Araria By-poll

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.

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.

A comment by Bihar BJP chief Nityanand Rai - that victory for RJD in Araria will turn Bihar into a "safe haven for ISI" - has triggered a police case and a complaint at the state Election Commission as by-election for the Lok Sabha seat was held today.

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.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal Friday lashed out at the BJP over a controversial remark made by the saffron party's Bihar chief that victory of RJD candidate in the upcoming Araria by-poll would make it a "safe haven" for the terror group ISIS.

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.

Suspended Janata Dal (United) legislator Sarfaraz Alam today resigned from the party and the Bihar assembly to join the RJD, giving a clear indication of contesting the by-polls from Araria Lok Sabha seat.

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.

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.

A comment by Bihar BJP chief Nityanand Rai - that victory for RJD in Araria will turn Bihar into a "safe haven for ISI" - has triggered a police case and a complaint at the state Election Commission as by-election for the Lok Sabha seat was held today.

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.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal Friday lashed out at the BJP over a controversial remark made by the saffron party's Bihar chief that victory of RJD candidate in the upcoming Araria by-poll would make it a "safe haven" for the terror group ISIS.

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.

Suspended Janata Dal (United) legislator Sarfaraz Alam today resigned from the party and the Bihar assembly to join the RJD, giving a clear indication of contesting the by-polls from Araria Lok Sabha seat.