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Some time ago, most news experts and analysts in Delhi thought that the Bihar elections would be child’s play for the NDA. However, a sudden wave of support for Nitish Kumar’s young and energetic rival, Tejashwi Yadav, changed the scene. This was supported by the majority of the exit polls. …

NEW DELHI: On Monday, Congress responded to senior RJD leader Shivanand Tiwari, accusing him of working to help the “weak” BJP-JD (U) government in Bihar. Congress reacted to Shivanand Tiwari’s comments on Sunday in which he held Rahul Gandhi responsible for Mahagathbandan’s loss of vote in the state. “Shivanand Tiwari …

Congressional leader Tariq Anwar said the party must complete the alliance formalities well in advance. (Archive) New Delhi: The delay in finalizing the allocation of seats for the Bihar elections negatively affected Mahagathbandhan’s survey performance, Congressional Senior Leader Tariq Anwar said today, stating that Congress must learn from him and …

Edited excerpts: This is the best BJP performance in Bihar. Do you think this is a one-time political event or is it the new normal where the BJP will help its alliance partners win even the state assembly elections? I don’t think this is a one-time incident, it is the …

ETAWAH: Hinting at a possible electoral tie with your estranged uncle’s Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party For him Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday he said that Shivpal Yadav will receive a cabinet post if his party forms the government in the state. However, he made it …

PATNA: Congress Secretary General Tariq Anwar reacted on Thursday to his party’s performance in the Bihar Assembly elections, saying that Mahagathbandhan was unable to obtain a majority due to the “weak show” of the big party in the polls of the State Assembly recently held. “We must accept the truth. …

At 33 seats, the LJP was found to get more votes than JD (U) ‘s margin of defeat. Since the LJP ran a number of candidates with BJP backgrounds, this was seen as a way to avoid the transfer of votes from the BJP to its alliance partner, the JD …

PATNA: Congressional candidate Luv Sinha, son of party leader Shatrughan Sinha, is behind BJP’s Nitin Nabin from the Bankipur seat, according to trends from the Election Commission on Tuesday. Luv Sinha faces three-time BJP MLA Nitin Nabin, who has been winning the seat since 2005. Previously, Nabin expressed confidence in …

Dalit leader Udit Raj is the national spokesperson for the Congress party. (File photo) New Delhi: After the ruling NDA took an initial lead from the grand alliance in polling trends for Bihar, Congressional Leader Udit Raj on Tuesday raised questions about the reliability of EVMs and asked why they …

NEW DELHI: As the trends come from the polls, the BJP is emerging as the largest party in the state, but Congress cannot repeat its 27-seat performance in 2015 and the Mahagathbandhan is behind the NDA. Congressional leaders say that while it is early to comment on the outcome of …