Bihar Verdict Is BJP’s Collective Loss: Jaitley
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday, in an apparent bid to defend Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the BJP’s defeat in the assembly poll in Bihar, said the party…
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‘Congress Workers Want Rahul to Become Party President’
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) After the decisive victory of the Grand Alliance in Bihar, there is a general feeling among Congress workers that Rahul Gandhi should immediately take over as the party president, Congress…
Bihar Result Puts Shadow over Modi’s Wembley Diaspora Meet
London, Nov 9 (IANS) With the Bihar election result coming as a setback for the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public interaction with the Indian diaspora in Britain at Wembley Stadium, the internationally renowned sporting…
Mamata Congratulates Suu Kyi on Poll Victory
Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday congratulated Myanmar’s pro-democracy icon and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi for emerging victorious in her country’s general elections. Sukna: West…
Manji Blames RSS Chief, Amit Shah for Bihar Debacle
Patna, Nov 9 (IANS) Former chief minister and HAM president Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday blamed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and BJP president Amit Shah for the debacle of the BJP-led alliance in Bihar. “Bhagwat’s…
Bihar Mandate Is Against Modi: Lalu
Patna, Nov 9 (IANS) The mandate in Bihar is against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will impact national politics, RJD leader Lalu Prasad said on Monday. RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav. (File Photo: IANS) “The…
Bihar (Results) to Change Course of National Politics: Shiv Sena
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IANS) A day after the Bihar elections results, the Shiv Sena said on Monday the outcome “could change the course of national politics in the days ahead”. Openly “celebrating” its ally Bharatiya…
Setback for Kerala Minister K.M. Mani in Bar Scam
Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 9 (IANS) What could be a huge setback for State Finance Minister K.M. Mani who is at the centre of the bar scam case, the Kerala High Court on Monday upheld the Special…
There Must Be ‘Sabka Nyay’: Modi
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expanded his government’s ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ motto to include ‘Sabka Nyay’, assuring free legal aid for the vulnerable sections of the society. Prime…
Projecting Me as CM Could Have Made a Difference: Shatrughan
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha has said there could have been some difference in his party’s showing in the Bihar assembly polls had he been projected as its chief ministerial candidate….
Andhra, Telangana CMs Congratulate Nitish Kumar
Hyderabad, Nov 8 (IANS) The chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Sunday congratulated their Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar on his victory in the assembly elections. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu made…
Bihar Outcome Significant Nationally: Nitish
Patna, Nov 8 (IANS) The BJP combine’s defeat in Bihar is significant nationally, Chief Minister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar said on Sunday. “From the national perspective, the result is significant,” Nitish Kumar said in…
Today’s Chanakya Apologises for Getting Bihar Result Wrong
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Pollster Today’s Chanakya on Sunday issued an apology for getting wrong its forecast of the Bihar assembly elections result. “We sincerely apologise all our friends & well wishers for not…
Tweeple Troll BJP over Bihar Loss
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) After an astonishing win for the Grand Alliance in the Bihar assembly elections on Sunday, tweeple did not step back from trolling Bharatiya Janata Party over its humiliating loss. “The…
‘BJP’s Debacle Not a Referendum on Modi’
Patna, Nov 8 (IANS) Hours after the BJP lost miserably in the Bihar assembly polls on Sunday, the party’s senior leader in Bihar Azfar Shamshi here said the verdict was not a referendum on Prime…
It’s Personal Defeat of Modi: Owaisi
Hyderabad, Nov 8 (IANS) MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said the Bihar assembly elections result is a personal defeat of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi addresses a press conference regarding the…
We Respect People’s Mandate: Amit Shah
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Sunday said his party respects the people’s mandate in Bihar and congratulated Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for winning the assembly polls. (Photo by…
Bihar Results a Victory of Democracy: Shatrughan Sinha
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) As the BJP stared at a humiliating defeat in the Bihar assembly elections, senior party leader and veteran Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha on Sunday rubbed it in, saying the poll…
Modi Congratulates Nitish Kumar
New Delhi/Patna, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday telephoned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and congratulated him on the victory of his Grand Alliance in the assembly elections. Modi tweeted that he…
Nitish to Remain Bihar CM: Lalu
Patna, Nov 8 (IANS) Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar will remain the chief minister of Bihar, RJD leader Lalu Prasad said on Sunday after the Grand Alliance trounced the BJP in assembly elections. Addressing the…