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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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked the people of Bihar for voting for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to return to power in the state. His tweets came even as the count continued, slowed down by the coronavirus protocol. However, trends showed that the JDU-BJP combination gained 125 seats, …
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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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The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar are poised for another term in Bihar by crossing the 122-seat majority mark. According to the data released by the Election Commission of India, all the NDA partners (BJP, JD …
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The indirect profit and collateral damage law applies to both life and politics. The twin canons posit that Samudra Manthan by-products are not necessarily awarded to contestants. The shake can benefit even non-participants and spectators. Anna Hazare, for example, had the right apolitical credentials to lead an anti-corruption campaign. The …
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The counting process in the Bihar assembly elections is proving to be a slow process: at 4pm, only about 42% of the votes had been counted. With Covid restrictions in place and the number of voters limited to 1,000 per seat, this time 63% more EVM was used. According to …
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Through the ebb and flow of vote counting for Bihar’s new assembly, there was one constant: The BJP demonstrated significant improvement in its electoral performance. That performance catapulted him to the position of the largest party in the state. That performance was strong enough to compensate for the weaknesses of …
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Tej Pratap Yadav, eldest son of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) boss Lalu Prasad and former health minister, won the Hasanpur constituency on Tuesday, according to the Election Commission of India, by defeating Janata Dal (United) sitting in the MLA Raj Kumar Ray. Tej Pratap won by a margin of 21,139 …
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Bihar Election Results: JD (U) said that the NDA will form a government in Bihar under Nitish Kumar. (File photo) Patna: On Tuesday, the JD (U) exuded confidence that the NDA will re-form a government in Bihar under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, as trends showed that the political alliance was …
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