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Bihar swings NDA’s way — Nitish–Modi combo pushes alliance towards 200-paarBihar's electorate has chosen continuity, re-electing Nitish Kumar and the NDA to power. The ruling alliance secured a sweeping mandate, dr...
RJD's Bhumihar push spurs leader exodus as Bihar poll battle heats upThe RJD is actively wooing the influential Bhumihar community ahead of Bihar elections, alongside its Kushwaha outreach, with high-profile ...
BJP yet to announce names for 12 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar PradeshSeveral factors are at play with the BJP looking for new candidates in some constituencies, while at the same time, trying to keep caste eq...
Bihar: Vijay Kumar Sinha, a versatile upper-caste BJP leaderVijay Kumar Sinha, an experienced upper-caste BJP leader, is likely to become one of the two deputy CMs in the new NDA government led by Ni...
Campaign ends for by-poll to Kurhani assembly segment in BiharThe success of JD(U) candidate Manoj Singh Kushwaha, a former MLA, will cement the impression that the chief minister remains an "X factor"...
Confusion prevails over Congress-RJD tie-up in Bihar, Lalu Prasad accused of "misleading" peopleA section of Congress leaders has also claimed that a possibility of the party regaining its support base among upper castes has always irk...
These men and women will run India for the next 5 yearsThe 58 shades of Team Modi are unveiled in a US-style inauguration.
Lok Sabha polls 2019: Caste, not Balakot, key issue in UP's GhazipurManoj Sinha fight this time has got a bit difficult as local muscleman Afzal Ansari of BSP is the joint candidate of the 'mahagathbandhan' ...
Opposition banks on don-turned-politician's influence to take fight to NDA in Bihar's MungerPolitical watchers said Lalan Singh, a confidant of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, should have been a clear favourite but the influence...
Changing battle rules! Caste math, urban areas help BJP avoid Bihar-like traps in Uttar PradeshJingoistic discourse forms a conducive backdrop for the BJP in UP as compared to identity politics discourse that it faced ahead of Bihar p...
Samajwadi Party tries to woo Thakur community ahead of UP pollsIn a list of 15 nominations, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has allotted four seats to the Thakur community to signal the SP’s commitment tow...
Bihar polls: How the ground shifted for BJP in last 90 daysGround reports in Aug found that BJP’s outdoor campaign were visible even in remote corners, while JD(U)’s campaign appeared only in urban ...
PM Narendra Modi expands his cabinet, inducts 21 new facesThe expansion takes the strength of Union Council of Ministers to 66, which includes 27 Cabinet ministers.
Lok Sabha elections 2014: Congress goes all out to woo Muslim votersA group of Congress leaders from the Centre and UP were asked to reach out to influential leaders and families of the Muslim community in V...
Congress struggling to spruce up campaigning in VaranasiStung by criticism that Ajai Rai's campaign in Varanasi lacks punch, Congress is planning to shift votes to the Arvind Kejriwal camp for no...
Congress struggling to spruce up campaigning in VaranasiStung by criticism that Ajai Rai's campaign in Varanasi lacks punch, Congress has lined up leaders like Mohammed Azharuddin, Ghulam Nabi Az...
3 JD(U) MPs escape possible disqualificationThe JD(U)'s change of heart came against the backdrop of the new political equation in Bihar after it parted ways with BJP-led NDA on June ...
Proceedings against 3 JD(U) MPs withdrawnAccepting JD(U)'s request withdrawing its complaint against the MPs - Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan', Sushil Singh and Mangni Lal Mandal, Kumar...