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Bihar elections, JD(U) SWOT analysis: How Nitish Kumar’s party stacks up as final phase nears endBihar's assembly elections are heading into the final phase. The ruling JD(U)-BJP alliance faces a tough challenge from the INDIA bloc. Chi...
Assembly by-elections: 10-2 win to deter defections, boost opposition confidenceThe INDIA bloc's 10-2 by-elections success, highlighted by defections, saw an independent win. BJP suffered losses in Uttarakhand, Himachal...
RJD hopes defectors in Bihar will be disqualified like turncoats in HimachalRJD national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Kumar Jha, whose party has lost five of its MLAs to the state's ruling NDA, made a state...
Bihar speaker Vijay Sinha yet to quit despite change of governmentAfter Sinha did not quit following change of government, 50 MLAs of the grand alliance moved a motion for removal of the Speaker on Wednesd...
View: Communist defectors like Kanhaiya Kumar cannot revive a fading CongressHow this record makes him a potential saviour of the Congress escapes me. He was lucky the BJP made him a martyr, and grabbed the opportuni...
View: Time has come for an all-India Muslim partySince the 1990s, India’s political space has increasingly been occupied by sectarian parties based on caste, religion, or region. Major pla...
Win some, lose some for BJP & CongressByelections for 51 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats saw both, the BJP and Congress draw some positives. In Bihar, CM Nitish Kumar suf...
From Chaiwallah to chowkidar: The tale of the reinvention of Narendra ModiHere's how Modi is more accommodating, raising the bar for BJP and defanging Rahul Gandhi’s jibes.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar defends JDU's stand on Citizenship BillOn Sunday, the JDU had announced that the party would vote against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the Rajya Sabha.
RLSP legislators revolt; declare they will remain in NDARLSP which fought the 2014 general election as well the 2015 state polls as a NDA constituent has altogether three MPs, including Upendra K...
Rural development minister Chaudhary Birender Singh lashes out, asks leaders to value toleranceSingh, in charge of rural development, criticised those in "public life who fail to understand the values of tolerance and coexistence".
Nitish Kumar a "champion in horse trading", says BJPThe BJP launched a broadside against JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar, describing him as a "champion in horse trading" and "power hungry.
Cong alleges Modi role in Bihar crisis, says Manjhi has BJP backingCongress has alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP were "hand in glove" with chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi.
Rashtriya Janata Dal defers decision on Rajya Sabha bypoll till WednesdayRJD Legislature party leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui told reporters that the meeting has been adjourned till 3 pm tomorrow.
Janata Dal (United) rebels oppose 'outsider' candidates for Rajya Sabha pollRebel JD(U) legislator Neeraj Kumar early in the day proposed that the party should not field any candidate for the three seats of the Uppe...
Rising revolt forces JD(U) to disband Bihar panelMeanwhile, over 50 party MLAs have sent a joint memorandum to Sharad protesting against the induction of party hoppers into Manjhi cabinet.
14 new ministers inducted into Jitan Ram Manjhi's cabinet in BiharThe new ministers, including two women, were administered oath by Governor D Y Patil at the Raj Bhawan but were yet to be allotted their po...
Jitan Ram Manjhi likely to induct 12 ministers in Bihar Cabinet tomorrowBihar's new Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi is likely to induct at least 10 to 12 ministers in the state Cabinet, JD(U) sources said.
BJP hit by factionalism in Maharashtra, Karnataka & BiharIn the BJP, inner party feud isn’t confined to its central leadership. There are at least three state units where the party has been hit by...
- Govt allies warn against Bihar replay in UP
The government’s allies have warned against any "constitutional adventurism" in Uttar Pradesh, virtually dashing the hopes of the Congress ...