Mahagathbandhan

BJP blames Speaker for taking side of ruling Mahagathbandhan in Bihar

BJP MLAs on Wednesday blamed Bihar assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Choudhary for taking side of ruling Mahagathbandhan in the state on the last day of the budget session

ED raids at Lalu's family as I am part of Mahagathbandhan, alleges Nitish

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that ED raids on the premises of former Union Railway minister Lalu Prasad and his associates was a result of him being a part of the Mahagathbandhan

Big fish cannot ignore political stature of Manjhi, Chirag Paswan

The 2024 Lok Sabha election may be a tought fight between the BJP and Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, but the importance of smaller parties cannot be ruled out.

3 wickets have fallen in 3 months: Pashupati Paras on 'Mahagatbandhan' govt

Union Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras took a jibe at the grand alliance govt in Bihar, claiming that "three of its wickets had fallen in three months"

He talks 'rubbish': Nitish on PK's claim that he may ditch Mahagathbandhan

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday refused to comment on the claim made by political strategist Prashant Kishor that the former was still in touch with the BJP and said he keeps talking rubbish. The political strategist on Thursday claimed that Kumar is in touch with the BJP and he might once against tie up with the party if the situation demands. What should I say on this.he (Prashant) keeps talking rubbish. He makes such statements just for his publicity. Everybody knows that he is working for which party, Kumar remarked in reply to questions from journalists who sought his views on Kishor's claims that the CM is still in touch with the saffron party. Kishor had also told PTI on Wednesday that Kumar has kept a line of communication open with the BJP through JD (U) MP and Rajya Sabha deputy chairman, Harivansh. "After having snapped ties with the BJP, Nitish Kumar should have asked Harivansh to step down. If he insisted on occupying the post, he could have been expelled f

Mahagathbandhan to counter Amit Shah through rallies in Bihar's Seemanchal

In a bid to counter the rally of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Mahagathbandhan leaders have decided to organise four rallies in the Seemanchal region of Bihar

Nitish meets Rahul Gandhi to plan for 2024 polls; denies PM candidature

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the national capital and discussed the strategy for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls

CM Nitish Kumar to visit Delhi today, likely to meet Opposition leaders

Meanwhile, various posters of Nitish Kumar projecting him as a prime ministerial candidate in the 2024 Lok Sabha election were seen in Patna on Thursday

Agnipath stir: Mahagathbandhan leaders in Bihar march to Raj Bhawan

Tejashwi Yadav-led Mahagathbandhan leaders on Wednesday took out a march from Bihar Assembly to Raj Bhawan against the Centre's Agnipath scheme

Tej Pratap Yadav invites CM Nitish Kumar to re-enter Mahagathbandhan

RJD chief Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav has invited Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to re-enter the 'Mahagathbandhan'.

Bihar: Mahagathbandhan on verge of split, RJD can contest MLC polls alone

Ahead of the Legislative Council elections in Bihar, the 'Mahagathbandhan' of Congress-Rashtriya Janata Dal is on the verge of a split as Tejashwi Yadav refused to contest the elections together

Eye on 2024

Can Modi's third bid for power be made more challenging? If so, who will do it? And how? Especially if Gandhis and Congress fail to rise to that challenge

With NDA leading in Bihar, BJP supporters start celebration in Patna

The Mahagathbandhan is ahead on 102 seats -- the RJD 66, Congress 18, and Left parties 18

Top headlines: NDA leading in Bihar polls, Oaktree revises bid for DHFL

The Election Commission says counting of votes will take longer than usual in Bihar.

Exit polls project a clear edge for RJD-led alliance over NDA in Bihar

Many exit polls gave the RJD-led alliance an edge over the ruling NDA, while at least three predicted a clear majority for the 'Mahagathbandhan' which has projected Tejashwi Yadav as its CM face

Bihar elections: "Mahagathbandhan' seat sharing talks hit roadblock

Losing friends fast, the opposition 'Mahagathbandhan' in Bihar is facing strong headwinds weeks ahead of polls with new allies hard to come by and the old seeking a greater share of the electoral pie

Another gathbandhan? Opposition discusses forming 'people's platform'

This platform will likely include key Opposition parties and will soon discuss their coming together under a common charter

No SP-BSP 'mahagathbandhan' for UP Assembly by-polls, BJP says coalition was 'unprincipled'

Still licking their wounds after the electoral debacle, the BSP and SP on Tuesday said they were going their own ways to contest the Assembly elections in 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh after Mayawati first announced her decision to go it alone saying the Yadav community did not support the grand alliance in the Lok Sabha polls.However, she maintained that the break is not "permanent" and the two parties can come together in future.Claiming that the Samajwadi Party's (SP) vote base, the Yadav community, did not support the alliance in the recent elections, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati today announced that she will fight the by-polls to 11 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh alone, but maintained this is not a "permanent break" with her alliance with the SP."It's not a permanent break. If we feel in future that SP Chief succeeds in his political work, we will again work together. But if he doesn't succeed, it will be good for us to work separately. So we have decided to fight the ...