"nda"

An SP coinage, PDA refers to the 'Pichchde, Dalit, Alpsankhyak' - backwards and minority -- group that forms a large part of the state's population.

In the Bihar Assembly of 243, the RJD has 79 MLAs; followed by the BJP's 78; the JD(U)'s 45' the Congress's 19, the CPI (M-L)'s 12, two each of the CPI(M) and CPI, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)'s four seats, and the AIMIM's one, plus one Independent legislator.

The Bihar reversal comes amid the growing friction within the I.N.D.I.A grouping over seat-sharing arrangement

Addressing a press conference after Kumar's swearing in, where three BJP leaders also took oath, Nadda exuded confidence that the coalition will "sweep" the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Calling on the Governor at Raj Bhavan, Nitish told him, "We have decided to sever ties with the Mahagathbandhan in the state"

Speaking to the reporters here, Yadav also expressed his hope that Nitish will strengthen the INDIA alliance, formed to take on the BJP-led central government in the upcoming general elections.

Any attempt to cast doubt on the competence of the legislature will be fraught with great perils to democracy

The marathon saw a 96-year-old as the eldest participant and a five-year-old as the youngest.

Actor & Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan defends his choice to join forces with the Telugu Desam Party, despite being in the NDA fold

The opposition Congress on Saturday accused the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala of providing "political protection" to the H D Deva Gowda-led Janata Dal (Secular), which recently entered into an alliance with the BJP-led NDA. 

AIADMK deputy coordinator and former Minister K.P. Munusamy on Thursday said that there was no question of the party going back to the NDA

The JDS had on September 22 formally joined hands with the BJP-led NDA ahead of the next general elections.

While one or two lower level functionaries took to social media handles, they had to immediately apologise.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar snapped at reporters asking him about speculations on the possibility of the JD(U)'s return to the NDA, saying, "Kya faltu baat karte hain

After days of talk about a tie-up between the BJP and the JD(S), the decision was finalised today following a meeting of the leader of the regional party and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy with Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President J P Nadda.

Karnataka's Janata Dal (Secular) party is now part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Voting for bye-elections is being held for Kerala's Puthupally, Dhupguri seat in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri, Dumri in Jharkhand and Uttarkhand's Bageshwar, and Boxanagar and Dhanpur in Tripura

Shiv Sena faction led by Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday put up saffron flags along with pictures of Uddhav outside the Mumbai airport

The unveiling of the INDIA Alliance logo, the formation of a coordination committee, the appointment of convenors, strategies for the general elections, and several others are among the prominent topics to be addressed.

At least 4 to 5 political parties which were among the 38 parties that attended the NDA meeting addressed by PM Modi are in touch with the INDIA alliance, said Congress spokesperson Alok Sharma