2015 Bihar Assembly polls

AIMIM declares first list of six candidates for Bihar Polls

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Monday announced its first list of six candidates for the Bihar Assembly polls.

Oct 05, 2015, 13:55 PM IST

Sonia lampoons PM Modi, says he is an expert in packaging and repackaging

:Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an expert in packaging and repackaging, and a politician who has been misleading the people of Bihar.

Oct 03, 2015, 15:12 PM IST

Great grandsons of Bihar's first CM are rivals

 Two great grandsons of Bihar's first chief minister, Sri Krishna Sinha, are contesting against each other in Bihar's assembly elections.

Oct 03, 2015, 13:34 PM IST

If Lalu-Nitish win Bihar polls, there will be Jungle Raj 2: Amit Shah

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Saturday said that if the duo of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav win in the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls, then there will be 'Jungle Raj 2' in Bihar.

Oct 03, 2015, 13:28 PM IST

Bihar polls: Sonia Gandhi, Amit Shah to address rallies today

Congress president Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to hold two rallies in Bihar on Saturday, the first one being at Kahalgaon near Bhagalpur where polling is slated in the first phase on October 12.

Oct 03, 2015, 10:50 AM IST

Did Lalu Prasad Yadav mean PM Narendra Modi assassinated Mahatma Gandhi?

Ahead of the Bihar Assembly Elections, major players in the electoral battle are raging personal attacks on their opponents. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his association with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

Oct 02, 2015, 11:39 AM IST

There will be 'anarchy, jungle raj' if JD(U)-RJD-Cong alliance wins in Bihar: Jaitley

Taking a potshot at the grand alliance of RJD, JD(U) and Congress in Bihar, BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Thursday said they were running a "three-legged race" that cannot be won even as he warned voters of "anarchy" and "jungle raj" if the rival coalition came to power.

Oct 01, 2015, 16:01 PM IST

Kejriwal wants Nitish to become CM again, says JD (U)

The Janata Dal (United) today said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal supports his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar and wants him to return to office for the third time.

Oct 01, 2015, 11:59 AM IST

I fully support Nitish Kumar: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday rubbished reports which said that he was not supporting any political party in Bihar and categorically stated that he was backing Nitish Kumar.

Oct 01, 2015, 11:57 AM IST

No upper caste CM if NDA wins in Bihar: Giriraj Singh

  In a bid to counter the 'Mandal' politics of the Grand Alliance in the Bihar assembly polls, particularly Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad's pitch for 'backward versus upper caste fight', the BJP is playing the backward castes card.

Sep 30, 2015, 12:59 PM IST

BJP president Amit Shah to address rally in Begusarai

 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah will address a rally in Begusarai, Bihar on Wednesday.

Sep 30, 2015, 10:11 AM IST

EC rejects 28 Bihar poll second phase nomination papers

The Election Commission (EC) in Bihar has rejected 28 nominations after scrutiny for the second phase of Assembly elections in the state.

Sep 30, 2015, 10:09 AM IST

Rs 7.60 lakh unaccounted cash, 30,365 litres liquor seized in Bihar

The authorities on Tuesday seized unaccounted cash worth Rs 7.60 lakh, besides 30,365 litres of liquor from different places in Bihar during pre-election drives, an official release said.

Sep 29, 2015, 22:52 PM IST

Bihar polls: Modi promises sarees, TVs, laptops; police lodges FIR

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushil Kumar Modi has landed in trouble for promising colour televisions to Dalits and Mahadalits if NDA forms the next government in Bihar.

Sep 29, 2015, 12:23 PM IST

Nitish attacks PM, says 'Hawabaazi' will not work this time

Sharpening its attack on the NDA for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "not fulfilling the promises" made during the last general elections and said that "hawabaazi" (empty talk) will not work this time.

Sep 28, 2015, 23:51 PM IST

RK Singh's seat share-money exchange charge is his personal view, says BJP

Refuting former home secretary RK Singh's allegation that the distribution of seats for the forthcoming state assembly elections in Bihar was done on the basis of money, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Siddharth Nath Singh on Saturday said that candidates were selected democratically by the central election committee and the parliamentary board.

Sep 26, 2015, 13:44 PM IST

Bihar polls: BJP giving election tickets to criminals, says RK Singh

RK Singh, the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) MP from Arrah, on Saturday criticised his party unit in Bihar for denying tickets to the rightful candidates in the upcoming state Assembly polls.

Sep 26, 2015, 11:57 AM IST

Lalu will be Nitish's Supreme Court very soon: Naidu

Hitting back at Nitish Kumar who described RSS as "the Supreme Court" of BJP, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said Modi government is not "guided or dictated" by anyone and claimed that very soon the JD(U) leader will be following Lalu Prasad's directions.

Sep 24, 2015, 15:09 PM IST

BJP, JD-U workers protest over ticket denial

Hundreds of angry BJP and JD-U workers protested at their party offices here on Wednesday after their leaders were denied ticket to contest the Bihar assembly elections.

Sep 23, 2015, 17:12 PM IST

Nitish will be Bihar CM even if RJD gets more seats: Lalu

Nitish Kumar will be the next chief minister even if RJD gets more seats than JD(U) in the Bihar Assembly elections, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday said.

Sep 22, 2015, 19:52 PM IST