Exit polls predict victory for Grand Alliance in Bihar; RJD to emerge as largest party
Patna/IBNS: The crucial Bihar Assembly elections ended today and all eyes are now set on November 10 when results will be declared. However, both Times Now-C Voter Exit Poll and the Republic Jan Ki Baat Exit Polls have predicted the victory of RJD-Congress-Left 'Mahagathbandhan over the incumbent JDU-BJP-HAM-VIP (NDA) alliance. According to the exit polls RJD will emerge as the largest party.
'Impossible to give 10 lakh jobs': Nitish Kumar downplays Tejashwi Yadav's Bihar poll promise
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday downplayed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav's poll promise of 10 lakh government jobs calling it "impossible", though his own ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made a similar pledge even with a bigger number, media reports said.
Bihar poll campaign: PM Modi calls Tejashwi 'Yuvraj of Jungleraj', flags NDA govt initiatives
Patna/IBNS: Amid the ongoing first phase of voting in the Bihar assembly poll, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made a veiled attack on Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav besides banking on the initiatives of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Bihar Assembly poll begins: Nitish Kumar faces litmus test, Tejashwi looks to unseat NDA
Patna/IBNS: The first election in India amid the Covid-19 spread began in Bihar on Wednesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), also steered by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the state, facing a litmus test as Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)'s Tejashwi Yadav has emerged as a serious challenger to the incumbent.
'Nitish Kumar mentally and physically exhausted': Tejashwi Yadav on Bihar CM's '8-9 children' jibe
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his prime challenger Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)'s Tejashwi Yadav have exchanged some heated words with just a day left for the commencement of the high-voltage Bihar assembly elections.
BJP promises 19 lakh jobs, free Covid-19 vaccines in Bihar poll manifesto
Patna/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised 19 lakh jobs, nine lakh more than what has been promised by the rival Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and free Covid-19 vaccines in the manifesto for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.
Patna/IBNS: In what could trigger a debate about a new equation in the Bihar politics, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has said Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar did injustice to Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan, who is set to fight the state polls alone, media reports said.
CPI (ML) walks out of the Grand Alliance, to contest from 30 seats in Bihar polls
Patna/UNI: With Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) walking out of the Grand Alliance and announcing to enter into the electoral battle on its own declaring the first list containing 30 assembly seats, the Grand Alliance (GA) trying to consolidate the left parties under one umbrella, got a jolt ahead of assembly elections in Bihar.
Samajwadi Party not to contest Bihar Assembly polls, will support RJD instead
Lucknow/UNI: The Samajwadi Party (SP) has announced it will not contest the upcoming Bihar assembly elections but will support the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidates.
Former RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh dies at 74
New Delhi/IBNS: Veteran Bihar politician and former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh died Sunday morning at Delhi's All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was 74 years old.
Former Railway Minister Lalu Yadav tests negative for Coronavirus
Ranchi/UNI: Jailed former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has tested negative for Coronavirus.
RJD protests against fuel price hike, Tejashwi attacks Modi govt
Patna/IBNS: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), led by Tejashwi Yadav, on Thursday protested against the fuel price hike which occurred for the 19th day even when the prices of crude oil have plunged globally.
Not invited to Modi's all-party meet over India-China border issue: AAP, RJD claim
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the two key political parties in the country, on Friday claimed that they were not invited to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's all-party meet where the India-China border issue will be discussed.
Nearly 43 arrested for violence during Bihar bandh in Aurangabad
Aurangabad/UNI: Nearly 43 people have been arrested in connection with violence and stone pelting during Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) sponsored Bihar bandh on Saturday.
Jharkhand poll results: JMM-Cong-RJD maintains steady lead over BJP
Ranchi/IBNS: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-Congress-Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is maintaining a steady lead over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the results of Jharkhand assembly polls are coming out on Monday.