Bihar Assembly Elections 2015

Parties battle in EC court over Shah's Pak remark

Amit Shah slammed for "firecrackers in Pak" remark
Leaders of RJD, Congress, JD(U) and AAP on Friday slammed BJP chief Amit Shah’s “firecrackers in Pakistan” remark saying it was “highly inflammatory” and “aimed to polarise voters on communal line.”
Netas drag Phanishwar Nath ‘Renu’ in caste mess
In the land of Phanishwar Nath ‘Renu’, one of the most influential writers of modern Hindi literature in post-Premchand era, politicians are dragging Renu into the mess of caste politics as Bihar
Dil Bihari: 11 NRIs enrol as voters in state
The eleven NRI voters registered in the electoral rolls for the first time in Bihar elections were contacted by election officials through their family members.
NDA leaders losing cool: Rahul Gandhi
Asserting that the grand alliance of Congress, RJD and JD(U) is going to form the next government in Bihar, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi told a rally here on Thursday that the development of
Interview: Paswan predicts NDA triumph
Ram Vilas Paswan, Union minister for food and civil supplies and founder of Lok Janshakti Party, the biggest constituent of NDA, is confident of a convincing win for the BJP-led alliance in Bihar.
‘Darbhanga module’ stereotype hurts Muslims here
In a town defined by the 400-year-old mazhar of Makhdoom Baba, a Sufi shrine revered by Hindus and Muslims, there are fears that the elections are creating fresh communal polarisation. In a city where
Owaisi uses ‘intolerance’ to woo Muslims in Bihar
A sudden belief has dawned on Muhammad Usman, a 50-year-old shop owner at Neem Chand Road in Kishanganj that the level of tolerance has come down drastically in the country.
'Era of special category status to states over'
Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the “era of special category status to a state” is over. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has made the demand a major poll issue. Jaitley said Bihar would get the
Bihar elections: They came as twins, voted as one
In their bright green and pink salwar kameez, conjoined twins Saba and Farah made a unique appearance - their only regret not being able to vote separately. Saba and Farah have a common artery and EC
After 3rd phase, all claim to be winning
Both the BJP-led NDA and the three-party grand alliance claimed that they would win over 40 out of the 50 assembly seats in the third phase on Wednesday. Top functionaries of the two political
53.32% turnout in third phase of Bihar polls
Voters in Bihar sealed the fate of 808 candidates who were in the fray in the third phase of voting. The list included the two sons of RJD chief Lalu Prasad.
Owaisi granted bail after poll code violation
IMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi was on Wednesday arrested on charge of violation of model code of conduct and later released on bail in Bihar’s Purnia district, an official said. Owaisi was allegedly
It's exam time for Tej and Tejashwi
The third phase of polling on Wednesday will determine the political future of Bihar's longest reigning political family - though it has been out of office for the last 10 years.
It's game over for NDA: Lalu Prasad
Lalu Prasad is confident of a strong performance from RJD and believes BJP will be shown the door at the end of what is a keenly contested assembly election in Bihar.
Phase 3: This is where NDA shone in 2014
As Bihar heads into the third of the five phases of these assembly polls, the NDA will for the first time feel cheered by the thought that this is territory in which it polled more votes in the Lok
Trinamool Congress wants Nitish to win
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today said her party Trinamool Congress supports the Grand Secular Alliance in Bihar Assembly polls.
Modi is desperate, playing communal card: Nitish
CM Nitish Kumar on Monday criticized PM Narendra Modi for allegedly playing communal card to woo voters in his last-ditch effort to polarize the electorate in the state assembly election.
'Parivar politics is there in every party?'
He's being spoken of as the possible next Bihar deputy CM.
'Modi had no business calling Misa bechari beti'
RJD chief Lalu Prasad has accused Modi of using "indecent language" in sheer desperation. Lalu's charge comes in response to Modi referring to his daughter Misa as "bechari beti" (unfortunate
Misa rakes up desertion of wife by Modi
The battle for Bihar has got nastier with the leaders of rival alliances having no hesitation in using words that are considered ‘unparliamentary’ and raking up personal issues.
Modi, Shah will have to resign after polls: Lalu
TOI caught up with Lalu, lounging in Rabri Devi’s Circular Road bungalow, with karyakartas and local netas clad in regulation crumpled white kurta pyjamas seated in a neat semi-circle around him.
Dalit cry for justice in Bihar's dabang politics
While the BJP in Bihar nurses self-inflicted wound following V K Singh's 'dog' remark, two dabang RJD nominees express sheer disdain at allegations of atrocities on Dalits against them here in
We'll rein in criminals if we win, says Rajnath
Union home minister Rajnath Singh has said that not a single charge of corruption has been levelled against the BJP-led NDA government headed by PM Narendra Modi during the last 17 months. He promised
Shotgun in Goa, will return to Patna only to vote
Nitish Kumar billboards face off with Narendra Modi’s. Lalu Yadav’s eyeball Amit Shah’s. It’s a razor contest.
I’m the biggest ‘tantrik’: Lalu Prasad
RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday dismissed the video clip of a tantrik raising the slogan of ‘Lalu murdabad’, saying in his inimitable style, “I am the biggest tantrik.”
Tantrik video a new weapon in BJP armoury to nail Nitish
A video showing Bihar CM Nitish Kumar being hugged by a tantrik who also says ‘Lalu murdabad’ has not only gone viral but also given a potent weapon to the BJP-led NDA four days before the third phase

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