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New Delhi: A Rajya Sabha member from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Thursday flagged a significant shortfall in the central government's transfer of cess collections to designated funds, citing a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report that revealed lapses spanning five decades. Raising the matter during Zero Hour, RJD MP A D Singh from Bihar said the CAG has found that as of FY 2023-24, the government failed to transfer as much as Rs 3.69 lakh crore of cess collections to their intende ...Read More >
Kerala: Campaigning for the Kerala Elections 2026 has intensified ahead of the high-stakes battle between the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led LDF and the Congress-led UDF. Friendly parties are supporting each other through campaigning. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav also reached the state to support the LDF. Interestingly, in Bihar, Yadav's party is in alliance with the Congress along with Left parties, which together form the Mahagathbandhan. A video of Yadav is doing ...Read More >
Patna, Mar 30 ( UNI) Nitish Kumar, one of the longest serving chief ministers of Bihar, was first sworn in on March 3, 2000, despite not being a member of either the Bihar Legislative Assembly or the State Legislative Council at that time. Kumar, a member of the 13th Lok Sabha and a union Cabinet Minister, had resigned from the cabinet to become the Chief Minister of Bihar for seven days in March 2000 after the Assembly elections in the State resulted in a hung House. NDA and allies had 151 MLA ...Read More >
Patna, March 30: Bihar's longest-serving Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, resigned from his membership in the State Legislative Council today, March 30. The move follows his election to the Rajya Sabha on March 16 and marks a pivotal transition in his decades-long political career. Under constitutional rules, an individual cannot hold seats in both a state legislature and Parliament simultaneously; Kumar's resignation today was the final step required to formalise his move to the Upper House of Par ...Read More >
Patna: Bihar's longest-serving Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar resigned from his membership of the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC).Kumar, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha earlier this month, tendered his resignation from the state legislature as part of the transition, marking a significant political development in the state. On March 5, the 75-year-old penned a heartfelt message announcing his decision. He expressed his longing desire to be a member of both houses o ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], March 30 (ANI): Bihar's longest-serving Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar resigned from his membership of the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC). Kumar, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha earlier this month, tendered his resignation from the state legislature as part of the transition, marking a significant political development in the state. Also Read | New Rules From 1 April 2026: List of Rule Changes That Will Impact Your Wallet. On March 5, the ...Read More >
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday resigned from the state legislative council after being elected to the Rajya Sabha earlier this month, sources in the Janata Dal (United) said. The JD(U) president had been elected to the Upper House of Parliament on March 16. Under constitutional provisions, he was required to vacate one of the two positions within 14 days of his election. Speaking earlier on the timeline, JD(U) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha had said the res ...Read More >
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met Jan Suraaj boss Prashant Kishor in Delhi - at Sonia Gandhi's 10, Janpath residence - last week, sources told NDTV Monday morning. The meeting - after a Bihar election in which both were routed by the Bharatiya Janata Party - led to buzz over a renewal of ties between a party unable to challenge the BJP in elections and a poll strategist with a reputation for leading parties to exactly those kind of victories. Predictably, however, both sides are staying qu ...Read More >
Jan Suraaj party chief Prashant Kishor with NDTV's Rahul Kanwal. Former election strategist Prashant Kishor has expressed regret for not contesting the recently-held Bihar assembly elections, in which his Jan Suraaj party failed to open an account during its debut. "In hindsight, it may have been a mistake for me not to contest," Kishor told NDTV's Rahul Kanwal. The election strategist-turned-politician had decided not to contest the crucial elections, in order to focus on strengthening his p ...Read More >
Intense discussions are underway in Delhi between the BJP and JDU regarding cabinet positions and portfolios for the upcoming Bihar government. Leaders met with Amit Shah and JP Nadda to finalize allocations. The BJP seeks key ministries like home and education. Nitish Kumar is set to be sworn in as Chief Minister on Thursday with his new cabinet. New Delhi: As the NDA gears up to form the government in Bihar, hectic parleys continued between the BJP and JDU over cabinet berth and portfolio all ...Read More >
The Janata Dal (United) chief will take over the top post in the state for the tenth time. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Wednesday unanimously elected as the legislature party leader of the Janata Dal (United). The decision was taken during a meeting of newly elected MLAs in Patna. The JD(U) chief is also set to be elected as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance in the state later in the day, after which he will tender his resignation as head of the outgoing government to ...Read More >
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Rabri Devi's brother Sadhu Yadav backed his niece Rohini Acharya amid the stir in the family, and calling RJD MP Sanjay Yadav and Rameez "outsiders," he said that Rohini has the right to raise objections against them. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Rabri Devi's brother Sadhu Yadav backed his niece Rohini Acharya amid the stir in the family, and calling RJD MP Sanjay Yadav and Rameez "outsiders," he said that Rohini has the right to raise objections against t ...Read More >
As the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) inches towards the figure of 200, marking one of the grandest victories in electoral politics, one interesting facet that is emerging with the unfolding of the electoral outcome is how Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM has eclipsed the Congress with a lead in 5 seats, according to the latest reading on EC site. The party contested on 25 seats mostly in the Seemanchal region. Preliminary reading of the outcome also suggests after extensive campaigning by the AIMI ...Read More >
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Saturday said that the ups and downs are "inevitable" in the "endless journey of public service", a day after it faced one of its worst setbacks in the Bihar assembly elections. In a post on X, the RJD said it is the "party of the poor" and will continue to raise their voices. "Public service is an unceasing process, an endless journey. Ups and downs are inevitable in it. No sorrow in defeat, no arrogance in victory," it wrote in Hindi. The Tejashwi Yadav-led ...Read More >
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticises the ruling government, accusing it of a 'renaming spree' and undermining democratic institutions. He sarcastically refers to the Election Commission as 'Vikas' and vows to form a PDA government in 2027.Akhilesh Yadav Targets Govt Over 'Institutional Bias' Amid the ongoing political sparring over Blhar election results and allegations of institutional bias, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav has intensified his criticism of the ruling dispen ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) national president Chirag Paswan met and congratulated Union Education Minister and BJP's Bihar election in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan on the victory in the elections. He visited the Delhi residence of Dharmendra Pradhan last night. BJP National General Secretary and Bihar in-charge Vinod Tawde was also present during the meeting. Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tendered his resignation to the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): After the Mahagathbandhan was routed in the Bihar polls, senior Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Monday acknowledged major organisational lapses within the party, despite the strong public response received by Rahul Gandhi and the Mahagathbandhan leadership during the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra'. Speaking to ANI, Singh stated Rahul Gandhi had "worked hard," drew "unexpected crowds" and received an "impressive, unprecedented welcome," but the party failed ...Read More >
This will be the tenth time that the Janata Dal (United) leader will take oath as the state's chief minister. Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as the Bihar chief minister again on November 20 at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, The Hindu reported. This will be the tenth time that Kumar will take oath as the state's chief minister. On Monday, the incumbent chief minister submitted the Cabinet's recommendation to dissolve the current Assembly to Governor Arif Mohammad Khan. Al ...Read More >
Bihar Assembly poll trends indicate a landslide victory for the NDA alliance. Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan stated Nitish Kumar will continue as Chief Minister. He attributed the opposition's defeat to arrogance. Paswan highlighted the people's faith in NDA partners' unity as the reason for the win. The NDA's performance strengthens its position in the state. Riding on the clear trends of Bihar Assembly polls which pointed towards a landslide victory of the NDA alliance ov ...Read More >
Bihar Election Results: Despite predictions of decline, Nitish Kumar's JD(U) has staged a remarkable comeback in the Bihar elections, defying anti-incumbency and voter fatigue. His personal brand, associated with governance, social harmony, and welfare schemes, particularly for women, proved resilient, overshadowing concerns about his health and political realignments. As counting trends for the 2025 Bihar Assembly election suggest a sweeping victory for the NDA, one pattern is unmistakable. Bi ...Read More >
While the Jan Suraaj may be the latest to bite the dust, there have been other parties that created a strong buzz but failed to succeed at the hustings such as actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam, which drew a blank in the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly polls. Going forward, all eyes are now on the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), founded last year by actor-turned-politician Vijay. The debacle of Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj party in the Bihar assembly elections has put the spot ...Read More >
Patna: While the Bihar Assembly Election results of 2025 came as a shocker for the Congress-led 'Mahagathbandhan', the performance of the Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), led by poll strategist Prashant Kishor, threw a major upset as he failed to win a single seat. Kishor formed his own party, the JSP, in 2024 and contested all 238 seats. But it failed to open his account, and 98 per cent of his candidates forfeited their deposits. Despite that, many of the party candidates played a decisive role in sha ...Read More >
Patna, Nov 16 (PTI) The opposition CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Sunday claimed that the outcome of the Bihar assembly elections is "abnormal" and it was the result of three "experiments". The experiments, according to him, are the transfer of Rs 10,000 to women as the first instalment of Mahila Rojgar Yojana, deletion and addition of names in the SIR exercise, and transfer of land at a throwaway price to a corporate house. The opposition party, a constituent of ...Read More >
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has secured a decisive victory in the recently-concluded Bihar assembly elections, and it is now time for government formation. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to return for a tenth term, NDTV reported citing sources familiar with the talks on power sharing. But the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will likely get a greater representation in the state cabinet, the report said after a key meeting chaired by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah. According to the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Opposition in Delhi, especially the Congress, watched the Mahagathbandhan's rout in Bihar with shock, dismay and anger - made worse by reports that Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were abroad on the crucial day. While some All India Congress Committee (AICC) functionaries refused to formally confirm this, they could not explain why the siblings didn't turn up to pay floral tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary. Others murmured that Gandhi had also failed to ...Read More >
Congress Bihar Election 2025 Leading Candidates: As the voting is underway in Bihar, here are the only two candidates who have been faring well in the Bihar election and may win seats for Congress. Congress Leading Candidates in Bihar Election 2025: Congress has been faring poorly in the Bihar Election 2025, with only two candidates leading in the Bihar assembly election, which was conducted in two phases on November 6 and November 11. As the voting is underway in Bihar, here are the only two s ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the sweeping victory of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar as a vote for development, investment and industrialisation as well as a vindication of its fight against the RJD-Congress "jungle raj" that had plagued the state in the past. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the sweeping victory of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar as a vote for development, investment and industrialisation as well as a vindication of its fight against t ...Read More >
AAP, Tej Pratap Yadav's JJP and BSP could not beat NOTA in over half of their contests The Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) may have outperformed the CPI(ML)(L) in overall vote share in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, but its performance reveals a deeper weakness: the party struggled to defeat NOTA in nearly a third of the constituencies it contested, a Moneycontrol analysis shows. Jan Suraaj secured 3.44 percent of the total vote, ahead of the CPI(ML)(L)'s 3.05 percent, placing it seventh in statewi ...Read More >
Patna: The just-concluded Bihar assembly poll results have set off an interesting debate in political circles. Although the RJD, headed by Lalu Prasad, put up a disastrous performance in the elections, it had the highest vote percentage of 23. Again, although the AIMIM of the Hyderabad parliamentarian got only 1.85% of the votes, it managed to win five seats, repeating its 2020 poll percentage.Although the RJD maintained its 2020 assembly poll record of getting 23.11% of the votes, it managed to ...Read More >
Bihar assembly elections saw incredibly close races. Several seats were decided by very narrow margins. In Bhojpur's Sandesh constituency, the victory was by just 27 votes. Arrah's Agiaon seat had a difference of only 95 votes. Ramgarh saw a win by 30 votes. Nabinagar's margin was 112 votes. Dhaka's contest concluded with a 178-vote difference. At least three Bihar assembly seats witnessed a winning margin of less than 100 votes, while the closest contest was decided by below 250 votes in three ...Read More >
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