NEW DELHI: “Bihar ke logon ne garda uda diya,” declared Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first address after National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a historic win in Bihar Assembly Elections on Friday. Hailing “Chhathi Maiyya”, he extended his gratitude to the voters for “rejecting appeasement politics of the opposition”.Highlighting the high voter turnout in…
In Bihar’s political theatre, irony has always been the opening act, and Nitish Kumar, the master of reinvention, once again turned contradiction into victory.With the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) sweeping the assembly elections by surging past the half-way mark, one wonders what could have been the X-factor that made the people of one of the…
NEW DELHI: And the winner is … Well, if it’s Bihar, who else but Nitish Kumar. The JD(U) chief, who was contesting the 2025 assembly elections with his back to the wall, has fought against all odds to prove yet again that he is the undisputed leader of Bihar. Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), which had managed…
The Bihar 2025 assembly elections delivered a historic defeat to the Mahagathbandhan (MGB) with latest trends showing that the alliance may secure just 36 seats. Despite high expectations and an alliance that sought to challenge the incumbent National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the MGB was unable to translate its efforts into electoral success. Multiple factors converged…
NEW DELHI: Celebrity candidates in the Bihar assembly polls witnessed mixed fortunes, with only singer Maithili Thakur, contesting from Alinagar on a BJP ticket, poised for victory. Others — including actor-singer Khesari Lal Yadav (Chapra) and singer Ritesh Pandey (Kargahar) — were trailing in their respective constituencies.Click here for live updates on counting of votesAlinagar:…
NEW DELHI: Counting in the Karakat Assembly constituency began early, with trends showing a tight fight as the day progressed. By Round 14 of the 31-round process, JD(U) candidate Mahabali Singh had pulled ahead, while Jyoti Singh, wife of Bhojpuri star Pawan Singh, found herself trailing. Voting in the constituency was conducted on November 11….
NEW DELHI: The Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP) on Friday drew a blank in the Bihar assembly results, failing to take a lead in any of the seats it contested in the Bihar assembly elections.According to the latest trends, VIP was trailing on all 12 seats where it had fielded candidates.As per the Election Commission’s website,…
File photo of Tejashwi Yadav NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, the Mahagathbandhan’s chief ministerial face, is locked in a close contest in his family bastion, Raghopur. Early trends from the Election Commission of India show a narrow fight, with Tejashwi polling 23,531 votes, slightly ahead of BJP’s Satish Kumar Yadav, who has secured 23,312…
As trends in the Bihar assembly election results emerge, NDA alliance has taken decisive leads across the state with Mahagathbandhan trailing. However, one name that is notably absent from the numbers is Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj. Despite promises to reshape Bihar’s political landscape, the results so far show no significant traction for the party.According to…
In a world where seeing is no longer believing, India is facing a new digital menace: AI-generated deepfakes. These hyper-realistic videos and audio clips don’t just distort reality. They manipulate public perception, spread misinformation and undermine trust in democracy itself. With 85.5% of Indian households owning at least one smartphone, mobile phones have become India’s…
