BJP Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary wins trust vote in Bihar assembly, consolidates NDA hold after Nitish Kumar eraBihar's new government has secured a crucial trust vote. Samrat Choudhary, leading the NDA, has cemented his majority in the assembly. This...
24 Apr, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
Samrat Choudhary sworn in as Bihar’s 24th Chief Minister, scripts BJP’s first at the helmSamrat Choudhary has been sworn in as Bihar's 24th Chief Minister, marking the first time the BJP leads the state government. This elevatio...
15 Apr, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
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
JDU MP Devesh Chandra Thakur draws flak from his own party & ally BJP for his anti Muslims & Yadavs remarkSitamarhi MP Devesh Chandra Thakur's controversial statement that he won't work for Muslims and Yadavs because they didn't vote for him in ...
18 Jun, 2024, 11.56 PM IST
How Karpoori Thakur and Mohan Yadav can be BJP's two aces against Nitish & Co's caste politicsBJP's strategic elevation of Mohan Yadav as Madhya Pradesh CM and Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur can counter Nitish Kumar's caste politics...
24 Jan, 2024, 01.42 PM IST
Ajit Pawar hints at caste survey in MaharashtraAjit Pawar said the matter would be taken up in the winter session of the state assembly in December. "Maharashtra has given 52% reservatio...
25 Nov, 2023, 11.30 PM IST
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar proposes 65 per cent quota, finds support from ex-ally BJP"The 50% reservation should be increased to at least 65%. The upper caste already has 10% reservation under EWS. Effectively, with a 65% re...
08 Nov, 2023, 09.27 PM IST
OBCs denied full quota rights in Bihar, Rajasthan, Bihar, Punjab: NCBCNCBC, which acquired a constitutional status in 2018, has found anomalies in implementation of reservation policy in four opposition-ruled ...
08 Jun, 2023, 11.25 PM IST
BJP plans to introduce caste angle to 'surname insult'Immediately after the disqualification, Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Prahlad Joshi held a meeting of BJP OBC MPs in Parliament. T...
25 Mar, 2023, 12.37 AM IST
BJP hopes to reap political harvest with govt's OBC decisionsThe twin moves are being seen as a balancing act as dominant castes among the OBC have long viewed with suspicion any move at sub-categoris...
23 Aug, 2017, 09.50 PM IST
BJP's OBC Morcha to form its first state-level executive in BiharEyeing crucial backward castes votes in poll-bound Bihar, the BJP's newly created OBC Morcha will form its first state-level executive in B...
17 Jul, 2015, 04.00 PM IST
JD(U) contradicts Shah's claim of Modi as first OBC PMJD(U) today contradicted BJP President Amit Shah's claim that the BJP had given the first OBC prime minister from the community.
11 Jul, 2015, 03.46 PM IST
After Bihar poll win, Amit Shah says Janata Parivar a damp squibCiting BJP's victory in Bihar Legislative Council poll today, party chief Amit Shah said the Janata Parivar has proved to be a damp squib e...
10 Jul, 2015, 09.25 PM IST
Jat Reservation: Commission for Backward Classes had opposedUnion Cabinet disregarded its "advice" against providing reservation for the community when it took the decision last night.
03 Mar, 2014, 08.50 PM IST
Jats in nine states to get reservation benefitAhead of Lok Sabha polls, the government tonight decided to include the Jat community in the central list of OBCs in nine states.
02 Mar, 2014, 11.21 PM IST
- Govt approves inclusion of more castes in OBC list
Government today approved inclusion of more castes in the central list of OBCs for various states, a move it hopes will especially help it ...
22 Jul, 2010, 02.51 PM IST