Tag Archives: Nitish Kumar

Rivals NDA, Grand Alliance about to seal electoral pacts

Opposing groups in Bihar are scrambling to finalize their seat-sharing agreements for the upcoming assembly elections, with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress nearing their completion, and the Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal (United) , and The Lok Janshakti Party ended at least part of its own, people familiar …

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Is Chirag Paswan ready for Bihar’s big bet?

The raging Covid-19 pandemic and Electoral Commission guidelines have greatly affected election campaigns in Bihar. However, this has in no way stopped political juggling in the state. With just one day before the nomination for the first phase of voting, the political alignments remain far from resolved. On the other …

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Bihar 2020 elections: nominations begin, undecided alliances

Written by Santosh Singh, Dipankar Ghose | New Delhi, Patna | Updated: September 29, 2020 8:58:16 am Bharatiya Janata Party Chairman JP Nadda points to ‘Aatmanirbhar Bihar’ campaign vans ahead of Assembly elections in Patna. (Photo / PTI Archive) Just two days before the submission of nominations for the first …

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