PM Modi during a victory celebration at the BJP’s Delhi headquarters (AP photo) NEW DELHI: The Bihar election results on Friday upended every forecast and humbled every pollster as Magadh delivered a sweeping mandate to the Nitish Kumar-led NDA. The verdict was so emphatic that it pushed the opposition Mahagathbandhan to the brink of Bihar’s…
Tejashwi Yadav and Anant Singh (R) NEW DELHI: Many surprising wins and losses marked Friday’s results as Bihar finalised its mandate, delivering a sweeping victory to the NDA and extending its nearly two-decade-long dominance under chief minister Nitish Kumar, who has switched alliances several times over the years very conveniently.What was expected to be a…
1,300 kilometres, 25 districts, 110 seats. Rahul Gandhi marched through Bihar echoing “vote chor, gaddi chhod,” but voters clearly took a different route – straight to the polling booth, but away from him. The gamcha, the Bhojpuri, the makhana, the fishing and the bike rides – the Nehru-Gandhi scion threw in every flavour of Bihari…
NEW DELHI: Bihar assembly election results have left the Congress-led Mahagathbandhan limited to 32 seats, with Congress winning just 6 seats, leading to calls of introspection from within Congress and the opposition parties.Mumtaz Patel, daughter of late Congress veteran Ahmed Patel, said the leadership of the party is concentrated in the hands of a few…
India Autism Center celebrates children’s day with a kitchen takeover and sit-down supper The India Autism Center (IAC) marked Children’s Day on Friday with a sit-down supper prepared and served by children on the autism spectrum. The event, held on 12 and 13 November, involved more than 30 participants from the Amrit Somani Memorial Center,…
NEW DELHI: Bihar’s assembly election results have delivered a sweeping win for the NDA government. The victory itself was no surprise, with exit polls already predicting a clear return to power for the National Democratic Alliance.What truly stood out, however, was not the win but the massive scale of the political shakeup that gave NDA…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh celebrated the Aam Aadmi Party’s victory in the Tarn Taran Assembly by-election, emphasising that it reflects the people’s preference for effective governance.He credited party leader Arvind Kejriwal for the win and assured that all commitments made to the residents of Tarn Taran will be prioritised.Mann extended congratulations to the…
Patna: Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan during celebrations after NDA’s victory in Bihar Assembly elections, in Patna. (PTI Photo) LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan Patna: Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan during celebrations after NDA’s victory in Bihar Assembly elections, in Patna. (PTI…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National convener Arvind Kejriwal congratulated the party on the victory in Tarn Taran bye-elections, saying people of Punjab prefer “politics of work.”The ruling AAP’s candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu won by a margin of 12,091 votes in the Tarn Taran bypolls. Sandhu is a ShiromAkali Dal (SAD) turncoat and a…
PM Modi celebrates NDA win NEW DELHI: Celebrations erupted at the Delhi BJP headquarters on Friday as the BJP-led NDA swept the Bihar Assembly elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a high-energy entry amid loud chants and applause from party workers. Wearing a scarf and waving a gamcha (a type of cloth piece), the prime…
