Elections
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Lalu’s son Tej Pratap finishes 3rd in Mahua; LJP (RV) nominee winner
Patna: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s elder son and Janshakti Janta Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav was on Friday relegated to the third spot in Bihar’s Mahua seat, with LJP (RV) candidate Sanjay…
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Rajasthan: Congress’s Pramod Jain Bhaya wins Anta bypoll
Jaipur: Congress candidate Pramod Jain Bhaya won the Anta assembly bypoll in Rajasthan with 69,571 votes, defeating his nearest rival and BJP nominee Morpal Suman by a margin of 15,612 votes, according…
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J-K: BJP retains Nagrota seat as Devyani Rana wins with 24,647 votes
Jammu: The BJP retained the Nagrota assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir after its 30-year-old candidate Devyani Rana won with a lead of 24,647 votes, carrying forward the legacy of her late…
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‘Tiger abhi zinda hai’ poster seen near Nitish Kumar’s house as NDA leads
Patna: A striking poster featuring Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar standing beside a tiger, captioned boldly ‘tiger abhi zinda hai’ (tiger is alive), appeared outside his residence on Friday morning, just as…
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EC says gender turnout data released only at final count, defying RJD’s demand
New Delhi: Amid criticism of the Election Commission by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for “not disclosing” the male-female data of the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls, officials on Monday underlined…
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LJP claims SC man murdered by RJD for voting against them
Patna: The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) on Monday accused RJD supporters of murdering a scheduled caste man for not voting for their party in the Bihar assembly election, and claimed that…
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1.3 m troops and 26 k displaced vote early in Iraq as major election looms
Dohuk: Members of Iraqi security forces and displaced people living in camps, including minority Yazidis, cast their ballots on Sunday in early voting ahead of this week’s parliamentary election in Iraq. The…
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Bihar phase-1 turnout hits historic 65.08pc, highest ever for state
Patna: The final turnout in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls is 65.08 per cent, the highest in the state’s history, the Election Commission said. A total of 3.75 crore…
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Phase 1 of Bihar assembly election: No repoll recommended, says EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday said no repoll has been recommended for the over 45,000 polling stations in 121 seats that went to polls in the first phase of the…
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No caste-based politics; need jobs, education in Bihar: First-time voters in Patna
Patna: Twenty-three-year-old Bhavya Singh, who voted for the first time in the first phase of Bihar elections, said she felt more excited being part of a democratic exercise in pursuance of choosing…
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RJD chief Lalu Prasad embarks on campaign drive in Phulwari Shari
Patna: RJD president Lalu Prasad, who has been keeping indoors because of fragile health, on Tuesday undertook a drive to Phulwari Sharif constituency, in what is being seen as a “road show”…
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JNUSU polls see voter turnout of 67 pc; results on Nov 6
New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union polls recorded a voter turnout of 67 per cent this year, a slight dip from 70 per cent in the previous election. In the…
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BJP lodges complaint with Bihar CEO over Rahul Gandhi’s ‘PM will dance’ jibe
Patna: The BJP on Thursday lodged a written complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with the Chief Election Officer (CEO) of Bihar for his alleged “derogatory remarks” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.…
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Jubilee Hills bypoll: AIMIM campaigns for Congress candidate
Hyderabad: The All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) stepped up its campaign in the Jubilee Hills constituency for the by-elections to be held on November 11. AIMIM MLC conducts padayatra The…
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Bihar polls: Rahul, Priyanka to address 15 rallies in all
New Delhi: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are likely to address around 15 rallies in all in poll-bound Bihar, party sources said on Wednesday, as the electoral contest hots…
