Bihar elections

After BJP defeat, Shah's 'crackers in Pak' comment echoes again

After BJP's stinging defeat in Bihar Assembly polls, party chief Amit Shah's controversial "firecrackers in Pakistan" comment was recalled on Sunday and became a subject of derision and humour in political circles and social media.

Nov 08, 2015, 21:49 PM IST

SP, BSP, AIMIM fail to make an impact in Bihar

 The Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, NCP and the AIMIM, which contested the Bihar assembly polls, have failed to make an impact with their voteshares getting restricted to 2 per cent or below.

Nov 08, 2015, 21:37 PM IST

Bihar election results were not as per our expectations: BJP's Sushil Kumar Modi

Sushil Kumar Modi expressed his disappointment at the drubbing that the BJP-led NDA had received in Bihar.

Nov 08, 2015, 20:01 PM IST

Riteish Deshmukh congratulates Nitish over Bihar poll victory

Riteish Deshmukh congratulates Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar for the victory 

Nov 08, 2015, 19:31 PM IST

Know whom Modi, Nitish Kumar owe credit to for their win, image makeover

When it comes to contesting crucial elections, right campaign strategy can make big differences. Grand Alliance's spectacular show in Bihar elections is also a result of its impressive campaign. And the man who was behind its campaign strategy is Prashant Kishor– one who helped BJP secure landslide victory in 2014 General Elections.

Nov 08, 2015, 19:23 PM IST

Watch: Fast N Facts @ 4:00 pm

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-BJP collapses on 60 seats in Bihar election.
-RJD takes most seats in the Bihar legislative election.

Nov 08, 2015, 16:48 PM IST

Bihar election results will have bearing on national politics, says Nitish Kumar

After the victory of Grand Alliance, Nitish Kumar promised to the people of Bihar that he will fulfil their aspirations. 

Nov 08, 2015, 16:39 PM IST

Celebrations outside Lalu Prasad Yadav's house in Patna

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Nov 08, 2015, 15:42 PM IST

Rahul is the 'architect' of victorious alliance in Bihar: Cong

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam said that it was Rahul who brought Nitish and Lalu Prasad together and played a key role of catalyst. 

Nov 08, 2015, 13:32 PM IST

Modi paid for insulting Bihar: Lalu's daughter

RJD chief Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti, who was one of the star campaigners, said she was happy for the victory of the Grand Alliance on Sunday.

Nov 08, 2015, 13:21 PM IST

Shatrughan Sinha snubs BJP, calls Nitish's triumph victory of democracy

Sulking BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Sunday said that Bihari vs Bahari issue has been settled once and for all.

Nov 08, 2015, 13:11 PM IST

Bihar's Chanakya set to be Chandragupta, again

Lalu and Nitish, friend-turned-foe in state politics, sank their differences to revive an alliance that began over 40 years ago with the students' agitation.

Nov 08, 2015, 12:57 PM IST

Intolerance among key factors for BJP's defeat: Leaders

JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav described Bihar poll win as a "victory of principles over moneybags".

Nov 08, 2015, 12:35 PM IST

Nitish's face, Lalu's base helped us: JD-U leader

Janata Dal-United's Nitish Kumar's "glittering face" and his ally RJD's Lalu Prasad's "strong base" helped Grand Alliance surge ahead in the votes that were counted in Bihar polls on Sunday, a JD-U leader said.

Nov 08, 2015, 11:58 AM IST

Bihar verdict 'slap' on face of those doing 'politics of hate': Arvind Kejriwal

The AAP National Convener said this was also a verdict on the working style of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP's National President Amit Shah.

Nov 08, 2015, 11:27 AM IST

Lalu Yadav's sons and debutants in Bihar polls Tejaswi, Tej Pratap trailing

The early trends in the Bihar vote count show Lalu Prasad Yadav's sons Tejaswi and Tej Pratap Yadav were both trailing.

Nov 08, 2015, 10:56 AM IST

Bihar Election: Here are the party wise positions

 The Grand Alliance today routed the BJP-led NDA in Bihar to score a landslide two-thirds majority in the Assembly.

Nov 08, 2015, 10:08 AM IST

Bihar Election: Results of key candidates

In a verdict that is bound to have a national impact, Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad on Sunday trounced the BJP to win the bitterly fought Bihar Assembly polls. 

Nov 08, 2015, 10:06 AM IST

Bihar Election: Constituency wise results

The latest trend shows that the NDA and the Mahagathbandhan were neck to neck.

Nov 08, 2015, 10:04 AM IST

RJD says it will wait and watch as vote count underway

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which is part of the Mahagathbandan in Bihar elections, has said that it will “wait and watch” even as the counting was underway for the 243 seats in the state assembly.

Nov 08, 2015, 09:50 AM IST