Parveen Amanullah

• Nitish Kumar's popularity on test as Bihar votes in phase 5 of Lok Sabha election

  Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar, voted in Bakhtiyarpur for the Patna Sahib seat some time before noon on Thursday and left without speaking to waiting journalists some of whom had a disagreement with his securitymen. It is an important day for Mr Kumar and for his former partner, the BJP.

• BJP's Shatrughan Sinha in Bihar's star wars

  While the crowds are still flocking to listen to Shatrughan Sinha, the sitting MP from Patna Sahib in Bihar, it may not be smooth sailing this time around for the actor-turned-politician.

• AAP releases eighth list, fields Parveen Amanullah against Shatrughan Sinha in Bihar

  Former Janata Dal (United) minister Parveen Amanullah will be Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Patna Sahib in Bihar against BJP's sitting MP and actor Shatrughan Sinha as the party tonight released its eighth list of candidates for 19 Lok Sabha seats spread across six states.

• Parveen Amanullah, who quit Nitish Kumar's Cabinet in Bihar, joins AAP

  The Aam Aadmi Party, or the AAP, today netted its first big catch in Bihar when Parveen Amanullah, a 55-year-old social activist-turned-politician who quit Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) and government two days ago, joined Arvind Kejriwal's political outfit.

• Bihar minister Parveen Amanullah resigns from Nitish government, quits party too

  Parveen Amanullah, a 55-year-old Bihar minister, dealt a severe blow to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today by resigning not only from the state government but also from the Janata Dal (United).