Araria Bypolls

A day after Lalu Yadav's RJD retained the Araria constituency in Bihar bypolls against an aggressive campaign by the BJP, Union Minister Giriraj Singh has provoked a huge controversy by commenting that the district will become a "hub of terror".

Tejashwi Yadav, a first-time legislator in Bihar, proved to be a worthy stand-in for his jailed father Lalu Yadav today as his RJD held onto two seats it had won in alliance with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar the previous time. Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United last year ditched Lalu Yadav and Congress and reunited with the BJP.

The BJP and the RJD may have held on to their seats in the Bihar bypolls but the results come as a setback for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Counting for the Lok Sabha seat in Bihar's Araria and two assembly seats - Bhabua and Jahanabad began at 8 am. After over 10 rounds of counting in the three constituencies, trends show BJP holds Bhabua. RJD leads in both Araria and Jehanabad.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday evening that the BJP - which has lost key by-elections in Gorakhpur and Phulpur, two parliament seats it held - "failed to understand the significance" of a partnership scripted by the Samajwadi Party and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party. It was "overconfidence," the chief minister said, ...

Bihar by-election results in Araria Lok Sabha seat and Jehanabad and Bhabua's Assembly seats will be announced today.

The Araria by-poll is the first electoral test for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after he walked out of the Grand Alliance last year and teamed up with the BJP.

Voting is underway in Bihar's Araria Lok Sabha seat and in the assembly constituencies of Jehanabad and Bhabhua where two opposing alliances are looking to eject the other one out. Polling started at 7 am and has been peaceful, election officials said

Voting for by-elections to three Lok Sabha seats, two in Uttar Pradesh and one in Bihar, is being held. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath turned up at a polling booth in Gorakhpur at 7:15 am to cast his vote. Bypolls in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur and Phulpur, vacated by Mr Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya, respectively, are ...

Bihar's Araria constituency will go into polls today and is much at stake for both ruling BJP-led NDA and opposition Grand Alliance comprising RJD, Congress and HAM-S, barely a year ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

In a crucial by-election seen as a dry run for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in the state, Uttar Pradesh voted on Sunday for by-elections to two parliamentary seats - Gorakhpur and Phulpur. Bihar voted for by-elections to the Araria parliamentary seat and two assembly seats. Gorakhpur, stronghold of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, polling was 47 per...

Bypolls to one Lok Sabha seat and two assembly seats in Bihar, voting for which will be held today, will be the first major electoral test for Nitish Kumar who walked out of the mahagathbandhan last year and joined hands with the BJP to form the government.

By-elections for one parliament and two assembly seats in Bihar are being pegged as a Chief Minister Nitish Kumar vs RJD's Tejasvi Yadav contest, the first big political battle since Mr Kumar dissolved his "grand alliance" and partnered with the BJP last year.

A day after Lalu Yadav's RJD retained the Araria constituency in Bihar bypolls against an aggressive campaign by the BJP, Union Minister Giriraj Singh has provoked a huge controversy by commenting that the district will become a "hub of terror".

Tejashwi Yadav, a first-time legislator in Bihar, proved to be a worthy stand-in for his jailed father Lalu Yadav today as his RJD held onto two seats it had won in alliance with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar the previous time. Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United last year ditched Lalu Yadav and Congress and reunited with the BJP.

The BJP and the RJD may have held on to their seats in the Bihar bypolls but the results come as a setback for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Counting for the Lok Sabha seat in Bihar's Araria and two assembly seats - Bhabua and Jahanabad began at 8 am. After over 10 rounds of counting in the three constituencies, trends show BJP holds Bhabua. RJD leads in both Araria and Jehanabad.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday evening that the BJP - which has lost key by-elections in Gorakhpur and Phulpur, two parliament seats it held - "failed to understand the significance" of a partnership scripted by the Samajwadi Party and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party. It was "overconfidence," the chief minister said, ...

Bihar by-election results in Araria Lok Sabha seat and Jehanabad and Bhabua's Assembly seats will be announced today.

The Araria by-poll is the first electoral test for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after he walked out of the Grand Alliance last year and teamed up with the BJP.

Voting is underway in Bihar's Araria Lok Sabha seat and in the assembly constituencies of Jehanabad and Bhabhua where two opposing alliances are looking to eject the other one out. Polling started at 7 am and has been peaceful, election officials said

Voting for by-elections to three Lok Sabha seats, two in Uttar Pradesh and one in Bihar, is being held. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath turned up at a polling booth in Gorakhpur at 7:15 am to cast his vote. Bypolls in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur and Phulpur, vacated by Mr Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya, respectively, are ...

Bihar's Araria constituency will go into polls today and is much at stake for both ruling BJP-led NDA and opposition Grand Alliance comprising RJD, Congress and HAM-S, barely a year ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

In a crucial by-election seen as a dry run for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in the state, Uttar Pradesh voted on Sunday for by-elections to two parliamentary seats - Gorakhpur and Phulpur. Bihar voted for by-elections to the Araria parliamentary seat and two assembly seats. Gorakhpur, stronghold of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, polling was 47 per...

Bypolls to one Lok Sabha seat and two assembly seats in Bihar, voting for which will be held today, will be the first major electoral test for Nitish Kumar who walked out of the mahagathbandhan last year and joined hands with the BJP to form the government.

By-elections for one parliament and two assembly seats in Bihar are being pegged as a Chief Minister Nitish Kumar vs RJD's Tejasvi Yadav contest, the first big political battle since Mr Kumar dissolved his "grand alliance" and partnered with the BJP last year.