Bihar polls: ‘Chhote Sarkar’ vs ‘Bhumihar Don’, after 20 years of peace, Dularchand Yadav’s killing drags Mokama back into Baahubali politicsThe brutal killing of Dularchand Yadav, a local strongman, has shattered a two-decade peace in Mokama, Bihar, reigniting old caste and poli...
02 Nov, 2025, 12.05 PM IST
BJP's RK Singh urges people of Bihar not to vote for tainted candidates, including Dy CMFormer Union minister RK Singh has called on Bihar's voters to reject candidates with criminal backgrounds. He specifically urged people no...
20 Oct, 2025, 03.38 PM IST
Dynasts matter when it comes to Bihar elections, list of parties full of politicians' kinDynastic politics remains a strong force in Bihar. Many candidates in the upcoming elections are relatives of prominent politicians. Expert...
19 Oct, 2025, 12.13 PM IST
Bihar elections 2025 Phase-wise Polling Dates: Check full voting schedule for your constituency hereBihar Assembly Elections 2025: The Election Commission of India has announced the Bihar assembly election schedule today, following a two-d...
06 Oct, 2025, 05.00 PM IST
Munger to test Nitish Kumar's hold on OBCs, especially own caste KurmiOpposition RJD has fielded a strong OBC candidate here in Anita Devi, wife of convicted criminal Ashok Mahto. Mahto is a Kurmi and Devi a D...
14 May, 2024, 11.23 AM IST
Bihar minister's resignation is another case of Nitish Kumar’s dipping graph on anti-graft fightContrary to popular perception - especially outside Bihar - that Nitish Kumar has a stellar record in terms of controlling corruption and e...
20 Nov, 2020, 12.19 PM IST
Bihar elections: The alphabet soup in BiharElections in Bihar are incomplete without strongmen. Despite JD(U)’s claims of good governance and development, there seems to be no dearth...
01 Nov, 2020, 03.13 PM IST
Bihar JD(U) candidates' list bears stamp of Nitish Kumar's carefully crafted social engineeringIn accordance with the seat-sharing formula for the 243-member assembly, the JD(U) has got 122 seats but is contesting only 115, leaving th...
09 Oct, 2020, 02.28 PM IST
Women vote divided in Bihar elections, like other segmentsWomen voters yet again outnumbered men in the fourth phase of the crucial Bihar elections - the voting percentage of men was 54.20 and that...
02 Nov, 2015, 04.51 AM IST
Peace, the poll slogan in the land of 'bahubalis'Peace is the poll slogan in this land of 'bahubalis' with candidates, even those with criminal past or legacy, promising rule of law in the...
23 Oct, 2015, 10.26 AM IST
Without Third Front, no government will be formed in Bihar: Pappu YadavHe believes that neither NDA nor the grand alliance will get a clear majority and hopes to push his case for the top job in the state in su...
20 Oct, 2015, 12.06 PM IST
Ready to be "hanged" to prevent scrapping of quotas: Lalu Prasad YadavRJD chief Lalu Prasad today said he is ready to be "hanged" but will not allow BJP and RSS to scrap quotas for the backwards and dalits.
30 Sep, 2015, 05.32 PM IST
Bihar elections: RLSP accuses Nitish Kumar of playing 'caste card'Arun Kumar said that members of a particular caste (Bhumiyar) are being targeted in Barh and Mokama areas in the wake of arrest of Anant Si...
27 Jun, 2015, 06.37 PM IST
Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi attacks critics, says won't listen to 'intelligent' people"I will not allow anyone to manipulate things. I will continue to speak irrespective of what others think of my statements," he said.
24 Nov, 2014, 09.32 AM IST
For 50 plus seats in UP, Amit Shah wooed Dalits, pacified Brahmins and planned Modi ralliesShah’s criteria for ticket distribution were simple but also brutally realistic: deny tickets to past losing contestants, give tickets to t...
21 Apr, 2014, 03.36 AM IST