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PATNA—Is Bihar heading for major “political upheaval”? Amid the ruling Nitish Kumar government surviving on wafer-thin majority, a top Congress parliamentarian today dropped a bombshell, claiming that the NDA government would fall very…
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PATNA—A Congress Member of Parliament created storms in Bihar politics with his claim that the ruling NDA government headed by chief minister Nitish Kumar will fall soon. The NDA government currently enjoys the support of 128…
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PATNA—Differences have cropped up between two key Bihar Grand Alliance partners—the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress—with the former announcing its plan to forge an alliance with the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in view of the…
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PATNA—Senior Bihar Congress leader Ajit Sharma kicked up a new controversy on Monday when he suggested top BJP officials including Prime Minister Naredra Modi to take the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine. This comes just a day after India…
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PATNA—The main opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has blamed “bhitarghat” (sabotage from within) for the party’s defeat in the just-held Bihar elections. “We took on the front rivals bravely but fell victims to the snakes in the…
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PATNA—Grand Alliance chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav said JD-U leader Nitish Kumar has finally confirmed he is "tired" by talking about his retirement. “I have been saying since the beginning that Nitish Kumar is tired, and…
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PATNA—Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP) headed by Mukesh Sahni is the latest to walk out of the opposition Grand Alliance on Saturday. Sahni announced quitting the alliance right in the midst of the Press conference organised to inform the…
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PATNA—Amid continuing pulls and pressures in the ruling NDA over sharing, Bihar’s main opposition Grand Alliance or “Mahagathbandhan” has almost reached at an understanding over the issue and is likely to announce the deal in the new few…
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PATNA—The main opposition alliance in Bihar, Grand Alliance, is very close to finalising its seat sharing deal with its allies. The Grand Alliance comprises the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, Left parties and the Vikashsil Insan…
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PATNA—JD-U’s move to cause defection in opposition camp continues in Bihar ahead of assembly polls. Two Congress legislators—Purnima Yadav (Govindpur) and Sudarshan Kumar (Narbigha) joined the JD-U of Nitish Kumar today. The Congress…
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