Written by Ritika Chopra, Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: November 13, 2020 8:09:14 am Voters undergo a thermal test at a polling station when they arrive to cast their votes for the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections in Muzaffarpur district on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 (PTI …
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Much has been said about the role caste plays, or not, in Bihar’s electoral politics. Among those who claim that Bihar politics is determined entirely by caste and those who argue that the alignments of caste and party have now become fluid and thus have made caste irrelevant to other …
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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Jha attacked Bihar Prime Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday, saying that the president of Janata dal (United States) “dreams” of keeping the top ministerial post despite winning only 40 “seats in the Bihar assembly elections held in late October and early November. “Public is …
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The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has managed to secure a majority of 125 in Bihar’s 243-member assembly. The percentage of votes for the two alliances is almost identical: 37.3% for the NDA and 37.2% for Mahagathbandhan (MGB). This is the smallest majority for a ruling alliance since the October 2005 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Bihar Assembly Election 2020: The Hilsa Seat of Bihar was won by the JDU of Nitish Kumar. Patna: The JD (U) has won the Hilsa assembly seat in Bihar by just 12 votes, according to the Election Commission website, a result contested by rival RJD. According to the results updated …
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The ruling coalition won 125 seats in the 243-member State Assembly against 110 secured by the Opposition Grand Alliance. Overcoming 15-year anti-incumbency, a mutinous former ally, and a spirited defiance of a resurgent Opposition that rose from its ashes like a proverbial phoenix after the 2019 Lok Sabha poll debacle, …
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The ruling coalition won 125 seats in the 243-member State Assembly against 110 secured by the Opposition Grand Alliance. Overcoming 15-year anti-incumbency, a mutinous former ally, and a spirited defiance of a resurgent Opposition that rose from its ashes like a proverbial phoenix after the 2019 Lok Sabha poll debacle, …
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