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Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly endorsed Nitish Kumar as leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar on Wednesday, ending speculation that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would push its own candidate for the highest post of the been after winning a narrow victory in the recently concluded assembly …

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 …

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 …

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 …

NEW DELHI: Proving that almost all exit polls were wrong, the four-party NDA coalition achieved victory in the Bihar assembly elections, counting for which it was held until Tuesday night due to the increase in the number of EVMs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It wasn’t just the …

The counting process in the Bihar assembly elections is proving to be a slow process: at 4pm, only about 42% of the votes had been counted. With Covid restrictions in place and the number of voters limited to 1,000 per seat, this time 63% more EVM was used. According to …

Tej Pratap Yadav, eldest son of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) boss Lalu Prasad and former health minister, won the Hasanpur constituency on Tuesday, according to the Election Commission of India, by defeating Janata Dal (United) sitting in the MLA Raj Kumar Ray. Tej Pratap won by a margin of 21,139 …

Bihar 2020 Election Result: Nitish Kumar Seeks Re-election for a Sixth Term as Chief Minister (Archive) Mumbai: Nitish Kumar should thank Shiv Sena for keeping the post of Chief Minister of Bihar despite his JDU winning fewer seats than the BJP, Sanjay Raut said Tuesday night in a blow to …

Impact of Bihar election results: PM’s ability to change state elections has been strengthened (File photo) New Delhi: The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) seemed headed for a victory in Bihar today as votes were counted in the first major election held in the shadow of the coronavirus. The NDA, …

NEW DELHI: Left-wing parties are leading in 18 of the 29 seats they contested in the Bihar Assembly elections after the first rounds of vote counting, according to the Election Commission (EC) website. In alliance with the RJD, Tejashwi Yadav awarded 29 seats to the three left-wing parties, despite the …