Rashtriya Janata Dal

BJP moves EC, accuses grand alliance of trying to polarise voters

The BJP on Friday moved the Election Commission against the grand alliance alleging that its leaders were trying to polarise voters of Bihar on communal lines and urged the poll body to take "stringent action" against them.

Oct 30, 2015, 15:56 PM IST

If I am an outsider, who is Sonia Gandhi: Narendra Modi in Bihar

PM Modi said Nitish in a speech in Parliament on August 24, 2005 had spoken about giving quota to a particular community.

Oct 30, 2015, 15:33 PM IST

Bihar polls: In Purnia, Congress fighting with back to wall

In Bharatiya Janata Party stronghold of Purnia, often referred to as the mini-Darjeeling of Bihar, the talk generally is about the diminishing fortunes of the Congress.

Oct 30, 2015, 14:19 PM IST

Amit Shah has gone mad, says Lalu about his Pakistan remark

 RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday accused BJP president Amit Shah of insulting nearly 11 crore Biharis by saying firecrackers would be burst in celebration in Pakistan if the BJP loses in the Bihar assembly polls. He said Shah has "gone mad".

Oct 30, 2015, 13:29 PM IST

Nitish Kumar says Grand Alliance, BJP not neck and neck in Bihar polls

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar says the Bharatiya Janata Party has failed to give any example of good governance.

Oct 29, 2015, 09:53 AM IST

Bihar elections, third phase: As it happened

Nearly seven million people voted by Wednesday evening in the third round of the Bihar Assembly election.

Oct 28, 2015, 18:15 PM IST

Bihar polls: The secret deal between Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar

The friendship between Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar is often dubbed as the one grown out of necessity.

Oct 28, 2015, 15:08 PM IST

BJP will sweep Bihar polls, says Venkaiah Naidu

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said the massive response which Prime Minister Narendra Modi has got in Bihar clearly shows that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would win the Assembly polls in the state.

Oct 28, 2015, 13:55 PM IST

Bihar election is about aspirations and lost opportunities: Arun Jaitley

Expressing confidence of the BJP-led NDA's clean sweep in the Bihar Assembly polls, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the conventional arithmetic has ended this time as this election is about people's aspirations and lost opportunities.

Oct 28, 2015, 12:46 PM IST

Mahagathbandhan `scared` of PM Narendra Modi: Sushil Modi

Accusing Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav of lowering the standard of debate during the Bihar polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushil Modi on Wednesday said that the Mahagathbandhan was scared of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Oct 28, 2015, 11:33 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi playing communal card on reservation: Lalu Prasad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is playing the communal card on reservation, said RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday.

Oct 28, 2015, 11:12 AM IST

Bihar polls, Phase 3: Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi cast their ballot

RJD chief Lalu Prasad along with his family including wife and former chief minister Rabri Devi and daughter Misa Bharti and son Tej Pratap cast their votes in Patna on Wednesday.

Oct 28, 2015, 11:09 AM IST

Bihar polls: Tejasvi Yadav confident of Mahagathbandhan's win

 Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tejasvi Yadav on Wednesday cast his vote during the third phase of the state Assembly polls and expressed confidence of the Mahagathbandhan's victory in Bihar.

Oct 28, 2015, 10:45 AM IST

Bihar polls: 9% turnout in first two hours; Lalu, Modi cast their vote

Around nine percent turnout was recorded in the first two hours of polling in 50 Assembly constituencies of six districts of Bihar on Wednesday.

Oct 28, 2015, 08:55 AM IST

Caste dominates in Bihar's third round polling

Caste, caste, caste... As Bihar readies for the third phase of Assembly elections on Wednesday, caste seems to have taken the centre stage yet again.

Oct 27, 2015, 15:41 PM IST

Modi hits back at Nitish over verse attack, likens grand alliance partners to '3 Idiots'

Hitting back at Nitish Kumar, who on Monday mouthed a limerick set to a film song to attack him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday likened JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance to "three idiots" and advised the Chief Minister to perfect the art of "Mushaira" and practise it at leisure after the Bihar polls.

Oct 27, 2015, 15:14 PM IST

Over Rs 19 crore cash seized in Bihar

The election machinery in poll-bound Bihar has so far seized over Rs 19 crore in cash, part of a larger amount allegedly aimed at influencing voters.

Oct 27, 2015, 14:36 PM IST

Bihar polls: Keen contest on the cards in Bhojpur

A witness to bloody caste carnages in the past, the Bhojpur region appears to be scripting a keen contest in assembly polls with Narendra Modi- led NDA and Nitish Kumar led alliance fighting a make or mar battle but for people here it is employment and education that matters.

Oct 27, 2015, 12:59 PM IST

'Mahagathbandhan' misleading Bihar voters on quota: PM Narendra Modi

Under attack over alleged attempts at tinkering with quotas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Bihar's grand alliance of plotting to take away five percent share in reservations for SC, ST and OBCs and give it to "a particular community", a move he vowed to oppose.

Oct 26, 2015, 14:40 PM IST

'Lalu virus' has hit Nitish's computer: PM Narendra Modi

Taking a dig at RJD chief and Bihar Chief Minister, Prime Minister on Monday said that both the leaders are competing with each other over who can abuse him more.

Oct 26, 2015, 13:20 PM IST