Patna, July 13 (IANS) Political activity intensified in Bihar on Monday as Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj Party, filed his nomination papers for the Bankipur Assembly by-election at the Patna Collectorate. Prashant Kishor was accompanied by senior party leaders and supporters, with the nomination event marking a key milestone in what is being closely watched as his first direct electoral contest.Speaking to reporters after filing his nomination, Prashant Kishor expressed confidence a…
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Patna, July 13 (IANS) A political controversy erupted in Bihar on the final day of nominations for the Bankipur Assembly by-election after Patna Police arrested JJD candidate Veena Manvi shortly after she filed her nomination papers. The arrest prompted a sharp reaction from Tej Pratap Yadav, National President of the Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD), who accused the ruling BJP-led government of attempting to influence the electoral process.Reacting to the development, Tej Pratap Yadav alleged that th…
Patna, July 13 (IANS) The Bankipur Assembly by-election witnessed a major political show of strength on the final day of nominations as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha Bharti filed his nomination papers at the Patna Collectorate in the presence of senior leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The nomination programme saw the participation of several prominent NDA leaders, including CM Samrat Chaudhary, BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi, and other alliance l…
Patna, July 12 (IANS) Neeraj Kumar Sinha, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the Bankipur Assembly by-election, paid a courtesy visit to former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday to seek his blessings. State BJP president Sanjay Sarawagi accompanied him.Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh was also present at the meeting, where the NDA leaders discussed the Bankipur Assembly by-election.Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh extended best wishes to Neeraj Sinha and expressed c…
Patna, July 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has officially fielded Neeraj Kumar Sinha Bharti as its candidate for the Bankipur Assembly by-election in Patna.On Saturday, BJP national president Nitin Nabin congratulated the party nominee, describing him as a committed grassroots worker whose dedication to the organisation earned him the opportunity to contest the election.In a post on social media platform X, Nitin Nabin congratulated Neeraj Kumar Sinha Bharti and shared an old photogr…
Patna, July 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced Neeraj Kumar Sinha as its official candidate for the Bankipur Assembly by-election in Bihar, replacing Abhishek Kumar Sinha alias Bunty, who withdrew his nomination earlier on Friday, citing family reasons. The announcement was made through a press release issued by BJP National General Secretary and Headquarters In-charge Arun Singh, ending speculation over the party’s candidate for the high-profile contest.According to the li…
Patna, July 10 (IANS) In a significant development ahead of the Bankipur Assembly by-election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Abhishek Kumar Sinha alias Bunty has withdrawn his candidature, just a day after filing his nomination papers. The unexpected decision has created fresh political interest in the high-profile by-election, as the BJP will now have to decide on its next course of action.Abhishek Kumar had filed his nomination on July 9 in the presence of several senior NDA leade…
Patna, July 9 (IANS) The electoral contest for the Bankipur Assembly by-election intensified on Thursday as Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Rekha Gupta filed her nomination papers, following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidate’s completion of the same process. Several RJD leaders and party workers accompanied her during the nomination, while the Congress, an ally in the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance), has also extended its support to her candidature.After filing her nomination, R…
Patna, July 9 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Thursday exuded confidence over retaining the Bankipur Assembly seat in the upcoming bypoll in Bihar, asserting that its BJP candidate, Abhishek Kumar Bunty, would register a comfortable victory.NDA leaders also welcomed the decision of Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor to contest the election, saying it was good that he had entered the electoral fray himself.Speaking to reporters after the filing of Abhishek Kumar Bunty’s nominatio…
Patna, July 9 (IANS) Political activity has intensified ahead of the Bankipur Assembly by-election in Bihar, with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) projecting a united front in support of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Abhishek Kumar. Addressing the media in Patna on Thursday, Janata Dal-United National Working President Sanjay Jha said that there was no ambiguity within the alliance over the candidature and asserted that all NDA constituents would campaign together for the BJP nomi…