By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 12, 2020 10:21:29 pm Janata Dal (United) President Nitish Kumar arrives at the party office in Patna on November 12 (Photo: PTI) Amid speculation that Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Bihar’s prime minister for his fourth term on …
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NEW DELHI: Just over seven lakhs of voters in Bihar used the option “none of the above” or NOTE in the assembly elections, according to the Election Commission. The Nitish Kumar-led NDA returned to power in Bihar on Wednesday with a slim majority. The ruling coalition won 125 seats in …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the BJP workers after the victory in the Bihar elections New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the BJP workers today, a day after his party’s victory in the assembly elections in the key state of Bihar. In thanking the people of India, Prime Minister …
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The only senior party leader to campaign in Bihar was Rahul Gandhi (Archive) New Delhi: The poor performance of Congress in the Bihar assembly elections has triggered another wave of dissent within the big party, which barely managed to hold together after a storm of protests four months ago that …
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“AIMIM will fight the elections in West Bengal … AIMIM will come to Bengal,” said AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. Hyderabad: Encouraged by the outcome of the Bihar Assembly elections, Asaduddin Owaisi’s party, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen or AIMIM, which won five seats, is now seeking to spread its wings to …
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At 4 a.m., after the closest election of his life, Nitish Kumar telephoned Sushil Kumar Modi, who had served as his chief deputy minister. “Hum log aa gaye hain” he told the BJP leader. After a full night of vote counting, their alliance finally emerged as the winner in Bihar …
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Youth power, embodied by the scion of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Tejashwi Praasad Yadav (31) and the head of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), Chirag Paswan (37), aimed to evict Nitish Kumar (69), the Bihar’s six-time chief minister and ruler’s boss Janata Dal (United), in assembly polls, but the latter …
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Nitish Kumar will remain the Chief Minister, as it was our commitment, said Sushil Modi. Patna: This is not about replacing Nitish Kumar as Bihar’s chief minister, the BJP said today, a day after he first outpointed his ally in the state elections. The BJP won 74 of Bihar’s 243 …
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Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United won a constituency by just 12 votes. (ARCHIVE) In an exciting election in Bihar, where the count continued late into the night and the margins were tight, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United won a constituency by just 12 votes. The outcome of Hilsa’s …
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