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| Status Known For 243 out of 243 Constituencies | |||
| Party | Won | Leading | Total |
| BJP+ | 75 | ||
| JD(U)+ | 157 | ||
| Others | 11 | ||
Bihar Election Results 2015 Live Updates
- #BiharResults Party wise breakdown after 10 rounds of counting RJD 74, JDU 69, BJP 63, INC 15, LJP 5, RLSP 4, HAM 3, CPI 2, Other 6
- 10:35 am: Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejaswi Prasad Yadav Leading
- 10:09 am: Nand Kishore Yadav (BJP), a probable CM candidate, trailing by 3,598 votes
- 10:05 am: Trends reversed JD(U) at 122 and BJP at 99.
- 10:05 am: “ I congratulate people of Bihar, I think we will get close to 150 seats-Sharad Yadav, JD(U) on trends showing Mahagatbandhan leading ” - Sharad Yadav
- 9:53 am : Tej Pratap Yadav from Mahua Trailing
- 9:40am: Jitan Ram Manjhi trailing in Makhdumpur
- 9:26 am: Tejaswi Prasad Yadav trailing from Raghopur seat.
- 9:20 am: Prem Kumar of BJP is leading from Gaya Town
- 9:00 am: Arjit Shashwat Choubey of BJP is leading from Bhagalpur
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30 Oct: BJP moves Election Commission, accuses grand alliance of trying to polarise voters--BJP on Friday moved the Election Commission against the grand alliance alleging that its leaders were trying to polarise voters of Bihar on communal lines and urged the poll body to take “stringent action” against them.
30 Oct: Mamata Banerjee urges Bihar to re-elect Nitish Kumar- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday endorsed Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar’s candidature for the assembly elections in Bihar. Via a tweet, Banerjee urged the people of the state to vote for Kumar “for the greater need of the country and development of the state”.
26 Oct: Bihar Assembly elections: Narendra Modi says second ‘Green Revolution’ will come from Bihar - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed yet another election rally for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections in Buxar. But this time Modi specified the agenda of Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, saying that the second ‘Green revolution’ will kick start from the farmlands of Bihar.
24 Oct: All star campaigners including Nitish Kumar, Lalu Yadav, Amit Shah resume campaigning after Durga pooja break. Nitish Kumar to address Half a dozen rally tomorrow. Narendra Modi to address 17 rallies in next 6 days.
21 Oct : Hema Malni Replies to RJD and Janata Parivar that people have to wait till 8th Nov when results come out as who would be the winner.
20 Oct: Development is mukhauta for BJP: Bihar CM Nitish: The development plank was a “mukhauta” (mask) for the BJP and its real agenda was communalism, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said.
09 Oct: CNN-IBN- Axis Bihar opinion pre Poll survey
09 Oct: Drones to Monitor Bihar Assembly Polls, Says Top Election Official - Drones will be used for the first time for surveillance in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls, according to a top election official.
"Helicopters have been used in the past for surveillance, but drones will be used this time, probably for the first time," R Lakshmanan, Bihar's Additional Chief Electoral Officer. He declined to give operational details about the drone usage.
09 Oct: PM Narendra Modi Addresses Rally in Munger, Bihar: Highlights
05 Oct: Lalu Prasad's Son Tejaswi Files Nomination for Bihar Elections - RJD chief Lalu Prasad's younger son Tejaswi Yadav filed his nomination papers for the upcoming Bihar state assembly polls from Raghopur constituency.
05 Oct: BJP leadership for Vellappally as NDA’s CM candidate - BJP’s national leadership wants SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan to lead its coalition in elections to the Kerala legislative Assembly next year.BJP’s plan to go to the polls with Natesan as the chief minister candidate has been conveyed to the SNDP Yogam top brass.
25 Sep: Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on reservation were misinterpreted: Nitin Gadkari
24 Sep: Caste still matters in Bihar, reveals JDU-RJD-Congress candidates' list
24 Sep: Advani, Joshi figure in BJP’s list of star campaigners for Bihar polls
24 Sep: ABP News & Hindustan host programs to follow Bihar elections
24 Sep:Congress gives 40% seats to upper caste people in Bihar
23 Sep: Bihar Assembly elections: Nomination for second phase begins - In the second phase, elections will be held in 32 of the 243 assembly constituencies.The last date for filing nominations for the second phase is September 28. While the scrutiny of papers will be held on September 29, candidates can withdraw their nominations till October 1.
22 Sep: BJP's Win in Bihar Could Lift Sensex to New Highs: Edelweiss Securities
22 Sep: Bihar Polls 2015: JDU, RJD and Congress to announce first list of candidates today
22 Sep: Bihar polls: Congress finalises 15 names; first list to be out soon - Congress has finalised candidates for around 15 of the 41 Assembly seats it is contesting in Bihar after a meeting of the Central Election Committee chaired by party chief Sonia Gandhi.
22 Sep: BJP's Bihar plan: Woo Yadavs, drop MLAs facing anti-incumbency - The BJP has fielded about two dozen candidates from the politically-crucial Yadav community considered supporters of rival Lalu Prasad’s RJD and dropped nearly a fourth of its legislators for the Bihar assembly polls kicking off next month.
19 SEP: Bihar Polls: BJP's internal survey says NDA to get majority
19 SEP: As Rahul Lands for Solo Rally in Bihar, Nitish Receives Him at Airport
19 SEP: Bihar Polls: Zee News Bihar Opinion Poll
18 Sep: Now seat sharing trouble in JDU-RJD-Congress alliance, Nitish facing a tough time, Lalu warns leaders not to protest
18 Sep: In Bihar’s Naxal pocket, why Muslims are searching for BJP as an option
18 Sep: Bihar Polls: Date of Scrutiny for 5th Phase Changed
18 Sep: RSS has its say in BJP's first list for Bihar elections
18 Sep: LJP releases first candidate List for Bihar
18 Sep: Samajwadi Party forms ‘third front’
17 Sep: Bihar Assembly Elections 2015: Top 7 BJP chief minister aspirants for the top job
17 Sep: Bihar polls: Setback for NDA as LJP MP quits party post; two BJP MLAs meet Nitish
17 Sep: Election Commission set to say no to ban on Mann ki Baat
17 sep: Bihar Polls: PM’s Election Campaign Schedule
17 sep: Bihar polls: BJP may announce second list of candidates on September 19
16 Sep: Congress Asked For Ban On Mann Ki Baat Till Bihar Election
16 sep: Bihar Polls: 60% Candidates On BJP's First List Of 43 Are From Backward Castes, But No Muslims
15 Sep: LJP's Chirag Paswan doesn't want Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha in Jamui
15 Sep: Bihar elections: Shiv Sena might challenge for 150 seats
15 Sep: BJP`s central election committee to meet today, candidates for Bihar polls may be announced
14 sep: Rahul Gandhi to address 10 rallies across Bihar
14 Sep: BJP finalises seat sharing for Bihar polls
14 Sep: Bihar polls: NDA fails to reach consensus on seats
14 sep: NDA seat-sharing woes in Bihar continue, Manjhi demands more
14 Sep: Congress forms election, manifesto committees for Bihar polls
14 Sep: BJP's strategy puts NDA allies like LJP, RLSP, HAM in a dilemma over seat sharing BJP may give more seats to Manjhi in Bihar
14 Sep: Bihar Polls:SP and NCP unites, Tariq Anwar will be CM candidate
14 Sep: BJP may give more seats to Manjhi in Bihar
14 Sep: AIMIM’s decision to contest Bihar polls will help BJP, says Congress
12 Sep: Red alert over black money: Election Commission identifies 62 vulnerable constituencies in Bihar
12 Sep: Bihar polls: After SP, BSP to contest all seats independently
12 Sep: Bihar Polls: Ljp will get 41 seats,RSLP 25,HAM 15 in NDA seat sharing
10 Sep: Bihar: Thanks to Lalu Prasad Yadav, the BJP-led NDA may sweep elections
10 Sep: IndiaTV - C Voter live Bihar opinion Poll 2015
09 Sep: Bihar Election Schedule 2015
10 Sep: BJP will emerge pre-eminent force in Bihar, Yogendra Yadav says
08 Sep: Mulayam questions Bihar's 'secular' alliance, says SP always opposed BJP
08 Sep: Bihar poll schedule to be announced today: Will the bihar voters think differently this time
08 Sep: Bihar Assembly Election : Samajwadi Party shuts the door on grand alliance
08 Sep : Bihar polls may be held in 5-7 phases, date announcement soon
08 Sep : Bihar polls 2015: Will decide whether to project CM candidate or not, says Rajnath Singh
08 Sep : Bihar polls will be won hands down: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy
07 Sep: BJP ally Kushwaha says no tussle in NDA over seat sharing
07 Sep: Rahul Gandhi's elevation as Congress chief likely to be delayed: Report
07 Sep: EC likely to announce Bihar Assembly election dates today
04 Sep: Ahead of Bihar election, Amit Shah issues call-to-arms to BJP's PR machinery
04 Sep: Bihar elections: BJP targets contesting on 160 seats to get majority
03 Sep: Bihar Elections 2015: Former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi asks for 13 seats
03 Sep: SP breaks out from janata parivar, will contest Bihar polls alone
02 Sep: Bihar Election 2015: EC likely to announce poll dates this week
02 Sep: AIMIM is likely to contest 24 seats in Bihar and will choose seats with more Muslim voters.
01 Sep: BJP likely to contest on 160 /243 Seats. BJP sets target of winning 165 seats for NDA in Bihar.
01 Sep: Bihar: 3 senior leaders of RJD-JDU alliance join BJP
01 Sep: PM Modi to address Parivartan Rally today at Bhagalpur. (4th Rally) Click here for live coverage.
30 Aug: JD(U), RJD, INC Swabhiman Rally, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Nitish Kumar, Sonia Gandhi Speech
29 Aug: SP gets 5 Seats to contest in Bihar Assembly Elections 2015 in Janata Parivar
28 Aug: NDA seat-sharing deal with allies to be expected by Sep 1st week
28 Aug: Women to get 35 % of govt jobs, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
28 Aug: Poll-bound Bihar gets Rs 600-crore tourism development package
27 Aug: BJP looks for caste fillip for Bihar polls as Modi magic fades
27 Aug: Bihar polls: Nitish, Lalu, Cong flayed at Muslim ‘bedari’ meet
27 Aug: Ahead of Bihar polls, Nitish, Kejriwal to share dias on Thursday
27 Aug: JD-U slams govt for releasing census data on religion - JD-U today slammed the BJP government for releasing the census data on population of religious communities instead of caste data alleging it was an attempt to create "religious polarisation" ahead of Bihar polls.
26 Aug: Manjhi Resigns from JD-U, Bihar Assembly; Gears up for Election -
26 Aug: BJP will contest at least 170 seats in Bihar
26 Aug: Poll-bound Bihar, timing of religion census data triggers buzz
25 Aug: Bihar Assembly polls: Janata Parivar, Congress build coordination ahead of polls
25 Aug: No action against Shatrughan Sinha before Bihar election
25 Aug: Paswan, other BJP allies miffed over delay in finalising seats
24 Aug: Bihar Assembly polls: Lalu to declare seats for Samajawadi Party tomorrow
24 Aug: More Nitish, Lalu MLAs likely to join BJP ahead of Bihar polls -
About two dozen sitting MLAs are likely to quit the Janata Dal (United) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and some of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) constituents ahead of the October-November election in Bihar.
Four sitting JD(U) legislators, who rebelled against Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, had joined the BJP on Wednesday. They include Dinesh Kushwaha, a former minister, and Gyanendra Singh Gyanu, a onetime right-hand man of the Bihar CM.
21 Aug: JD(U), RJD and INC to draw common campaign plans for Bihar
21 Aug: Lalu Yadav's son Tej Pratap declared RJD candidate from Mahua Constituency. Bihar polls: Lalu Prasad’s son-in-law Chiranjeev Rao to coordinate with RJD and Congress
20 Aug: Bihar: Four JD-U legislators join BJP - Four rebel JD-U legislators -- Gayanendra Singh Gayanu, Rajeshwar Raj, Dinesh Kushwaha and Suresh Chanchal -- have joined the BJP," party leader Sanjay Mayunkh said.
19 Aug: If Bihar isn’t BIMARU state, why seek spl help, asks PM
19 Aug: Lalu Prasad Denounces PM Modi's Rs. 1.25 Lakh Crore Bihar Package
18 Aug: Special assistance is 'OUR RIGHT' not a favour : Nitish kumar
18 Aug: BJP eyes gains as Asaduddin Owaisi and Pappu Yadav give jitters to JDU-RJD in Bihar's Seemanchal
18 Aug: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today inaugurate highway projects involving investment of Rs 6,200 crore in the poll-bound state of Bihar.
18 Aug: NCP to decide on staying in secular alliance: Nitish Kumar
18 Aug: PM Narendra Modi announced Rs 1.25 lakh cr special package for Bihar
18 Aug: PM Narendra Modi in Arrah, District Bhojpur,Bihar
17 Aug: Bihar Assembly Elections 2015: ''Disappointed'' RJD says seat-sharing announcement made in hurry - Asserting that the grand alliance announced the sharing of seats for the Bihar Assembly polls in a hurry, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Sunday said that it should have got more seats in its kitty since JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar was declared the chief ministerial candidate.
14 Aug: AAP government to felicitate Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in Delhi - ccording to a senior Delhi government official, the Department of Art, Culture and Languages will organise a programme in which Nitish Kumar is expected to participate. Coming on the heels of the recent meeting of the two chief ministers, this development is being seen as an indication of growing understanding between the two leaders to work together to prevent the BJP from winning the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.
14 Aug:How the JD(U)-RJD-Congress plans to counter BJP's Mission 182 in Bihar.
14 Aug: Non-BJP, non-Congress parties to support Lalu-Nitish alliance in Bihar election
To counter BJP, non-Congress and non-BJP parties have decided to support the Lalu Prasad Yadav-Nitish Kumar alliance in coming Bihar legislative polls.Keeping the upcoming Bihar assembly polls in view, it was concluded in meeting that it was need of the hour to strengthen the RJD-JD(U) alliance to defeat BJP and its allies.
13 Aug: NCP Pulls Out of Anti-BJP Alliance For Bihar Polls may contest alone
13 Aug: NDA will not win more than 30 seats, Lalu claims
Addressing a joint press conference with Lalu and Congress' senior leader CP Joshi at the CM residence, Nitish said, There was no vacancy for them (BJP) in Bihar while the RJD president claimed the NDA would be able to win even 30 seats, out of total 243 seats in Bihar assembly.
"If BJP along with 'masaum vaigyanik' (read LJP leader Ramvilas Paswan) wins 30 seats I think they will be lucky," Lalu said when asked to react on the BJP's target of winning 185 seats in the forthcoming assembly polls.
12 Aug: Bihar election: Anti-BJP alliance announce seat pact; JD(U) - 100, RJD - 100, Congress - 40
11 Aug: Najma Heptulla launches ‘Nai Manzil’ scheme in poll-bound Bihar
08 Aug: Bihar Assembly elections, CEC Nasim Zaidi meets representatives of political parties in Bihar:
06 Aug: Want to contest panchayat polls in Bihar? First, install a toilet at your home
06 Aug: 36 seats in Bihar to have EVMs with paper trail facility
Thirty-six constituencies in Bihar will have EVMs armed with the voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) during the forthcoming Assembly polls in Bihar.
05 Aug: Bihar Assembly polls 2015, EC conducts workshop on black money observation, Bihar polls 2015
04 Aug: Shatrughan Sinha’s wife likely to stand against BJP in Bihar
Speculation is rife that BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha is seeking a ticket for his wife, Ms Poonam Sinha, from the JD(U) for the Bihar Assembly election. According to party sources, the subject was widely discussed during Mr Sinha’s meetings with Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in Patna.
04 Aug: Bihar poll strategy: BJP choose 3 RSS commanders
04 Aug: Won't contest Bihar elections: Nitish Kumar
30 JULY: Eye on polls, Nitish to connect with migrants "Bihar Samman Sammelan" at various places.
Bihar polls: Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustan Awami Morcha recognised by EC
29 JULY: PM Modi to hold 3 rallies in poll-bound Bihar next month
29 JULY:Top poll official to visit Bihar on August 7
Chief Election Commissioner Naseem Zaidi, along with his team, will visit Bihar on August 7 to review preparations for the upcoming assembly polls, an official said here on Wednesdsay.
28 JULY: Manjhi opts out of Bihar CM race - 'Hum Vachan Haar Chuke Hain aur CM pad ke dawedar nahin hain'
28 JULY: Janata Parivar, Congress delegation takes the issue of distribution of sarees, dress material by BJP to EC
28 JULY: Lalu Prasad held during Bihar bandh, rail, road traffic hit
RJD chief Lalu Prasad was arrested here on Monday while demonstrating during the day-long Bihar bandh called to highlight and protest against the central government's failure to make public the caste-based census.
27 JULY:Nitish Kumar-Lalu Prasad alliance has an edge over the BJP: Survey
24 JULY: Narendra Modi in Bihar – Can Nitish handle it ?
PM Modi’s one day visit is scheduled for the 25th July, and will include his inauguration of IIT Patna campus. launch of 160 ‘raths’, the second part is being worked on, and the third being the actual election campaign
24 JULY: After Poison Jibe, Nitish Kumar Meets Lalu Prasad to Clear the Air - BIHAR: Two days after a tweet that referred to poison was seen as an attack on his ally Lalu Prasad, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tried to clear the air.
24 JULY: Bihar Election: Nitish's bicycle to counter BJP chariots in assembly election campaign - JD(U) has decided to roll out bicycles for canvassing in the Bihar Assembly elections scheduled for later this year. The decision comes after BJP announced that it will use hi-tech 'raths' (chariot) and RJD chief Lalu Prasad decided to use TumTum (horse-cart) as their vehicles for campaigning.
23 JULY: Babulal Marandi to campaign for Nitish Kumar in Bihar polls - Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) president Babulal Marandi today said he will campaign for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the state Assembly elections due later this year.
23 JULY: Tough to predict Bihar Assembly Elections with changing alliances - The two main regional parties Janata Dal (United) and Rashtriya Janata Dal, which have contested several elections against each other over the last few decades, have formed an alliance this time. The BJP, which had been a junior partner till the last assembly election, is now leading an alliance of its own, and will be contesting the highest number of seats among all major parties. Ram Vilas Paswan has also changed sides between the two assembly elections, all of which pose challenges for poll predictions.
22 JULY:Ahead of Bihar Polls, PM Modi to Release Vision 2050 for Indian Agriculture on July 25
22 JULY: PM Narendra Modi to announce package for Bihar on Saturday: Sushil Modi - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce a package and set an agenda for development of Bihar during his visit to the state on Saturday,
21 July :Jitan Ram Manjhi gets Z-plus security: Bihar Polls
21 July : Over 25% Assembly Seats in Bihar 'Black Money Sensitive': EC - Over 25 per cent of Bihar's 243 Assembly constituencies have been declared as "sensitive" by the Election Commission with regards to election expenditure and black money related incidents.
20 July: Elections under the Constitution can be held anytime six months before the due date. - The Bihar polls will be followed by a round of assembly elections in various states including Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala and Assam. The Commission would be using voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) in 36 of the 243 assembly constituencies but the number could increase. VVPAT is a method of providing feedback to voters using a ballotless voting system. An EVM will have a small attachment to it which after pressing the button for a desired candidate, will print that name on a paper. It will be stored inside the machine and can be used in case of any controversy over the final result.
16 July 2015: Nitish Kumar’s publicity campaign manager trying to influence DMs, says Sushil Modi- Sushil Kumar Modi dared CM Nitish Kumar to tell the 'full truth' behind the party’s publicity campaign led by Prashant Kishore.
16 July 2015: BJP to kick off Bihar election campaign on Thursday campaign that is expected to feature political heavyweights (including PM Modi), actors, and half a dozen songs
16 July 2015: Election Commission team in Patna to assess Bihar poll preparations - A high-level Election Commission (EC) team arrived here on a two-day visit and interacted with senior administration officials to take stock of the preparations for the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls.
16 July 2015: Bihar polls: Women cannot be dismissed as a political demographic; outvoted men in 2010-Women as a political demographic have often been dismissed as an appendage of their men, with commonly held wisdom saying that where their men vote, women do too.
15 July 2015 : Delhi should get full statehood: Nitish Kumar - Bihar CM Nitish Kumar supported the AAP government's demand
15 July 2015 : RJD calls Bihar shutdown on July 27 over caste census -
15 July 2015 : BJP to use 160 GPS-monitored raths ahead of Bihar polls - BJP patriarch LK Advani's Rath Yatra may have been stopped by Lalu Yadav in October 1990 at Samastipur, but this time the BJP is all set to roll out 160 high-tech GPS-monitored raths to spread the message of change.
15 July 2015 : Kejriwal to share stage with Nitish ahead of Bihar polls
14 July 2015 : Mandal politics makes a comeback before Bihar poll - RJD-JD(U) combo appears to be alert that BJP may play the same card to mobilize OBC votes in the assembly polls.
14 July 2015 : Nitish in Delhi, informal talks with Cong on seat sharing -The 'grand alliance' of JD (U), RJD and Congress has to decide sharing 243 seats of Bihar assembly.
14 July 2015 :With no word on NDA’s CM candidate, BJP uses Lalu Prasad to target incumbent Nitish Kumar - BJP spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain said Kumar and Prasad have differences but reluctantly joined hands to meet the formidable challenge posed by the NDA.
14 July 2015 :Paswan, Manjhi should be considered BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha -Considering vast experience of Union minister Ramvilas Paswan and former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi,
14 July 2015 : Bihar and UP assembly polls could see the rise of new mini-Jinnahs
13 July 2015: Bihar MLC election result not in favour of anyone: Shatrughan Sinha
13 July 2015: Bihar polls: Wake-up call for Janata alliance
13 July 2015: BJP set to focus on ground zero to win in Bihar polls; chalks out campaign plan down to block, panchayat levels - Booth jeetenge to chunav jeetenge (winning booths will win polls) launched by Narendra Modi
13 July 2015: Poll candidates can’t take donation, loan of over Rs 20,000 in cash, EC says
13 July 2015: Bihar polls: Open to options if NDA offer not respectable: Jitan Ram Manjhi -Manjhi sought a “respectable” offer from the BJP in terms of seat sharing for the upcoming assembly polls he could enter an alliance with rebel RJD MLA Pappu Yadav’s Jan Adhikar Party.
13 July 2015: Muslim candidates' defeat in Bihar dents JD(U)-RJD's image
Defeat of three of the four Muslim candidates of the so-called secular alliance in the Bihar legislative council elections, while being a major loss of face for Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and RJD boss Lalu
13 July 2015: JD(U)-RJD to work hard for upcoming Bihar polls: KC Tyagi -After BJP's victory in the recent legislative council election in Bihar, senior leader KC Tyagi said that the JD(U)-RJD alliance will have Assembly polls in the state.
13 July 2015: Bihar Election: Don't take Lalu-Nitish alliance lightly: Shatrughan,Bihar Assembly Election,Bihar Political News updates
13 July 2015: Bihar Elections are Also a Battle of Political Symbolisms -In Bihar, where Nitish symbolizes development, Lalu Yadav is known for effective communication in native language and style with the masses.Language, symbols, phrases and slogans always have been playing vital role in Indian politics. Before the 1990s, poverty and struggle against poverty have been the most important and effective symbols of Indian polity. Slogans like “elimination of poverty” consequentially emerged from this. In the ‘90s “social justice” emerged as a very effective political symbol.
13 July 2015: JD-U, RJD in shock after NDA win in Bihar, Bihar Assembly election, bihar political news, bihar poll
13 July 2015: BSP names 49 candidates for Bihar polls
BSP declared its first list of 49 candidates for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.
13 July 2015: Lalu Prasad to pen book on Mandal movement
"I have decided to write a book on the movement to ensure social justice in the country," Lalu said at a function here at the RJD office here while pointing out that 'Mandal politics' had a long history.
12 July 2015:JD-U legislator arrested in Bihar, sent to jail - Sunil Pandey, a legislator of JD(U),
11 July 2015: BJP gave first OBC prime minister: Shah - OBC PM (Narendra Modi)
11 July 2015: Jailed gangster Ritlal Yadav wins Bihar election against JD-U and BJP rivals - Ritlal Yadav, who was appointed general secretary of the RJD during the Lok Sabha polls last year, won as an independent
10 July 2015: Bihar polls: All 15 sitting MLAs who rebelled against JD(U) should get tickets, Jitan Ram Manjhi
10 July 2015: JD-U, BJP win two seats each in legislative council polls
Patna, (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and the opposition BJP have won two seats each on Friday as counting of votes cast for the biennial elections to 24 legislative council seats was underway, officials said. Read More..>>
7 July 2015: Pappu Yadav to join NDA - launched his own political party,Jan Kranti Adhikar Party to join the NDA
7 July 2015: NRIs to vote in Bihar Elections
Bihar elections are approaching and it could turn out to be a turning point in the election history of India. If reports are to be believed, Election Commission of India is working out on making NRIs cast their votes in Bihar Elections.Voting’s would take place semi-electronically.
New- Polling for 24 seats of Bihar Legislative Council to begin
6 July 2015: Much at stake for NDA, Janata Pariwar in Legislative Council poll for Gaya seat
There is much at stake for both the NDA and extended Janata Pariwar (Congress included) in the Bihar Legislative Council poll for the Gaya local body seat to be held on Tuesday.
6 July 2015: RJD to protest withholding caste Census data: Lalu- "Centre should make the caste census public instead of withholding the data on numerical strength of different castes," Lalu Prasad said while addressing his party workers here to celebrate 19th anniversary of the RJD.
6 July 2015: Left to jointly contest Bihar elections - CPI-M, (CPI), Forward Bloc, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-Liberation and Socialist Unity Centre of India-Communist (SUCI-C).
6 July 2015: Bihar elections: RJD chief Lalu Prasad's son Tej Pratap declares himself a candidate
Though Lalu prefer to skip making any comment on his son's announcement, the message from the RJD is loud and clear that Tej Pratap would be Congress and JD-U backed RJD candidate from Mahua constituency in Vaishali district.
6 July 2015: Seat sharing to be a tough task for both alliances in Bihar
Battle lines may have been drawn in Bihar, but seat sharing in the rival alliances led by BJP and JD(U) for the upcoming crucial assembly election is likely to be quite a challenge with the constituents all set to strike a hard bargain.
4 July 2015: Bihar wins national award for commendable work in Health
4 July 2015: BJP creates OBC morcha ahead of Bihar election
3 July 2015: BJP questions JD(U)'s source of funds for poll campaign
3 July 2015: Bihar polls: JD(U) launches campaign song
The song was made public by state JD(U) president Vashistha Narayan Singh amid much fanfare simultaneously with the launch of 'Har ghar dastak' campaign of the party.
3 July 2015: Bihar polls: Nitish Kumar imitates Narendra Modi’s 2014 LS campaign strategy
3 July 2015: Narendra Modi to launch campaign in Muzaffarpur for Bihar polls
3 July 2015: Jamshedpur EVMs for Bihar assembly election
3 July 2015: Bihar polls: CM Nitish begins ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ campaign to reach out to 1 crore families
1 July 2015: Bihar cabinet decisions: 50% quota in govt contract approved
Including 50% reservation to scheduled castes/tribes, backward and economically backward castes and backward caste women in all government contracts up to Rs15 lakh. Cabinet secretariat department's principal secretary Shishir Sinha said people belonging to SCs would get 16%, STs 1%, EBCs 18%, BCs 12% and BC women 3% in the 50% quota in contracts.
1 July 2015: Shahid Afridi to campaign for JD(U) as “young Sharad Yadav” for garnering votes from the elderly
29-Jun-15: Bihar polls: Gunning for the lotus eaters
The BJP's game plan in Bihar is simple: put the spotlight on contradictions in the Nitish Kumar-Lalu Prasad alliance and keep voters from each camp guessing
29-Jun-15: BJP to fight Bihar polls on ‘good governance, development’
Upcoming election in Bihar will not be contested in the name of cast or religion. BJP will win the elections on the basis of good governance and development, he told reporters.
29-Jun-15: JVM not to contest Bihar polls, but will support Nitish
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) president Babulal Marandi today said his party will not contest the Assembly polls in Bihar, due later this year, but shall support Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
29-Jun-15: CPI national council to discuss Bihar polls
27-Jun-15: Nitish, Lalu have no moral right to claim JP legacy: BJP
PATNA: The BJP on Friday said CM Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad has "no moral right" to claim their association with Jayaprakash Narayan (JP) because they have forged poll alliance with the Congress.
27-Jun-15: 'Rule of law' will prevail till I am Chief Minister: Nitish Kumar
"Law is functioning on its own ... my government will neither shield any law-breaker nor implicate anybody in any false case," Kumar told reporters after a meeting of the state cabinet."The government does not work under anybody's pressure. Law is equal for everybody," Kumar said.
26-Jun-15: HAM chief Manjhi vows to work for poor
“My aim is clear, I don’t want to get indulged into the caste-based politics. Me and my party will work for the upliftment of the poor masses nationally.”
26-Jun-15: NDA fields Ranjit “Don” in Legislative Council polls
Ranjit Singh alias Ranjit Don is contesting the Council election as a Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) candidate from the Bihar Sharif seat in Nalanda. His nomination has become the talk of the town as he is alleged to be the kingpin of all big examination paper leaks, including CAT, AIIMS and CBSE medical entrance tests.
26-Jun-15: Minority Welfare Schemes of the Bihar Govt.
To get the politically and socially favor of these minority groups, Bihar government has announced various minority welfare schemes. In India, Bihar is the first state to have an independent minority welfare directorate, which is under the home department.
25-Jun-15: Cabinet nod for JP memorial in Bihar - The government on Wednesday decided to set up a national memorial at the birthplace of social activist Jai Prakash Narayan at his birthplace in Bihar.
25-Jun-15: Photo Ballot Paper in Bihar Polls First - For the first time in Independent India, photo ballot paper will be used in an election.The use of photo ballot paper is expected to minimise the confusion that could arise in the minds of the electors when candidates with same or similar names contest from the same constituency at the time of voting.
25-Jun-15: Congress sceptical of Lalu accepting Nitish's primacy
25-Jun-15: Bihar: BJP’s Mission 185 under threat as allies fight over seat sharing - RLSP suggested BJP should contest on 102 seat, 74 seats for LJP whereas the remaining 67 seats should go to his party. He even suggested that all the three partners should spare seats in a proportionate way in case Jitan Ram Manjhi becomes parts of the NDA.
25-Jun-15: Lalu Prasad to bank on ‘tamtam’ for election campaign
RJD President Lalu Prasad has decided his party will bank on ‘tamtam’ (tonga, or light horse-drawn carriage) to counter its main rival BJP in the coming Bihar Assembly elections. ”The showy BJP will move in big vehicles on four-lane highways. We will movie on ‘tamtam’ on civil lane. These tamtams will carry our message to every village in the state and help throw down BJP on the ground,” Prasad said.
25-Jun-15: ‘Jungle raj’ can never return till I am there: Nitish Kumar
24-Jun-15: Sadhu Yadav claims Jijaji Lalu Prasad Yadav's Legacy
24-Jun-15: NDA alliance RLSP wants quick call on CM candidate for Bihar
With his party pitching him as NDA's chief ministerial candidate in Bihar, RLSP chief and Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha today said delay by BJP in deciding on the issue was "harming" the alliance as RJD-JD(U) combine has kicked off campaign under Nitish Kumar.
24-Jun-15: The Chief Ministerial Dilemma of the BJP Bihar Unit
Posturing, lobbying or eventually infighting for the Chief Ministerial position within the BJP preceding the Fall Assembly election (2015) in Bihar does not bode well for the party.
23-Jun-15: Govt will go all out to support Bihar in a big way: Jaitley- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Tuesday said the government is likely to announce projects and schemes in a few weeks time to assist the resource-rich state.
23-Jun-15: BJP's C P Thakur ready to be Bihar CM candidate
In a move likely to put the BJP in a dilemma, senior party leader and former union minister C P Thakur on Monday said he was ready to be chief ministerial candidate in the run-up to the Bihar assembly elections. "I am ready to take the responsibility of the chief minister's post if the BJP projects me," the BJP's Rajya Sabha member said. Read More...>>
22-Jun-15: BJP to contest Assembly elections without nominating CM candidate
"BJP is leading the NDA ends in Bihar. We will go to elections without declaring our chief ministerial candidate. After the elections are over, the party will decide who it should be nominated. So any declarations now or any announcements have no validity from the NDA front," said BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao.
22-Jun-15: NDA has better election faces than Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad: LJP
Targeted by JD(U)-RJD alliance for not having declared its chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Bihar polls so far, Lok Janshankti Party today said the NDA has "better and more capable election faces" than Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad.
22-Jun-15: Bihar Election: LJP to oppose five HAM candidates, Bihar assembly election, bihar political News, bihar election
22-Jun-15: Bihar polls 2015: AAP not contesting Assembly elections, but will campaign against BJP
"We have already made it clear that we are not contesting the Bihar polls, but we will certainly campaign against the BJP and tell people how the Narendra Modi government is not allowing us to work and creating impediments in the functioning of the Delhi government," said a senior AAP leader.
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22-Jun-15: Amit Shah, Union Ministers Visits to Bihar Violate Model Code of Cunduct: JD(U) to Election Commission
JD(U) on Saturday objected to visits of BJP chief Amit Shah and central ministers to Bihar for yoga day events today and urged Election Commission to stop them, saying this was in violation of Model Code of Conduct put in force due to Legislative Council elections.
22-Jun-15: JVM-P to support Bihar alliance against BJP
Babulal Marandi-led Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) will support the JD(U)-RJD alliance in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, a senior leader of the party said on Saturday.
22-Jun-15: EC stays Nitish's 'Badh Chala Bihar' campaign
"SEC has put a stay on 'Badh Chala Bihar' campaign till July 10 as the legislative council elections for 24 seats will be held July 7," officials said.
22-Jun-15: Case filed against BJP MP Ashwani Kumar Choubey for calling Sonia, Rahul names
20-Jun-15: Bihar Polls: LJP fields Ranjit Don in Bihar Legislative Council polls,Bihar council poll, Bihar legislative council election
20-Jun-15: Lalu-Nitish alliance not formidable in Bihar polls: Ram Vilas Paswan
19-June-15: After Lalit Modi, opposition takes on BJP on Advani's Emergency remarks
19-June-15: Eye on Bihar, Modi tries to win over Muslims
In June,PM Modi paid his first visit to a country with a Muslim majority; back in India, he met a delegation of 30 Muslim “leaders”, interacted with envoys from Muslim countries, and in another first, tweeted in Urdu on Thursday to greet the community for Ramzan. All these in 18 days.
Joining the dots, particularly his adoption of Muslim sartorial styles, sceptics see an effort to build bridges with the community before the crucial Assembly elections in Bihar this year and in the spring of 2016 when Assam, West Bengal and Kerala go to the polls. All four States have a sizeable Muslim population: Bihar (16.5 per cent), West Bengal (25.2), Kerala (24.7) and Assam (30.9).
19-June-15: Bihar Election: Manjhi says Bihar's poor 'will avenge his humiliation' in next polls
19-June-15: Nitish Kumar agrees with Advani's fear on Emergency
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said he agreed with senior BJP leader L.K. Advani who expressed fear over return of Emergency in the country by saying that "forces that can crush democracy have become stronger".
19-June-15: Nitish violated poll code of conduct: Bihar BJP leader
19-June-15: BJP to contest 160 seats in Bihar Assembly polls
In the battle for Bihar, the BJP is likely to contest 160 out of total 243 seats leaving the rest for alliance partners like Jitan Ram Manjhi, Ram Vilas Paswan and Upendra Kushwaha.
18-June-15: OROP protest continues, rallies planned in poll-bound states
"We will go to Patna, and all other poll-bound states and scale up the agitation," he said. Singh said reports that the government was planning to implement OROP ahead of Bihar elections made one wonder if it was aimed at getting votes.
18-June-15: I will join active politics again: Lalu Prasad
18-June-15: Sadhu Yadav floats party for clean governance
Latest to jump on the poll bandwagon is former Lok Sabha MP Sadhu Yadav, better known as the estranged brother-in-law of Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad.
17-June-15: No CM candidate in Bihar: Ananth Kumar
17-June-15: Manjhi to contest Bihar assembly polls, says party
"Manjhi will contest upcoming assembly polls. The party will decide about his seat," HAM's state president Shakuni Choudhary announced here.
17-June-15: NRIs to be allowed to Vote for first time in Bihar Polls : Election Commission
17-June-15: First-time voters may hold key to Bihar Assembly polls 24 lakh first time voters,
16-June-15: NRIs may cast e-votes in Bihar election - NRIs cast their votes semi-electronically from foreign shores,
16-June-15: We are all prepared for the Bihar elections: Dharmendra Pradhan - The Bihar is all set to hold elections and political parties are busy wooing the voters, where the BJP is confident to make its mark in the upcoming election.
16-June-15: Narendra Modi to be BJP's face in Bihar polls - BJP will fight upcoming Assembly Elections in Bihar in the name of PM Narendra Modi, Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Anant Kumar announced .
16-June-15: BJP Using Manjhi for Dalit Votes,Says BR Ambedkar's Grandson -
15-June-15: BJP banking on Yadavs and dalits in Bihar battle - BJP has finalised a strategy to bank on the Yadav and Dalit votes in Bihar to derail Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s applecart of winning the upcoming Assembly elections in October on the strength of Yadavs, Muslims and Kurmis, who collectively constitute 35 per cent of population.
15-June-15: Manjhi demands 74 seats for Bihar assembly from BJP
14-June-15: Amit Shah, Paswan hold discussions on Bihar polls- Sources said the LJP is keen to fight on 50 seats out the total 243 while the BJP is willing to give 35-40 seats, but Paswan, in response to a query, no fight over seat sharing.
14-June-15: BJP gets ready to take on Nitish-Lalu alliance in Bihar
14-June-15: Shatrughan for a BJP face in Bihar polls
13-June-15: Manjhi announces to fight Bihar Assembly poll with NDA.Mr Manjhi was demanding 50 seats where as the BJP wanted to accommodate him with 25 to 30 seats.
13-June-15: Senior leader Ananth Kumar made BJP's Bihar election in-charge
"President Amit Shah has appointed Ananth Kumar as election in-charge of Bihar and Dharmendra Pradhan as co-in-charge,"
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12-June-15: Bihar elections: Jitan Ram Manjhi heads to Delhi to seek 'handpump' symbol for Hindustani Awam Party
12-June-15: NCP may fight limited seats in Bihar: Pawar
12-Jun-15: BJP initiates talks with allies for Bihar polls with Upendra Kushwaha of RLSP RLSP president Upendra Kushwaha, union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the general secretary in-charge of Bihar, Bhupendra Yadav. We will fight Bihar elections together," said Kushwaha.
11-June -15: Ahead of election, Nitish opens 'war room'.
10-Jun-15: Lalu dares BJP to declare CM candidate in poll-bound Bihar- "We have declared Nitish Kumar as CM nominee of grand alliance, ask BJP whether it has nerve to announce its CM candidate," he said. "If BJP has guts, it should tell people who is its CM candidate,"
10-Jun-15: Bihar assembly election will ensure BJP’s Ghar wapsi, says Lalu Prasad
9-Jun-15: Bihar poll: BJP uncertain on naming CM candidate
9-Jun-15:Nitish Kumar is chief ministerial candidate for Bihar polls: Mulayam
9-Jun-15: JD(U) MLC Rajesh Ram joins Congress, to contest Council polls on Congress symbol
8-Jun-15: Bihar polls: Narendra Modi’s campaign team now plans Nitish’s election win
8-Jun-15: Bihar Election: JD-U, RJD to fight Bihar polls together
8-Jun-15: After JDU-RJD merger, Lalu to meet Sonia today over possible alliance for Bihar elections
7-Jun-15: Election Commission special teams in Bihar tomorrow to check electoral rolls
5-Jun-15: BJP braces for Bihar election battle with new slogan - "Jai Jai Bihar, BJP Sarkar" will be the Bihar slogan
5-Jun-15: Make Ramvilas Paswan a CM face in Bihar polls: Ramchandra
4-Jun-15: Lalu emissary meets Nitish after differences - RJD legislator Bhola Yadav and Raghuvansh Prasad Singh had earlier publicly opposed the projection of Nitish Kumar as the chief ministerial candidate of a RJD-JD-U alliance.
4-Jun-15: Left Parties Attempt to Unite before Bihar Elections - Satyanarayan Singh, slammed CM Nitish Kumar saying for land grabbing of farmers in Patna, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, and Begusarai without ever properly compensating them.
1-Jun-15: Left unity first priority, says Karat
1 Jun 15: Modi government trying to impose land bill on farmers: Nitish
30-May-15: BJP not to Announce CM Candidate's Name until after Elections
Central Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Minister Kalraj Mishra, at a press conference in Patna on Friday, said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was in no hurry to name the party's Chief Ministerial candidate.
28-May-15: Former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi meets PM Modi, discuss possible tie-up in poll-bound Bihar
28-May-15: Bihar too will benefit from Centre's inland waterways project: Gadkari
28-May-15: CM Nitish Kumar brings back Jitan Ram Manjhi's sops in Bihar - Decision will put burden of Rs 375 crore every year on the state exchequer which will benefit more than 60,000 policemen.
27-May-15: Gadkari announces Rs.50,000 crore for Bihar roads - Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday announced the provision of Rs.50,000 crore for development of roads in Bihar.
26-May-15: Doors open for new allies, Bihar polls very important: BJP President Amit Shah -
25-May-15: Jitan Ram Manjhi and Pappu Yadav may create saffron wave in Bihar
25-May-15: NDA will get maximum seats in Bihar polls, says Ram Vilas Paswan
25-May-15: Election Commission wants electoral rolls to be error free: CEC - Seeking to check multiple entries in electoral rolls and to make them error-free, the Election Commission has embarked on an ambitious project to link Aadhar numbers with voters' electoral
23-May-15: Bihar Congress urges high command to decide its stance for 2015 assembly polls
23 May 2015 - Bihar Election: Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad Yadav tie-up will be crucial in Bihar
22 May 2015 - AAP not to contest Bihar assembly election
22 May 2015 - EC seeks panel of 400 ‘clean’ IAS officers for Bihar Polls
Bihar Election 2015: Allies pose threat to BJP’s ‘Mission 185-plus’ in Bihar assembly polls.
19-May-15:Politics hots up in Bihar, Nitish and Lalu mull 100-100 seat sharing formula -
19-May-15: LJP stakes claim to 6 council seats - The elections to 24 legislative council seats from the local bodies are expected in July. "The state LJP chief would have meeting with the BJP on the matter after two days. The final picture would be clear thereafter," Paswan said.
19-May-15: Expelled RJD MP Pappu Yadav floats new party - Lok Sabha member Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, who was expelled by the RJD for six years for anti-party activities, on Sunday launched a new political outfit -- Jan Kranti Adhikar Morcha.
18-May-15: Bihar Assembly elections will be held sometime in September-October, 2015: CEC
12-May-15: Bihar polls will test the new Rahul Gandhi
11-May-15: Bihar Election: CPI (ML) to contest ten council seats
11-May-15: Janata Parivar merger not possible before Bihar elections: Samajwadi Party
10-May-15: Pappu Yadav expelled from RJD, may join hands with BJP
10-May-15: BJP tries to woo Rajput voters - The BJP today used the birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap to woo upper caste Rajputs in this election year.
5-May-15: Janata Parivar ‘deal’ for Bihar: RJD, JD(U) to contest 100 seats each
1-May-15 Today Bengal, tomorrow Bihar? PM Modi's electoral hopes have dimmed within a year
Delhi is gone, West Bengal is going. Bihar looks uncertain, Punjab could be next.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s juggernaut has come to a halt, Amit Shah’s invincible army is staring at a year of tough battles and, perhaps, a few humiliating losses. The ground beneath BJP has started moving. Read More...>>
BJP attempts to woo minorities before state elections
21-Apr-15 - JMM will contest Bihar assembly election: Hemant Soren - JMM would contest the assembly election in Bihar. Not yet finalised how many seats but certainly will contest.Last time won one seat in assembly poll. We will mostly field candidates in the districts adjoining Jharkhand such as Jamui.
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30 Oct: BJP moves Election Commission, accuses grand alliance of trying to polarise voters--BJP on Friday moved the Election Commission against the grand alliance alleging that its leaders were trying to polarise voters of Bihar on communal lines and urged the poll body to take “stringent action” against them.
30 Oct: Mamata Banerjee urges Bihar to re-elect Nitish Kumar- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday endorsed Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar’s candidature for the assembly elections in Bihar. Via a tweet, Banerjee urged the people of the state to vote for Kumar “for the greater need of the country and development of the state”.