In the run-up to the announcement of the election results, we invariably forget that the exit polling and the insights of journalists do not decide the outcome of the votes, but vote in the ballot box. Purely on the basis of the party-wise share of the seat, the outcome of the elections in Bihar did not make the way the opinion polls expected. Against all odds, Nitish Kumar and the NDA beat the much-trumpeted anti-inflammatory element and retained control. NDA spokespersons are now believing that the findings are evidence of the government's impressive success over the past three ye ... Read More

In the wake of the increase in Covid-19 cases in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is mulling to close down markets if there is a major breach of Covid-19 safety levels. Addressing today's press conference, CM Kejriwal said that his government will submit a request to the Center in this regard. "Will submit a request to the central government for approval to shut down markets that have the ability to become Covid's 19 hotspots," said the Chief Minister.   Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi Government has sent a proposal to Delhi Lieutenant Govern ... Read More

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi criticised the NDA government in Bihar over a woman allegedly burned alive and accused the Nitish Kumar dispensation of "hiding" the "electoral gains" event.   Along with his tweet of criticising the state government, Mr. Gandhi posted a media storey that reported that the incident of burning a young woman alive in Vaishali had been kept under wraps since the elections had taken place. The woman died 15 days after struggling for her life in the hospital, the article said.   "Whose crime is more dangerous? Who ... Read More

Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar on Monday for the seventh time in two decades, in the presence of NDA leaders including Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda. Kumar, who heads the JD(U), was given the oath of office at Raj Bhavan by Governor Phagu Chauhan the day after he made the case for the establishment of a new government in the state, armed with the unanimous support of all NDA legislators, amid the failure of his parties. The 69-year-old, who has been on a continuous run since November 2005, with the exception of the ... Read More

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that one of the key factors behind a fresh increase in coronavirus cases in Delhi is air pollution, which is rising in winter. "The key explanation behind the peak in the Covid-19 cases in Delhi is pollution," Kejriwal said at a press conference.   Meanwhile on Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah took stock of Delhi's COVID-19 situation following the recent increase in cases in the national capital, officials said.   Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Union Health Minister ... Read More

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) party on Friday explained that it will continue to support the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the state headed by Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) President Nitish Kumar. "We want to make it clear that we're going to stay with the NDA. Our leader Jitan Ram Manjhi made it clear that Hindustani Awam Morcha had contested the elections under the leadership of CM Nitish Kumar, that we were with him and would remain with him the party was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. The declarati ... Read More