The NDA, which includes JD(U), BJP, former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha and an Independent, has a combined strength of 128 MLAs in the 243-strong assembly, six more than the majority mark.
Patna: After the resignation of Vijay Kumar Sinha from the post of Speaker on Wednesday, the proceedings of Bihar Vidhan Sabha will be conducted by Deputy Speaker, Maheshwar Hazari. Such a situation arose after Sinha deliberately announced the name of Janata Dal (United) MLA Narendra Narayan Yadav to conduct the proceedings of Bihar Vidhan Sabha […]
Patna: A controversy erupted on the floor of the Bihar Assembly on Monday when a legislator from AIMIM insisted that the draft for the oath in Urdu should have “Bharat”, as it is in the Constitution, instead of the seemingly eclectic “Hindustan”. The demand was made by Akhtarul Iman, State president of Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM […]
The official Twitter handle of the party also tweeted out a list of 119 candidates who they claimed had emerged victorious. But the EC's returning officers were not giving them winning certificates, the party alleged.
CPI(ML) has won five of 19 seats they fought on and is leading in 7 seats; CPI(M) which competed on 4 seats has won 1 and is leading in 1 seat; and the CPI which contested in 6 seats has won 1 seat and is leading in 2 others