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Ram Vilas Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi, two prominent Dalit leaders on whom BJP was banking to bring home for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nearly 16 per cent votes of schedule castes, failed to deliver in the Bihar elections, as reflected in the results.

The government has extended Upendra Kumar Sinha's tenure as chairman of market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), giving him an extra two years to achieve reforms including bringing more transparency to stock markets, according to two senior Finance Ministry officials.

Ram Vilas Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi, two prominent Dalit leaders on whom BJP was banking to bring home for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nearly 16 per cent votes of schedule castes, failed to deliver in the Bihar elections, as reflected in the results.

The government has extended Upendra Kumar Sinha's tenure as chairman of market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), giving him an extra two years to achieve reforms including bringing more transparency to stock markets, according to two senior Finance Ministry officials.