Bihar Seat Sharing 2019 Polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick off his campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar on Tuesday with rallies in Jamui and Gaya Lok Sabha seats, both of which go to polls in the first phase, the BJP said in Patna on Monday.

Intensive negotiations are on the cards for the opposition grand alliance in Bihar as top leaders of the formation will meet in New Delhi on Wednesday to thrash out the thorny issue of seat-sharing for 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

The Mahagathbandhan in Bihar is ready to begin discussions on sharing the 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Key leaders of all the parties are expected to meet today over a lunch of fish curry and rice. Their host Mukesh Nishad, who coined the slogan "Maach bhaat khayenge aur mahagathabandhan ko jeetayenge" (meaning "we will eat fish and rice and en...

After RLSP's (Rashtriya Lok Samta Party) exit from the BJP-led NDA and the ruling party at the centre agreeing to contest an equal number of Lok Sabha seats in Bihar as its ally JD(U), the opposition is dubbing the developments as the BJP's struggle for survival.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bihar ally Upendra Kushwaha quit as union minister today in a move that had been anticipated for months because of his growing resentment over seat sharing for the 2019 general election. Mr Kushwaha announced the decision after meeting with Congress president Rahul Gandhi this morning.

A day after meeting Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav, Upendra Kushwaha, whose party is an ally of the BJP in the state said today that his party and he are firmly with the NDA government.

The main course for next year's national elections - seat sharing - undecided in Bihar, BJP ally Upendra Kushwaha has dessert on his mind. And his recipe for "Kheer" has started off a buzz - one that has brought a festive air to Lalu Yadav's camp.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said his party will take a final call on seat sharing in the state for 2019 general elections after seeing what the BJP has to offer. Mr Kumar's party is seen as growing apart from the BJP over seat sharing and his projection as the face of the NDA in the state in next year's Lok Sabha elections. His party toda...

A day after the JD(U) demanded that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar be projected as the BJP-led NDA's face in Bihar, the Janata Dal (United) president declined to comment on the issue over who will be the 'face' of the NDA in the state when Lok Sabha polls are held next year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick off his campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar on Tuesday with rallies in Jamui and Gaya Lok Sabha seats, both of which go to polls in the first phase, the BJP said in Patna on Monday.

Intensive negotiations are on the cards for the opposition grand alliance in Bihar as top leaders of the formation will meet in New Delhi on Wednesday to thrash out the thorny issue of seat-sharing for 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

The Mahagathbandhan in Bihar is ready to begin discussions on sharing the 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Key leaders of all the parties are expected to meet today over a lunch of fish curry and rice. Their host Mukesh Nishad, who coined the slogan "Maach bhaat khayenge aur mahagathabandhan ko jeetayenge" (meaning "we will eat fish and rice and en...

After RLSP's (Rashtriya Lok Samta Party) exit from the BJP-led NDA and the ruling party at the centre agreeing to contest an equal number of Lok Sabha seats in Bihar as its ally JD(U), the opposition is dubbing the developments as the BJP's struggle for survival.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bihar ally Upendra Kushwaha quit as union minister today in a move that had been anticipated for months because of his growing resentment over seat sharing for the 2019 general election. Mr Kushwaha announced the decision after meeting with Congress president Rahul Gandhi this morning.

A day after meeting Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav, Upendra Kushwaha, whose party is an ally of the BJP in the state said today that his party and he are firmly with the NDA government.

The main course for next year's national elections - seat sharing - undecided in Bihar, BJP ally Upendra Kushwaha has dessert on his mind. And his recipe for "Kheer" has started off a buzz - one that has brought a festive air to Lalu Yadav's camp.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said his party will take a final call on seat sharing in the state for 2019 general elections after seeing what the BJP has to offer. Mr Kumar's party is seen as growing apart from the BJP over seat sharing and his projection as the face of the NDA in the state in next year's Lok Sabha elections. His party toda...

A day after the JD(U) demanded that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar be projected as the BJP-led NDA's face in Bihar, the Janata Dal (United) president declined to comment on the issue over who will be the 'face' of the NDA in the state when Lok Sabha polls are held next year.