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Nitish Kumar unanimously elected as leader of NDA in Bihar; to return as CM

The NDA in Bihar unanimously elected Nitish Kumar as its leader in the state legislature, paving the way for his return as chief minister for the fourth consecutive term

Delay in finalising seat sharing hurt Mahagathbandhan in Bihar: Tariq Anwar

Delay in finalising seat sharing for the Bihar election adversely impacted the Mahagathbandhan's poll performance, senior Congress leader Tariq Anwar said

NDA to hold meeting in Patna to discuss Bihar election results

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is scheduled to hold a joint legislature party meeting here in Patna on Sunday over Bihar election results

Nitish Kumar on wafer-thin majority, won't last long as CM, says Manoj Jha

Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar is on a wafer-thin majority in Bihar "managed" by the BJP, said senior RJD leader Manoj Jha on Saturday adding his government won't last long

Dipankar Bhattacharya: The revolutionary statistician in Left's Bihar rise

Bhattacharya is the general secretary, or the chief, of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation - popularly known simply as Bhakapa Maalay, or just Maalay

Newly elected NDA MLAs to meet on Nov 15 to declare Nitish as their leader

Speculation is rife that the BJP might push for an EBC or a Dalit as a Deputy CM

ECI rejects recounting applications of 6 candidates in Bihar Assembly polls

Election Commission of India (ECI) has rejected applications of six candidates who are shouted recounting of votes for the recently concluded Bihar Assembly Elections

Not my 'last election', Bihar CM Nitish Kumar says remarks misinterpreted

Janata Dal (United) won 43 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party won 71

We won 5 seats, shall increase tally to 25 in future: Bihar AIMIM chief

Five MLAs from AIMIM who recently registered victory in Bihar Assembly polls met party chief Asaduddin Owaisi in Hyderabad on Thursday

Disappointed with performance in Bihar, CWC to review it soon: Congress

The Congress said on Thursday it was disappointed with its performance in Bihar Assembly elections and the party's working committee would soon review it.

Nitish Kumar likely to take oath as new Bihar CM on November 16

Janata Dal-United leader and NDA ally Nitish Kumar is likely to take oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for another term on November 16 after the NDA victory in Assembly elections

Best of BS Opinion: Lotus blooms in Bihar, Modi's real test case, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Mr Modi's real test case

Over the next five years, it will be Narendra not Nitish who will be under pressure to deliver vikas and atmanirbharta in Bihar

Bihar elections' message for India

The results confirm the age of the mythological prime ministership is finally here

Lotus blooms in Bihar

PM's development, anti-corruption message puts BJP in pole position

Family-run parties biggest threat to India's democracy: PM Narendra Modi

Modi also said those who cannot fight the BJP democratically have resorted to murdering the party's workers

Bihar Election result LIVE: Victory of development works , says PM Modi

Bihar election result LIVE updates: Nitish Kumar- led NDA is back in power in Bihar with a slender majority. Tejashwi Yadav-led RJD emerged as single largest party with 75 seats

Tejashwi Yadav: political novice who gave veterans a run for their money

He also powered the RJD to the status of the single largest party in the House with 75 seats

NDA gets simple majority in Bihar; BJP comes out with flying colours

The saffron party, which had contested 110 seats, won 72 and was leading in another two while the JD(U) which fought 115, won only 42 and was ahead in another

Parties promise the moon to Bihar voters but finances on shaky ground

Sushil Modi said if the RJD's promise was to be believed, Rs 58,000 crore would have to be set aside in the Budget.