File photo of the late Ram Vilas Paswan. (PTI) Despite his national ambitions, Ram Vilas Paswan could, from the days of Janata Dal and after, never really get out of Bihar politics. The closest he came to becoming the state’s CM was in February 2005 when his LJP party won …
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Bihar 2020 Election Live Updates: Weeks Before Bihar Election, Forage Scam Convict and RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav Received Bail in Chaibasa Treasury Case, But Little likely to get out of jail given Dumka’s pending case. In the case of the Chaibasa treasury, Lalu received a five-year sentence. He has …
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पापा …. अब आप इस दुनिया में नहीं हैं लेकिन मुझे पता है आप जहां भी हैं हमेशा मेरे साथ हैं। I miss you dad … pic.twitter.com/Qc9wF6Jl6Z – युवा बिहारी चिराग पासवान (@iChiragPaswan) October 8, 2020 Chirag had tweeted last week: “For the past few days, Dad is receiving treatment …
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The NDA is fighting for development under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi with Nitish Kumar as chief ministerial candidate, says BJP poll by Bihar Bhupendra Yadav. BJP Secretary General in charge of Bihar Bhupendra Yadav clarifies that the NDA campaign in the state is based on the development work …
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Written by Santosh Singh | Patna | Updated: October 7, 2020 7:42:37 am Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with Senior BJP Leader and MP CM Sushil Kumar Modi during a press conference ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections in Patna on Tuesday (PTI) On a day of heated political action …
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The two most populous states in India, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, are often considered close cousins in politics and governance. However, the nature of politics and governance in the two states has been quite different in the past two decades. The UP has witnessed several periods of one-party rule, and …
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Bihar elections wide open, a repeat of the Maharashtra situation cannot be ruled out
Ram Vilas Paswan’s departure from the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar has opened elections to the state assembly. Until last week of September, the NDA was regarded as a clear winner and most opinion polls predicted an overwhelming majority for the NDA and …
Read More »Explained: Against JD (U), but with BJP: making sense of LJP’s strategy
Written by Dipankar Ghose, Liz Mathew | New Delhi | October 6, 2020 3:15:42 am Paswans from LJP with Nitish Kumar from JD (U). (Express file) Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has decided to go alone in the Bihar elections, fighting the JD (U), while remaining part of …
Read More »One day after leaving the NDA, Chirag Paswan warns Bihar against Nitish Kumar
Chirag, head of the Lok Janshakti Party. (PTI photo) The LJP president also appealed to people against voting for Kumar’s JD (U) and claimed that an alliance of his party and the BJP will come to power in the state after the Assembly elections. News18.com Last update: October 5, 2020 …
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