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2024 Lok Sabha Elections: Bihar

Lok Sabha elections in Bihar would be conducted in seven phases, as the Election Commission of India announced on Saturday.

Bihar: Trust vote looms as NDA and opposition brace for showdown

Meanwhile, opposition parties, led by Tejashwi Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), are pulling out all stops to ensure their strength remains intact. Amid speculation of potential poaching, RJD MLAs' belongings were relocated to Tejashwi Yadav's residence in Patna.

Tejashwi Yadav faces ED grilling in land-for-jobs case after Lalu Yadav

NEW DELHI: On Tuesday, Bihar’s Ex-Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader, Tejashwi Yadav, appeared at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Patna. He is set to undergo questioning regarding the land-for-jobs case. This development follows the extensive 10-hour questioning of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad in connection with the same case. The investigative […]

Bihar leadership shuffle: Samrat and Vijay Sinha to become Deputy CMs

This strategic move comes against the backdrop of the Mahagathbandhan government's collapse, signifying a substantial realignment of political forces in the state.

Political turmoil in Bihar: Nitish to resign; JDU-BJP govt expected

Kumar will tender his resignation on Sunday, sources also suggest that a JD(U)-BJP alliance will take oath on Sunday at 4 pm.

Nitish calls emergency meeting, BJP’s state chief leaves for Delhi

NEW DELHI: Bihar is witnessing heightened activities and a surge in tensions between the Janata Dal United (JDU), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Against the backdrop of the Grand Alliance government’s internal strife, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an urgent meeting with senior JDU leaders at his […]

INDIA meeting on Dec 17, reveals Lalu Prasad Yadav

NEW DELHI: As some of the more prolific leaders of the INDIA bloc elected to skip the December 6 meeting, former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav revealed that the meeting has been rescheduled to December 17. While talking to the media, Lalu said, “The meeting will happen on December 17 and we will see […]

Nitish Kumar proposes increasing reservation in Bihar to 65 per cent

NEW DELHI: In a recent assembly debate, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed his intention to enhance the reservation quota in the state to 65 per cent. This proposal encompasses a broader spectrum of categories, including Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and Extremely Backward Classes, specifically for government jobs and […]

Phate Bahadur Singh’s question on goddess Durga’s role raises eyebrows

NEW DELHI: Bihar’s RJD MLA Phate Bahadur Singh has hurt Hindu sentiments by making controversial statements regarding Goddess Durga. The RJD legislator from Dehri in Bihar’s Rohtas district has gone on to say that the revered Goddess in Hindu traditions is ‘a mythical concept and a fabricated story.’ The RJD legislator did not stop there and […]

Congress’ caste census push puts its Kerala unit in a bind

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress’ push for a national caste-based censor has met with its first major opposition – from Kerala. One of its traditional upper-caste influential support groups has vowed to oppose the proposal tooth and nail. The Nair Service Society (NSS), one of the most prominent community associations in Kerala which has always favored the Congress […]