Sep 30, 2015, 12:19 PM IST

BJP president Amit Shah to address rally in Begusarai

 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah will address a rally in Begusarai, Bihar on Wednesday.

Sep 30, 2015, 10:11 AM IST

EC rejects 28 Bihar poll second phase nomination papers

The Election Commission (EC) in Bihar has rejected 28 nominations after scrutiny for the second phase of Assembly elections in the state.

Sep 30, 2015, 10:09 AM IST

Assembly Elections 2015: Amit Shah begins Bihar tour for final poll push

With barely a fortnight left for first phase of polls, BJP chief Amit Shah is here for a week-long tour of Bihar during which he will hold a series of key meetings to galvanise party cadres for a final push in the tough battle with the JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance.

Sep 29, 2015, 18:26 PM IST

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar shown slippers at an election rally - Watch Video

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was shown slippers at a rally in Bihar on Tuesday. 

Sep 29, 2015, 18:02 PM IST

Jitan Manjhi to contest from two assembly seats

Jitan Ram Manjhi, the former Bihar chief minister and president of the Hindustan Awami Morcha (HAM), will contest from two constituencies in the state assembly polls, a party official said on Tuesday.

Sep 29, 2015, 17:27 PM IST

Bihar polls: SP, Panthers Party can contest on same symbol, so can JMM, Sena

What do the Samajwadi Party and Panthers Party or Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Shiv Sena have in common in Bihar assembly polls? It is their election symbols.

Sep 29, 2015, 15:29 PM IST

Slain Ranvir Sena chief's son to contest Bihar polls

Slain Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh`s son Indu Bhusan on Tuesday announced he would contest the Bihar assembly polls from Terari constituency in Bhojpur district.

Sep 29, 2015, 14:54 PM IST

Hang me, but won't let reservations end: Lalu warns Centre

Rashritya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav on Tuesday said he would continue to raise his voice on the issue of reservations for the poor, even if it resulted in him being hanged till death.

Sep 29, 2015, 13:22 PM IST

Bihar polls: Modi promises sarees, TVs, laptops; police lodges FIR

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushil Kumar Modi has landed in trouble for promising colour televisions to Dalits and Mahadalits if NDA forms the next government in Bihar.

Sep 29, 2015, 12:23 PM IST

RSS organ Panchjanya's swipe at Rahul Gandhi: Congress' Mr India has abandoned ship

Taking a swipe at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for embarking on a foreign trip when the process of Bihar polls is underway, RSS organ Panchjanya on Sunday said the "young Mr India of the old party" has abandoned the ship leaving the task of steering it to the old guard.

Sep 27, 2015, 19:39 PM IST

BJP to abolish quota policy, if it wins in Bihar, alleges Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday alleged that the BJP-led coalition at the Centre will abolish reservation for OBCs, SC and STs if it win assembly elections in Bihar as RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had called for review of the reservation policy.

Sep 27, 2015, 18:34 PM IST

BJP MLA, leader back RK Singh's charge of BJP selling tickets

Outgoing BJP MLA Vikram Kunwar on Sunday backed party MP R K Singh's sensational claim that the Bharatiya Janata Party was "selling" tickets to criminals and alleged that he, too, was denied ticket from Raghunathpur Assembly seat as it was "sold" to a turncoat.

Sep 27, 2015, 18:04 PM IST

Modi has gone to US to look for NRI CM candidate for Bihar: Lalu Prasad Yadav

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav took at a dig at Narendra Modi on Sunday saying that the PM had gone to America to look for a NRI chief ministerial candidate for Bihar.

Sep 27, 2015, 15:59 PM IST

No flimsy material for voter compartment, EC tells Bihar

Seeking to ensure secrecy of votes, the Election Commission has issued a set of dos and don'ts to the Bihar poll machinery, including a directive not to use "flimsy material" for erecting voter compartments in polling booths as it would compromise privacy.

Sep 27, 2015, 13:11 PM IST

NDA plans campaign blitz in Bihar, PM Modi to address over 20 rallies

Facing a tough challenge from the JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance in battleground Bihar, the BJP-led NDA has decided to launch a campaign blitzkrieg by holding a staggering 500 rallies, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi alone addressing 20-22 big meetings.

Sep 27, 2015, 10:41 AM IST

Bihar Assembly Elections: 586 candidates in the fray for 1st phase after withdrawal

Altogether 586 candidates are in the fray from 49 seats in the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections on the last day of withdrawal of nominations on Saturday.

Sep 27, 2015, 00:24 AM IST

Will support Nitish Kumar for Bihar polls: Hardik Patel

Patel quota stir leader Hardik Patel on Friday said he would support Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the upcoming Assembly elections in the state as the JD(U) leader belonged to his community.

Sep 26, 2015, 22:37 PM IST