2015 Bihar Assembly Elections

PM Modi has violated model code by remarks on interviews, Ambedkar: Grand Alliance

 Bihar's grand alliance partners JD(U) and Congress on Sunday charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi with violating the model code of conduct by announcing abolition of interviews for Group D, C, and B non-gazetted posts in central government from January 1, claiming it was intended to put an end to the reservation policy.

Oct 25, 2015, 18:43 PM IST

Bihar polls: BJP favours reservation, says Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the BJP has always been in favour of reservation.

Oct 25, 2015, 17:26 PM IST

Don't need 'tantrik', democracy will save Bihar: PM Modi in Nalanda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Bihar needs 'democracy' and not a 'tantrik' for its salvation.

Oct 25, 2015, 16:49 PM IST

Bihar polls: BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha​ accuses party of sidelining him

BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Sunday accused the party leadership of sidelining him in the Assembly elections in Bihar.

Oct 25, 2015, 13:56 PM IST

Nitish, Lalu ​responsible for trampling Bihar's development, says PM Modi at Chapra rally

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked the duo of Lalu and Nitish.

Oct 25, 2015, 13:20 PM IST

Bihar polls: Poster wars reach a crescendo in Patna ahead of polls

Helicopter-borne candidates and campaigners circling over villages and cities have raised the battle pitch in Bihar literally to the skies.

Oct 25, 2015, 13:04 PM IST

Tactical silence is PM Modi's new weapon of choice, says Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Oct 25, 2015, 09:58 AM IST

2015 Assembly Elections: Bihar all set for change, phenomenal enthusiasm for NDA, says PM Modi

PM will address four rallies on Sunday in Bihar.

Oct 25, 2015, 09:31 AM IST

Rising dal prices: Arun Jaitley asks Nitish Kumar to act against hoarders

 Countering criticism of BJP by rival parties in Bihar polls over rising prices of pulses, Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the Centre is taking steps to quell the crisis through imports and asked the JD(U)-led state government to act against hoarders to provide succour to the people.

Oct 24, 2015, 19:48 PM IST

Bihar polls: NDA to win, Nitish Kumar to resign on November 8, says Amit Shah

BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday exuded confidence that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would step down from his position following BJP-led NDA achieving two-third majority after the ongoing five-phased Bihar Assembly polls.

Oct 24, 2015, 18:08 PM IST

BJP's video stunt act of 'political pornography': RJD

Senior Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Jha on Saturday said BJP's Giriraj Singh was indulging in "political pornography" after being pulled out of the party's campaign trail, adding that the act of releasing a "pervert" video showed the nervousness inside the BJP's camp.

Oct 24, 2015, 17:57 PM IST

Nitish Kumar slams PM Modi for losing control over language in poll

 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "lowering" the dignity of his post by using words like 'shaitan'(devil) and 'ahankari' (arrogant) for political rivals and questioning their DNA.

Oct 24, 2015, 17:46 PM IST

No indication to Manjhi that he will be CM: Amit Shah

 BJP has not given any indication to its ally and mahadalit leader Jitan Ram Manjhi that he will be its chief minister candidate if the party-led NDA wins the Bihar Assembly elections, party president Amit Shah said on Saturday.

Oct 24, 2015, 17:18 PM IST

Victory in Leh polls a good sign; will win Bihar too: Javadekar

Terming the BJP's win in Leh Hill Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir as a "good sign", Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday asserted that the party will replicate such victory in Bihar Assembly Elections too.

Oct 24, 2015, 16:26 PM IST

Hundreds of trees cut down for PM Narendra Modi's rally in Bihar

Hundreds of trees have been cut down, chopped off and uprooted to make space for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally to campaign for the BJP-led NDA candidates in the ongoing state Assembly polls in Madhepura district here on November 1, officials said on Saturday.

Oct 24, 2015, 13:44 PM IST

Watch: When tantrik said 'Lalu Murdabad' and Nitish Kumar smiled!

Amid rising political temperatures in Bihar due to the ongoing Assembly Elections, a video has surfaced which is surely going to leave Nitish Kumar embarrassed.

Oct 24, 2015, 10:43 AM IST

Bihar Assembly Elections: 'Mahagathbandhan' poll manifesto

The grand alliance comprising of Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress have come together to take on the resurgent Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in the Bihar Assembly Elections.

Oct 23, 2015, 17:20 PM IST

Upendra Kushwaha – From Nitish's protégé to Modi's ally

He may not be a king maker or a chief ministerial pick, but Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) supremo Upendra Kushwaha can certainly make a dent in JD(U) and RJD's vote share to the benefit of his

Oct 23, 2015, 16:57 PM IST

Ram Vilas Paswan – Bjp's big bet in Bihar

Known for his uncanny ability to gauge the direction wind, Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan was right to hop onto the NDA bandwagon ahead of the 2014 General elections.

Oct 23, 2015, 16:53 PM IST

Sushil Modi – BJP’s poster boy in Bihar

BJP may have decided to play safe by not naming its chief ministerial candidate in Bihar but there's no denying that former Deputy CM Sushil Modi tops the list of probables.

Oct 23, 2015, 16:49 PM IST