Hajipur, Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav goes from one region to a different daily to beat up support for the Grand Alliance in order that he could become Chief Minister of Bihar, but winning his own seat won't be easy as is up against an experienced BJP rival in Raghopur constituency, one who is backed by Nitish Kumar too. A part of the Hajipur Lok Sabha seat, Raghopur assembly segment in Vaishali district will choose the second phase on November 3.   31-year-old Tejashwi Yadav, the younger son of Lalu Yadav, had taken contested from Raghopur in 2015 when he had barely reached t ... Read More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that a bit like the people of the state can save themselves from Covid-19 with a mask, similarly with one vote they will save Bihar from becoming “bimar” (sick).     “Just such as you can save your self from Covid-19 with a mask, similarly with one vote you'll save Bihar from becoming ‘bimar’,” said PM Modi while addressing a public rally in Patna.   “In the last decade and a half, Bihar has strongly stepped up the move from misrule to good governance under the lea ... Read More

MARKING a full circle from the time he had refused to share stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday sought votes in his name. With his vikas plank not cutting ice with voters, Nitish devoted his speech here to works undertaken by the Centre in Bihar and said Modi would ensure the state was developed if the NDA was voted back to power. Praising Modi profusely and thanking him for “taking time out” to campaign, Nitish said, “Listen to his appeal. If you give the NDA one more chance, then you can be sure he will transform ... Read More

As Bihar goes into the country’s first election after the onset of Covid-19 pandemic, unexpected political manoeuvres have made the polls seem more complicated than ever. But scratch the surface and you'll realise the election is easier than what the varied speculations would suggest.   Where do parties stand?   The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on a robust footing. Quite expectedly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s work ethics and a well-executed deliverance of state schemes enable the party to travel into the election confidently . On the flip sid ... Read More

As Bihar goes into the country’s first election after the onset of Covid-19 pandemic, unexpected political manoeuvres have made the polls seem more complicated than ever. But scratch the surface and you'll realise the election is easier than what the varied speculations would suggest.   Where do parties stand?   The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on a robust footing. Quite expectedly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s work ethics and a well-executed deliverance of state schemes enable the party to travel into the election confidently . On the flip sid ... Read More

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Bihar and alleged that its “dictatorial governance” has plunged the state into deep distress with all sections of the society, including Dalits, Mahadalits and backward classes, on the brink of destitution.   “The government in Bihar is steeped in power and arrogance and has strayed from its path. Neither its words nor its actions are good. Workers are helpless. Farmers are distressed. Youth is disappointed. the delicate state of the economy is impacting th ... Read More