Patna, June 1 (IANS) The political controversy surrounding the allotment of government residences in Bihar intensified on Monday after the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary over the ongoing dispute involving former Chief Minister Rabri Devi’s residence at 10 Circular Road.Addressing a press conference at the Karpoori Auditorium of the RJD State Office, National Principal General Secretary, Abdul Bari Siddiqui, accompanied by State President, Ma…
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Patna, May 27 (IANS) Jan Suraaj convener Prashant Kishor has announced that his party will contest the upcoming Bankipur Assembly by-election, directly challenging the BJP in what has long been regarded as one of the party’s strongest urban bastions in Bihar.Addressing a public meeting in Sheohar, Prashant Kishor asserted that for the past four to five decades, a single political family associated with the BJP had dominated Bankipur politics, while parties such as the RJD and Congress had repeat…
Patna, May 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified preparations for upcoming elections by organising a two-day training camp for party workers in Patna.The programme was conducted in the presence of senior BJP leaders and representatives associated with the Sangh, including BJP national president Nitin Nabin.The training camp brought together state-level office-bearers, district presidents, representatives of various party wings and senior organisational leaders.According to p…
Patna, May 21 (IANS) Bihar Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday sharply criticised the NDA government led by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary over police action on candidates protesting for the release of vacancies under the TRE‑4 teacher recruitment drive.In a social media post, Tejashwi accused the government of betraying and unjustly treating Bihar’s youth and questioned the use of police force against job aspirants.The RJD leader said the youth were merely reminding the gov…
Patna, May 14 (IANS) In a significant political development in Bihar, the NDA has suffered its first electoral defeat since Samrat Choudhary assumed office as Chief Minister.The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-backed Mahagathbandhan candidate Sonu Kumar Rai won the Legislative Council bye-election for the Bhojpur–Buxar Local Authorities constituency, defeating Janata Dal (United) nominee Kanhaiya Prasad by 340 votes.Voting for the bye-election was held on May 12, with counting beginning at 8:00 A.M…
Patna, April 21 (IANS) Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) supremo and Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha on Tuesday announced a state-wide ‘Dhikkar March’ (March of Condemnation) to be held across Bihar on April 22, aimed at protesting against opposition parties over issues related to women’s representation and delimitation. Addressing the media persons in Patna, Kushwaha alleged that opposition parties had obstructed the passage of key legislations, including the Women’s Reservation and Delimit…
Patna, April 20 (IANS) After the Women’s Reservation Amendment Bill failed to pass in the Lok Sabha a few days ago with the Opposition raising objections to it being linked to delimitation, hundreds of women workers associated with the NDA staged a large protest march at Gandhi Maidan under the banner of the Mahila Morcha on Monday.Women from across Bihar participated in what was termed a ‘March of Outrage’, raising slogans and holding placards demanding women’s rights and representation.The…
Patna, April 19 (IANS) The Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) on Sunday announced that it will on April 22 organise protest marches across all party district headquarters across Bihar against what it described as a “reprehensible act” by the Mahagathbandhan parties, who opposed the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha. This comes as the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, was defeated in the Lok Sabha on Friday after it failed to get enough votes to pass. In a statement, the RLM, BJP’s ally …
Patna, March 25 (IANS) Congress MLA Manohar Prasad Singh has submitted his reply to the party’s disciplinary committee chairman, Kapildev Prasad Yadav, after being served a notice for remaining absent during voting in the 2026 Rajya Sabha elections held in the Bihar Assembly.In his written response, Singh, an MLA from the Manihari Assembly constituency, raised serious objections over the alleged involvement of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in support of the Grand Alliance …
Patna, March 18 (IANS) Stepping up his attack after the Rajya Sabha election setback, BJP MLA Rajnish Kumar Singh on Wednesday alleged that Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav deliberately fielded AD Singh despite anticipating defeat, turning him into a political scapegoat.The BJP MLA from Teghara Assembly constituency of Begusarai district alleged that Tejashwi Yadav was already aware that the RJD candidate might lose the election, yet he went ahead with his nomination.He termed this a calc…