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Polling begins for 22 seats in second phase of Manipur assembly elections

Polling for the second and last phase of assembly elections in Manipur began at 7 am on Saturday in 22 constituencies across six districts, an official said. A total of 8.38 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in this phase in the districts of Thoubal, Chandel, Ukhrul, Senapati, Tamenglong and Jiribam, he said. All arrangements are in place to hold voting in 1,247 polling stations adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rajesh Agarwal had said on Friday. The electoral fate of 92 candidates will be decided on Saturday, including 12 from the BJP, followed by Congress (18), National People's Party (11), Janata Dal (United) and Naga People's Front (10 each). Polling will continue till 4 pm.

Fodder scam case: Bihar CM dismisses allegations of vendetta against Lalu

Kumar chuckled at allegations of political vendetta leveled against his ally BJP by supporters of his arch rival Lalu Prasad who has been awarded another prison sentence in another fodder scam case

Committed to caste census in Bihar, will hold all party meeting, says CM

Highlighting the importance of the caste census, the Chief Minister said that it will enable the government to work for the development of various sections of the society

Seven-term Rajya Sabha MP and industrialist Mahendra Prasad passes away

Rajya Sabha MP from the Janata Dal(United) and industrialist Mahendra Prasad died here after a long spell of illness, his party said on Monday.

Former Bihar Cong chief Sadanand Singh's son joins JD(U) with supporters

Mukesh was inducted into the JD(U) by national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan at a glittering ceremony

Mamata's predatory and high risk politics

If she has to displace the Congress, even in its dilapidated state, she will have to do well in the Hindi-speaking belt of North India as well as the non-Hindi belt of southern and western India.

Chirag 'desperate' to invite Nitish Kumar to Ram Vilas Paswan's 'barsi'

Chirag Paswan said that he was desperately seeking an appointment with Nitish Kumar whom he wanted to invite for the 'barsi' of his late father Ram Vilas Paswan

JD(U) demands restoration of statehood before holding Assembly polls in J&K

Janata Dal (United) National President Lalan Singh on Tuesday demanded restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir before holding of Assembly elections in the Union Territory. Singh received a warm welcome from his party cadre led by J&K JD(U) president G M Shaheen at Jammu Airport as he arrived from Srinagar on the second-leg of his four-day tour of Jammu and Kashmir. The case related to abrogation of Article 370 (in August 2019) is before the Supreme Court and until the matter is resolved by the judiciary, the government should restore statehood to J&K before holding Assembly elections, Singh told a meeting at the party headquarters here. He said his party had opposed the abrogation of Article 370 in Parliament when the bill was tabled but could not save it because we were short of the majority. Singh, a Member of Parliament, reached Srinagar on August 21 and held a series of meetings with party workers, a JD(U) release said. He asked the party workers to make preparations

Churn in Bihar politics: Chirag Paswan removed as LJP's national president

His uncle, Pashupati Paras, took control of the LJP, ousted Chirag from the presidentship of the party and decamped with five MPs to the Janta Dal United (JDU), the very target of Chirag's attack

LJP sole MLA who promised to send Nitish Kumar in jail, joins JD-U

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MLA Raj Kumar Singh who contested against the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) claiming that he will send Nitish Kumar to jail during 2020 Assembly elections, had joined the JD-U.

From backroom boy to JD(U) president: RCP Singh's political journey

RCP Singh is unlikely to be more than just a go-between. Maybe the JD(U) will take on a new orientation with RCP in charge

Umesh Kushwaha appointed as new Bihar chief of Janata Dal (United)

Former legislator Umesh Kushwaha was on Sunday was elected as the Janata Dal (United) Bihar unit president

Had no desire to become CM, BJP could have the post, says Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said he had no desire to become the Chief Minister and the Bharatiya Janata Party could make its own Chief Minister

JD(U) not in favour of laws against conversion for marriage: KC Tyagi

Janata Dal (United), an ally of the BJP party in Bihar, said that laws against conversion for marriage will create social hatred and division in the society

Janata Dal (U) suffers setback in Arunachal as 6 of 7 MLAs join BJP

The Janata Dal United received a major jolt in Arunachal Pradesh, with six of its seven MLAs shifting allegiance to the ruling BJP, a bulletin issued by the state legislative assembly said

Will continue to raise corruption issues, make them public: Tejashwi Yadav

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said that his party will continue to raise the issues of corruption and make them public

Bihari NRIs congratulate Nitish Kumar, offer help in development of state

Congratulating Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on his electoral victory, Indian Americans who trace their roots to Bihar have offered their services in the development of the eastern state

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for 4th term; gets 2 deputies from BJP

Just 10 ministers take oath in Bihar; Sushil Modi may get Union Cabinet berth

Nitish Kumar to be sworn-in as Bihar CM, Amit Shah to be present

Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as the Bihar chief minister for a fourth straight term at a ceremony which will be attended by the top BJP leaders including Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar Chief Minister for 4th straight term

Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar will take oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the fourth straight term after closely-fought legislative assembly elections in the state