Bihar may have decided to give the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) another chance, but the victory margin in some of the seats was very narrow – of less than 1,000. The NDA, riding on the back of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) best ever performance in Bihar, itself won the […]
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Nitish Kumar may be Bihar CM again, but no longer big brother
“Don’t underestimate how tough this was for us. Returning to power for a fourth time is not easy; many other chief ministers — from Shivraj Singh Chouhan to Raman Singh — failed to do so. But Nitish Kumar succeeded despite the media narrative against him.” The relief, laced with bitterness, […]
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BJP gets 19 seats in Madhya Pradesh, seals assembly majority
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieved a major victory in bypolls held to 28 legislative assembly constituencies, winning and leading in 19; the Opposition Congress, which won 27 of these seats in the 2018 state assembly elections, could win or lead in just nine. The bypolls were necessitated by 25 […]
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Bihar Election 2020: No dispute regarding NDA leader in Bihar, says state BJP chief
With the NDA leading in 128 of the 243 seats in Bihar assembly, BJP state chief Sanjay Jaiswal said there is no dispute regarding who will lead the government if the alliance returns to power in the state. A party or a coalition requires 122 seats to form the government […]
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Bihar Election results: Celebrations erupt at JD(U), BJP party offices as NDA holds on to lead
The Janata Dal (United) was the first among political parties to get into celebratory mood even before the official announcement of its candidate winning the Supaul seat. JD(U) party workers raised “Nitish Kumar Zindabad” slogans, as soon as trends of the Bihar assembly election results began to throw up a lead […]
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Bihar polls: BJP wins Darbhanga and Keoti, emerges as single-largest party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has tasted first victory in the Bihar Assembly election. Its candidates have won from Darbhanga and Keoti Assembly seats, according to Election Commission. While BJP leader Sanjay Saraogi won the Darbhanga seat defeating Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) Amar Nath Gami by over 10,000 votes, his party […]
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Bihar Election 2020: Triangular contest could be the ultimate decider once again
The trends in the ongoing counting of the three-phase Bihar polls have reaffirmed the importance of “triangle politics”, where a two-party alliance makes an invincible combination, despite seemingly insurmountable odds. Triangle politics has little room for smaller parties. A single party does not get a majority on its own in […]
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Bihar Polls: Result day becomes ‘golden opportunity’ for vendors at Tejashwi Yadav residence
On the counting day for the Bihar assembly election on Tuesday, many vendors were seen near the residence of Mahagathbandan chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav, trying to encash on the increased footfall. From ice cream vendors to sugarcane juice sellers, even mobile shops near the residence reaped profit due to […]
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Bihar polls: NDA ahead in most seats where PM Modi held rallies
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a dozen of rallies during the campaign for the Bihar assembly elections and candidates of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are seen ahead in these segments as votes were being counted on Tuesday. PM Modi had addressed election rallies in Sasaram, Gaya, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, […]
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Madhya Pradesh Bypoll Results 2020: BJP leads in 19 constituencies
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh, which needs to win eight seats to remain in power, was leading in 19 of the 28 constituencies where bypolls were held on November 3, according to early trends available on the Election Commission (EC) website. The Congress, which won 27 […]
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Bihar Election 2020: BJP, JD(U) offices see activity after initial trends trickle in, leaders cautious
As election trends trickled in, giving the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) an edge over the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress-led Mahagathbandhan by a slender margin, the BJP and JD(U) offices started seeing some activity. The BJP office at Beer Chand Patel […]
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UP bypolls: Early trends show BJP leading in 5 seats, SP, independent in one each
The BJP was leading in five seats while the SP and an independent candidate were leading in one each as counting of votes polled in seven Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats progressed on Tuesday. While BJP’s Usha Sirohi is leading in Bulandshahr, Prem Pal Dhangar is leading from Tundla, Shrikant Katiyar […]
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Bihar polls: Vote counting on. JD(U) leader explains what went wrong
KC Tyagi, the spokesperson of the Janata Dal(United), on Tuesday explained the drop in the JD(U)’s performance even as votes are being counted in the Bihar assembly elections, saying it was not the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) but the “natural outbreak” which did his party in. Tyagi’s comments came as […]
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Bihar Results 2020: Tejashwi Yadav leads in Raghopur, early trends show
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who has lead the opposition coalition against chief minister Nitish Kumar, was leading in Raghopur seat as counting of votes started for the 243-member Bihar assembly. In Raghopur, the Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance’s chief ministerial face Tejashwi Prasad Yadav faces the Bharatiya […]
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Grand Alliance poll campaign may have turned election, says survey
If the findings of India Ahead-Lokniti-CSDS the surveys in Bihar are to be believed, the 2020 elections were the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) to lose and this is exactly what might have happened. The findings of the post-poll survey, which were released on Monday, have been shared with HT by […]