Bihar Speaker

RJD leader Awadh Bihari Chaudhary was on Monday removed as Bihar assembly speaker.

Bihar Assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary, against whom the newly formed NDA government has moved a no-confidence motion, dug in his heels today.

A day after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar formed the government in Bihar in alliance with the NDA, hectic lobbying started for the post of assembly speaker, and other legislators to be included in the council of ministers.

Members of the opposition and the treasury benches almost came to blows inside the Bihar Assembly on Tuesday when Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary adjourned proceedings within an hour of commencement, admonishing a BJP MLA for vandalising microphone.

Bihar Assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary on Friday asked the state government to look into the "seizure of a huge quantity of liquor" from the vicinity of the house of a top BJP leader's close relative.

Veteran RJD leader Awadh Bihari Chaudhary was today unanimously elected as Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.

A floor test to prove the majority of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led government began in the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.

Maheshwar Hazari accuses Vijay Kumar Sinha of "insulting Dalits" by announcing someone else's name for conducting proceedings after stepping down

Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha announced his resignation on the floor of the House today after an emotionally charged speech in which he expressed anguish over the no-confidence motion moved against him by the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan'.

Sparks are set to fly at the Bihar assembly on Wednesday when the BJP, now stripped of power and politically isolated, will try to hold its own against the mighty seven-party ruling 'Mahagathbandhan'.

Nitish Kumar, who ended his alliance with the BJP in Bihar and formed a government with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and other parties earlier this month, faces a test of his majority today. Hours before the vote, the CBI raided several RJD leaders

A day ahead of Bihar Assembly's special session wherein the new government will prove its majority, Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha on Tuesday asserted that he will not resign despite a no-confidence motion moved by MLAs of the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan'.

Bihar Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, who faces a no-confidence motion by members of the 'Mahagathbandhan' led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Monday delivered an emotional speech at a function on Vidhan Sabha premises on the occasion of Independence D

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expects Legislative Council Chairman Awadesh Narayan Singh, who is from the BJP, to quit on his own after 55 MLAs of the new Grand Alliance moved a no-confidence motion against Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha.

Bihar's new ruling coalition, the 'Mahagathbandhan' (Grand Alliance) has brought a no-confidence motion against Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, who is also a BJP MLA.

RJD leader Awadh Bihari Chaudhary was on Monday removed as Bihar assembly speaker.

Bihar Assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary, against whom the newly formed NDA government has moved a no-confidence motion, dug in his heels today.

A day after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar formed the government in Bihar in alliance with the NDA, hectic lobbying started for the post of assembly speaker, and other legislators to be included in the council of ministers.

Members of the opposition and the treasury benches almost came to blows inside the Bihar Assembly on Tuesday when Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary adjourned proceedings within an hour of commencement, admonishing a BJP MLA for vandalising microphone.

Bihar Assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary on Friday asked the state government to look into the "seizure of a huge quantity of liquor" from the vicinity of the house of a top BJP leader's close relative.

Veteran RJD leader Awadh Bihari Chaudhary was today unanimously elected as Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.

A floor test to prove the majority of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led government began in the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.

Maheshwar Hazari accuses Vijay Kumar Sinha of "insulting Dalits" by announcing someone else's name for conducting proceedings after stepping down

Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha announced his resignation on the floor of the House today after an emotionally charged speech in which he expressed anguish over the no-confidence motion moved against him by the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan'.

Sparks are set to fly at the Bihar assembly on Wednesday when the BJP, now stripped of power and politically isolated, will try to hold its own against the mighty seven-party ruling 'Mahagathbandhan'.

Nitish Kumar, who ended his alliance with the BJP in Bihar and formed a government with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and other parties earlier this month, faces a test of his majority today. Hours before the vote, the CBI raided several RJD leaders

A day ahead of Bihar Assembly's special session wherein the new government will prove its majority, Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha on Tuesday asserted that he will not resign despite a no-confidence motion moved by MLAs of the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan'.

Bihar Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, who faces a no-confidence motion by members of the 'Mahagathbandhan' led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Monday delivered an emotional speech at a function on Vidhan Sabha premises on the occasion of Independence D

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expects Legislative Council Chairman Awadesh Narayan Singh, who is from the BJP, to quit on his own after 55 MLAs of the new Grand Alliance moved a no-confidence motion against Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha.

Bihar's new ruling coalition, the 'Mahagathbandhan' (Grand Alliance) has brought a no-confidence motion against Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, who is also a BJP MLA.