Bihar Verdict 2015

Union Minister and Lok Jan Shakti Party president Ram Vilas Paswan today came to the defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah in the wake of NDA debacle in Bihar.

Anant Singh, one of Bihar's new lawmakers, did not campaign for a day, but won from Mokama by more than 18,000 votes. Mr Singh is in jail - he faces five cases of murder, six of attempt to murder and others of abduction and extortion. A total 16.

After the giant win in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar now has to define the contours of his new council of ministers, no easy task given that this time's mandate is for a three-party coalition in which a partner, Lalu Yadav, has won the most seats.

Smarting from the loss in Bihar assembly elections, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government today reached out to the Opposition to pass key reform Bills and urged them to not interpret the poll result as a "mandate to disrupt Parliament", which is set to meet for its Winter Session between November 26-December 23.

A day after the Grand Alliance secured a landslide victory in the high-stakes Bihar assembly polls, Shiv Sena, in a stinging attack on its alliance partner BJP, today said that the poll verdict has proved that people can be "fooled only once".

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Yadav today addressed a press conference in Patna after huge win for 'Grand Alliance' in Bihar assembly elections.

Attributing the NDA's defeat in Bihar assembly elections to 'huge index of opposition unity', Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said it will not impact the economic reforms process.

The rival Grand Alliance managed a better strike rate by transferring votes well between partners, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today after a post-mortem of the BJP's mammoth defeat in Bihar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the meeting of top 12 party leaders.

BJP's big setback in Bihar elections could be a "stumbling block" to the central government's reform agenda, global giant Barclays said today. According to the global brokerage firm, the Bihar election verdict could also lead to "weakness" in the stock market.

BSP today termed Bihar election results as "historic" and said the people have handed over a "crushing" defeat to "communal forces".

Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan today said that the defeat of BJP in Bihar polls was a collective verdict of the intellectuals of the state.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said the Bihar poll result was a verdict against "communal, divisive and anti-poor" forces and has exposed the hollowness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development poll plank.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal termed the Bihar verdict a "slap" on the face of those "indulging in politics of hate and intolerance" and described the outcome as a referendum on the Centre's performance.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the Bihar verdict was the victory of humility over arrogance and of unity over divisiveness.

At 9.50 am, different TV channels were offering vastly discrepant forecasts for who is winning Bihar.

Union Minister and Lok Jan Shakti Party president Ram Vilas Paswan today came to the defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah in the wake of NDA debacle in Bihar.

Anant Singh, one of Bihar's new lawmakers, did not campaign for a day, but won from Mokama by more than 18,000 votes. Mr Singh is in jail - he faces five cases of murder, six of attempt to murder and others of abduction and extortion. A total 16.

After the giant win in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar now has to define the contours of his new council of ministers, no easy task given that this time's mandate is for a three-party coalition in which a partner, Lalu Yadav, has won the most seats.

Smarting from the loss in Bihar assembly elections, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government today reached out to the Opposition to pass key reform Bills and urged them to not interpret the poll result as a "mandate to disrupt Parliament", which is set to meet for its Winter Session between November 26-December 23.

A day after the Grand Alliance secured a landslide victory in the high-stakes Bihar assembly polls, Shiv Sena, in a stinging attack on its alliance partner BJP, today said that the poll verdict has proved that people can be "fooled only once".

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Yadav today addressed a press conference in Patna after huge win for 'Grand Alliance' in Bihar assembly elections.

Attributing the NDA's defeat in Bihar assembly elections to 'huge index of opposition unity', Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said it will not impact the economic reforms process.

The rival Grand Alliance managed a better strike rate by transferring votes well between partners, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today after a post-mortem of the BJP's mammoth defeat in Bihar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the meeting of top 12 party leaders.

BJP's big setback in Bihar elections could be a "stumbling block" to the central government's reform agenda, global giant Barclays said today. According to the global brokerage firm, the Bihar election verdict could also lead to "weakness" in the stock market.

BSP today termed Bihar election results as "historic" and said the people have handed over a "crushing" defeat to "communal forces".

Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan today said that the defeat of BJP in Bihar polls was a collective verdict of the intellectuals of the state.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said the Bihar poll result was a verdict against "communal, divisive and anti-poor" forces and has exposed the hollowness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development poll plank.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal termed the Bihar verdict a "slap" on the face of those "indulging in politics of hate and intolerance" and described the outcome as a referendum on the Centre's performance.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the Bihar verdict was the victory of humility over arrogance and of unity over divisiveness.

At 9.50 am, different TV channels were offering vastly discrepant forecasts for who is winning Bihar.