Meet Samrat Choudhary, Bihar's new 'king' who started his political career under Rabri DeviSamrat Choudhary will take oath as Bihar's new Chief Minister on Wednesday. He is the first BJP leader to hold this position in the state. ...
14 Apr, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
Nitish Kumar takes Rajya Sabha oath, set to step down as Bihar CM; BJP to pick successorBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took oath as a Rajya Sabha member. This event signals significant political shifts in Bihar. A new chief ...
11 Apr, 2026, 12.13 AM IST
Kurmi, Kushwaha surge spurs Nitish Kumar’s ascent yet again in BiharKurmis and Kushwahas have become the decisive force behind Nitish Kumar's 10th swearing-in, with their assembly representation reaching rec...
21 Nov, 2025, 04.00 PM IST
"Power has slipped from their hands": RLM chief Upendra Kushwaha slams Mahagathbandhan ahead of Bihar pollsRLM chief Upendra Kushwaha accused the Mahagathbandhan of misleading voters and asserted their power has already slipped. He criticized Lal...
21 Oct, 2025, 09.36 AM IST
Bihar: NDA eyes gains in Magadh, Shahabad with new leadersIn a strategic move ahead of the assembly election, Bihar BJP has inducted Anand Mishra, Nagmani, and Ashutosh, aiming to strengthen its po...
23 Aug, 2025, 11.46 PM IST
Every political party in Bihar wants a piece of KushwahasThe Kushwaha community in Bihar, comprising 4.2% of the state population, is being targeted by both the ruling coalition and opposition par...
27 Jun, 2024, 10.32 AM IST
Tejashwi Yadav cashes in on ‘Kushwaha’ factor, cuts BJP numbersThere was palpable anger among the community over independent candidate Pawan Singh contesting from Karakat Lok Sabha seat, where Upendra K...
05 Jun, 2024, 12.12 PM IST
BJP focuses on caste management as Lok Sabha election enters final phaseThe community seems to have developed a distrust for BJP that has not fielded any Kushwaha candidate. This is despite community leader Upen...
31 May, 2024, 11.45 AM IST
BJP, Congress reach out to MP caste groupsBJP and Congress have shifted their focus to the yearend polls, with both trying to reach out to different communities in Madhya Pradesh. C...
16 May, 2023, 12.29 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2024: BJP seeks to take on Grand Alliance in Bihar with 'rare' social coalitionWhile Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) may be the strongest party in the Bihar ruling alliance, the BJP believes that its roa...
01 Apr, 2023, 04.42 PM IST
Upendra Kushwaha joins United Progressive Alliance in BiharKushwaha's joining the UPA is likely to give a boost to the formation of a grand alliance in Bihar to counter the NDA combine of Bharatiya ...
21 Dec, 2018, 07.41 AM IST
Bihar minister Manju Verma plays caste card in Muzaffarpur aftermathKushwahas account for 9% of the state population, making them the third largest community in Bihar after Muslims and Yadavs.
08 Aug, 2018, 08.10 AM IST
Amit Shah's choice of UP BJP chief to dampen Nitish Kumar's pitchNitish’s designs of making a robust foray into UP may have got its biggest social engineering jolt when Amit Shah appointed KP Maurya as th...
11 Apr, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
2,320 years on, Bihar discovers Ashoka shares birthday with AmbedkarHe added that Buddhists celebrate April 14 as `enlightenment' day . “I know that there is no specific evidence to prove Ashoka's date of bi...
18 Dec, 2015, 01.02 PM IST
In Samastipur's 'Moscow', Left poses a challengeIn an otherwise NDA-versus-Grand Alliance battle in Bihar, this is one area where the Left is a formidable force. No wonder, Bibhutipur is ...
12 Oct, 2015, 02.58 PM IST
Cop owns disproportionate assets worth Rs 2.5 crore: LokayuktaKushwaha earned Rs 50 lakh during his career, but the property unearthed is highly disproportionate to his known sources of income.
12 Sep, 2014, 06.55 PM IST
- BSP oustee won’t be part of party till his name is cleared in NRHM scam: Shahnawaz Hussain
BJP on Sunday attempted to stamp out the flames of Kushwaha fire by putting the BSP oustee’s membership under suspension.
09 Jan, 2012, 01.57 AM IST