NEW DELHI: In the presence of Prime Minister Modi, BJP Chairman JP Nadda chaired the central election committee meeting on Sunday to discuss candidates for the Bihar assembly elections and by-elections for 56 seats in 11 states and a seat in Lok Sabha. Other members of the committee, including Interior …
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NEW DELHI / PATNA: Citing ideological differences with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, LJP left the NDA in Bihar on Sunday, clearing the way for JD (U) and BJP to distribute the 243 seats for the upcoming state elections. The Dalit team’s decision caused few surprises because it had already severed …
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PATNA: The opposition led by RJD mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) will contest 144 of the 243 seats in the assembly that will go to the three-phase Bihar elections, as of October 28, Congress will fight in 70 seats and 29 have been awarded seats to three left allies: CPM four, CPI …
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Tejashwi Yadav at a press conference on Saturday. (Twitter / ANI) The seat-sharing exercise gained momentum after Supreme RJD Lalu Prasad’s emissary, Bhola Yadav, returned to Patna from Ranchi on Thursday. News18.com New Delhi Last update: October 3, 2020 6:36 PM IST FOLLOW US: The opposition Grand Alliance of Bihar …
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File photo of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav with his son and Tejashwi Yadav. (PTI) After its lousy show in last year’s blank Lok Sabha polls, the RJD has decided not to give the allies enough leverage at its expense. The party also feels that Congress will always be open …
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NEW DELHI: Congress has conveyed to Rashtriya Janata Dal that it should finish negotiations on the allocation of seats in the coming days and respect the choice of congressional constituencies, and high-ranking members say the lack of attention may even result in a breakout before Bihar elections. While the Congress-RJD …
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NEW DELHI: Bihar’s three-phase assembly elections will be the first large-scale elections in the country amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and according to the IANS C-Voter Bihar opinion poll, on 30, 9% of the people are still endorsing Nitish Kumar as the most preferred candidate to become prime minister again. …
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NEW DELHI: The announcement of the Bihar polls is expected to provide a boost for BJP and JD (U) to finalize their seat-sharing agreement, even as the two sides seek to snatch a slightly larger number. While CM Nitish Kumar is the undisputed face of the alliance, ‘seat-to-seat’ combat has …
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NEW DELHI: The stage is set for the great battle to win Bihar. The state will go to the polls in three phases and the results will be announced on November 10. The political equation in the state has changed since the last assembly elections. Nitish Kumar, who led the …
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NEW DELHI: With opposition benches at Rajya Sabha empty – its occupants withdrew on Tuesday saying they would boycott the proceedings until the suspension of eight MPs is revoked – the House passed seven bills, including one to return to the Lok Sabha, in a record time of three and …
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