2015 Bihar Assembly Elections

RSS, BJP leaders hold meet; discuss Bihar polls, Nepal

In the meeting which continued till late in the evening, top leaders discussed the Bihar polls and how BJP has fared.

Nov 06, 2015, 23:23 PM IST

Edge for NDA in Bihar, may get 120 to 130 seats, predicts new exit poll

The rival JD(U)-led Grand Alliance has been projected to get between 105 and 115 seats.

Nov 06, 2015, 23:20 PM IST

Remarks of BJP leaders show party 'jittery' after Bihar polls: JD(U)

 JD(U) Friday latched on to remarks of senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh and Anant Kumar to project that the party was "jittery".

Nov 06, 2015, 19:29 PM IST

From 'jumla party' to 'Mahathagbandhan', Bihar polls saw it all

From humour-laced 'jumlabaazi' and twisting of abbreviations to cut-throat trading of barbs, the no-holds-barred Bihar polls saw it all even as it threw up a new lexicon of political jibes amidst a game of one- upmanship.

Nov 06, 2015, 16:14 PM IST

Bihar elections not a referendum on Modi govt: BJP on exit poll results

With several exit polls predicting a split outcome of the recently concluded electoral battle in Bihar, a political turf has now begun between NDA and the Grand Alliance.

Nov 06, 2015, 10:42 AM IST

Bihar poll result not a referendum on Modi govt: BJP

Bihar assembly poll result will not be a referendum on the performance of the Narendra Modi government but on Lalu Prasad, Nitish Kumar and 'jungle raj', BJP said on Thursday.

Nov 06, 2015, 00:09 AM IST

As Assembly elections get over in Bihar, Amit Shah meets PM Modi

BJP president Amit Shah met Prime Minister on Thursday evening, hours after polling in Bihar elections ended.

Nov 05, 2015, 23:41 PM IST

Bihar Exit Polls 2015: Today's Chanakya predicts big Diwali for Modi, others say Nitish will light lamp again

Today's Chanakya was bang on in predicting the outcome of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and the Delhi Assembly Elections earlier this year.

Nov 05, 2015, 22:59 PM IST

Bihar exit polls 2015: Today's Chanakya predicts massive win for BJP-led NDA; can they be proven right again?

Broad trends from various exit polls forecast a close fight in Bihar.

Nov 05, 2015, 21:49 PM IST

Grand Alliance will win 190 seats; Nitish will be CM: Lalu

Lalu Prasad said Nitish Kumar will continue to be the chief minister.

Nov 05, 2015, 21:45 PM IST

Bihar records 56.80% overall voter turnout - highest in state's history

57 constituencies spread over nine districts went to polls today.

Nov 05, 2015, 19:47 PM IST

Bihar Exit Polls: Today's Chanakya predicts landslide win for NDA; others give advantage to JD(U)+

Voting in the five-phase Bihar Assembly Elections 2015 concluded on Thursday and the results of exit polls conducted by various media houses are now out.

Nov 05, 2015, 19:20 PM IST

Bihar elections LIVE: 59.46% polling recorded in final phase

The fifth phase of polling in Bihar on Thursday saw 59.46% polling till 4 PM.

Nov 05, 2015, 17:17 PM IST

Grand alliance protests BJP's beef ad with EC

The BJP advertisement questioned the "silence" of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on "repeated insult" to "revered" cow.

Nov 04, 2015, 18:49 PM IST

Will PM Narendra Modi’s magic woo Bihar?

After Delhi, Bihar is the next litmus test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Nov 04, 2015, 16:44 PM IST

Instead of heritage city, Darbhanga became orphaned: Residents

30-year-old Gopal Jha feels a sense of betrayal when he sees the once-regal palaces and forts in his hometown being reduced to mute backdrops for high-octave election campaigns in this historic city, once a thriving centre of Mithila heritage.

Nov 04, 2015, 16:17 PM IST

EC should take suo-motu action against BJP: CPI(M)

CPI(M) on Wednesday demanded that Election Commission initiate suo-motu action against the BJP and asserted that "dal and divisive politics" will seal NDA's fate.

Nov 04, 2015, 13:19 PM IST

BJP attacks 'Mahagathbandhan' with 'holy cow' advertisement in Bihar

The BJP advertisement was carried by several newspapers, which highlighted some of the controversial comments on beef row made by the allies of 'Mahagathbandhan'.

Nov 04, 2015, 11:33 AM IST

Important that BJP loses in Bihar: Arvind Kejriwal

Important that BJP loses in Bihar: Kejriwal Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said it was important that the BJP loses the assembly elections in Bihar so that it realises that "hate politics" will not work in the country.

Nov 04, 2015, 11:08 AM IST

Nitish slams Modi development model, says poor eating bread-salt

Nitish Kumar on Tuesday questioned the "much hyped" development model of Prime minister Narendra Modi.

Nov 03, 2015, 19:05 PM IST