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For Lalu Yadav’s son Tejashwi, who turned 31 the day before the results, it was such a close, yet so distant case. In terms of vote participation, the difference between the NDA and the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan was literally very fine. At the end of a suspense unlike any India has …

By winning key seats in Madhya Pradesh, Tuesday’s bypoll results surely did not disappoint Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia, whose political future was fixed on him. Despite seven of its loyalists, including three lost ministers in the Gwalior-Chambal region, Scindia garnered a massive share of votes for the Bharatiya Janata …

For Lalu Yadav’s son Tejashwi, who turned 31 the day before the results, it was such a close, yet so distant case. In terms of vote participation, the difference between the NDA and the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan was literally very fine. At the end of a suspense unlike any India has …

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 …

NEW DELHI: The NDA has managed to retain power in Bihar in large part due to an excellent performance by the BJP, which has long been the so-called “junior partner” vis-à-vis JD (U) in the state. The BJP won 74 of the 110 seats it fought with a general strike …

True, Lok Janshakti Party may have affected JD (U) count, says Bhupendra Yadav Bhupendra Yadav talks about the recently concluded Assembly poll in the state. What do you attribute as factors that helped your victory in Bihar? The leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the confidence expressed by the …

MP Rajya Sabha Digvijaya Singh, who questioned the functioning of the EVM after a shocking defeat of Congress in the Madhya Pradesh by-elections on Tuesday, expressed new hope about the party’s performance in the Gwalior-Chambal region despite the departure from Jyotiraditya Scindia. “The results have not gone well for us …

Written by Liz Mathew, Manoj CG | New Delhi | Updated: November 11, 2020 7:33:18 am Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP State President VD Sharma in Bhopal on Tuesday. (PTI) As the vote count in Bihar crept slowly into Tuesday night, the BJP received a big boost …

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 …

Through the ebb and flow of vote counting for Bihar’s new assembly, there was one constant: The BJP demonstrated significant improvement in its electoral performance. That performance catapulted him to the position of the largest party in the state. That performance was strong enough to compensate for the weaknesses of …