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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 …

The indirect profit and collateral damage law applies to both life and politics. The twin canons posit that Samudra Manthan by-products are not necessarily awarded to contestants. The shake can benefit even non-participants and spectators. Anna Hazare, for example, had the right apolitical credentials to lead an anti-corruption campaign. The …

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 …

Bihar Election Results: JD (U) said that the NDA will form a government in Bihar under Nitish Kumar. (File photo) Patna: On Tuesday, the JD (U) exuded confidence that the NDA will re-form a government in Bihar under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, as trends showed that the political alliance was …

Most exit polls also predicted that RJD would emerge again as the largest party in the 243-member Assembly along with a clear drop in the JD (U) seat count of Bihar’s chief minister Nitish Kumar. Several exit polls on November 7 gave the RJD-led Opposition alliance in Bihar an advantage …

Approximately 2.34 million voters, spread across 78 segments of the 243-member Assembly assembly, will decide the fate of 1,204 candidates, including the president and 12 members of the state cabinet. As in the previous two phases, Chirag Paswan’s LJP is also in the fray in several seats this time, threatening …

“Today is the last day of the campaign and the day after are the polls. And this is my last pick. Ant bhala a sab bhala“Prime Minister Nitish Kumar said at an election rally in Purnia on Thursday as the curtains were drawn to campaign in this year’s most important …

Three days before the final phase of the vote, two allies have come face to face over the Citizenship Amendment Act. The recent vote by UP CM and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath to “kick out the intruders” appears to have upset his counterpart in Bihar, who dubbed the comment “faltu …

The second phase of voting on 94 seats in Bihar’s assembly elections passed peacefully on Tuesday with a voter turnout of more than 54.64 percent, slightly lower than the 2015 figure as COVID-19 failed curb the democratic spirit of citizens. The second round of voting took place in all 17 …

Up to 1,066 candidates are in the fray in the first phase of the survey. Prominent candidates whose electoral fate has been locked in the EVMs are Shreyasi Singh, CWG gold medalist shooter, and six outgoing cabinet members: Prem Kumar (Gaya City), Vijay Kumar Sinha (Lakhisarai), Ram Narayan Mandal (Banka …