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BJP candidate from Patna Saheb Shatrughan Sinha at an election rally in Patna on Monday.
 
PATNA: The Bharatiya Janata Party may have pledged to re-build the disputed temple in Ayodhya but for the BJP candidate for Lok Sabha from Patna Saheb, actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha, the priority will be to construct a “Manav Mandir” […]

Patna: When Nitish Kumar’s government gave 50 per cent reservation to women in local bodies, he was hailed as the champion of women’s empowerment but it seems that people showed haste in doing so. The initiative raised hopes that political parties would field more women in elections to Parliament.
However, by fielding just three women candidates […]

Patna: Taking exception to the reported statement of Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, who is contesting from Patliputra and Saran Lok Sabha seats, that there would be “political turbulence” if he lost the elections, the Janata Dal (United) on Sunday accused him of intimidating voters.
“Let Laluji elaborate his statement that there will be real […]

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All smiles: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on board a helicopter at Patna airport just before leaving for an election campaign on Tuesday.
 
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday accused his arch rivals RJD president Lalu Prasad and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan of “igniting” caste sentiments but added […]

‘Strong anti-Lalu, anti-Paswan wave blowing across the State’

Nitish predicts a rout for RJD-LJP alliance
NDA heading towards a landslide victory: Jaitley

Patna: NDA will sweep the polls in Bihar and win all the 13 Lok Sabha seats where polls were held in the second phase on Thursday, JD (U) national spokesperson and party strategist Shivanand Tiwari […]

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NEW DELHI: Janata Dal (Secular) headed by the former Chief Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda, is all set to make a foray into Bihar, with a senior member of the Janata Dal (United) joining the party here on Wednesday. A former one-time MP and three-time MLA, Faiyaz-ul-Azam, would contest on the JD(S) ticket from Champaran […]

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New Delhi: The former Janata Dal (United) president, George Fernandes, and the former Minister of State, Digvijay Singh, have been denied ticket for the coming Lok Sabha elections.
While Mr. Fernandes, the former Defence Minister, was kept out because of “failing health,” the changed social equations and his being a Rajya Sabha member were given […]

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NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday charged the Congress with aiming to build its organisation rather than win the election. He held the party’s ambition responsible for the failure of the United Progressive Alliance to put up a united fight for the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar.
The RJD’s alliance with […]

Patna: Showing its gratitude towards RJD chief Lalu Prasad and LJP supremo Ram Vilas Paswan for their help in smooth running of UPA Government at the Centre, Congress on Sunday announced that it would not field any candidate against the two leaders.
“Our leader Sonia Gandhi has taken a decision not to put up candidates against […]

New Delhi: NDA Convenor George Fernandes and former union minister of state Digvijay Singh were on Sunday denied tickets by Janata Dal (United) in the coming Lok Sabha elections in Bihar.
JD(U) president and acting convenor of NDA, Sharad Yadav, who announced the names of his party’s 25 candidates, said Mr. Fernandes was denied the ticket […]