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Hyderabad: BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Saturday expressed apprehensions about AIMIM, whose five Bihar legislators refused to utter the name of Hindustan while taking the oath of office, will one day refuse to take the name of Bharat and eventually drive Hindus out of the country. “When they are just five in Bihar, they […]

A peep into the past shows that Hindu sages who remained ringed by godliness were never communal

RJD joined the one-day 'Bharat Bandh' called by the central trade unions as party workers blocked roads in Vaishali district

The encounter took place around midnight in the Barachatti forest area of the district, that is about 100 kms from the state capital here.

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He was sworn in as a cabinet minister just a few days ago along with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

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Nitish was administered the oath of office at Raj Bhavan by Governor Phagu Chauhan, a day after he staked claim for the formation of a new government

The BJP, which has clinched 31 more seats than the 43 pocketed by Kumar's JD(U), is likely to have two deputy chief ministers on the lines of Uttar Pradesh.

PM Modi attributed the NDA's win in Bihar to its mantra of "sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas"

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As trends from all 243 seats became available, the NDA constituents were ahead in 125, with BJP candidates leading the table in 72 seats and the JD(U) in only 47.

The Election Commission is making sure that the winds of potential change cause no disruption in the counting process.

The Election Commission had in March asked political parties to justify why they chose candidates with criminal history to contest elections.

The provisional turnout in the third phase of polling on 78 seats spread in 15 districts is 57.58 per cent, according to poll panel data updated till 8 pm

Today is the third and last phase of voting in Bihar assembly elections. I request all voters to participate in this holy festival of democracy in greater numbers and set a new voting record. And of course, be sure to wear masks and social distancing

Over 2.35 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in this phase including nearly 1.23 crore male and 1.12 crore female voters.

The incident took place in Naugachia police district, around 30 km from here, when agricultural labourers were crossing a river by a boat to go to their fields.

He claimed that the people's love and bonding with the BJP had not been liked by political rivals and they had lost sleep.

The maximum 55.95 per cent turnout has been recorded in Kaimur, followed by 55.44 per cent in Lakhisarai, Buxar (53.84 per cent), Bhagalpur (52.16 per cent) and Patna (51.02 per cent) among others.