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Caste equations hold the key in 5 Bihar seats

Lok Sabha 2024 | Bihar's Lok Sabha elections in Munger, Begusarai, Samastipur, Ujiarpur, and Darbhanga with caste dynamics and key candidates.

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Pawan Singh files papers from Karakat as Independent candidate

Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh files nomination as Independent candidate in Bihar, turning Karakat seat into triangular contest.

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CPI(ML) eyes return to Parliament from Bihar after three-decade gap

CPI (ML) aims to re-enter Parliament from Bihar after 30 years, contesting three Lok Sabha seats in upcoming elections.

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It’s family and friends in Lok Sabha polls for Congress in Bihar, rue senior State party leaders

Under Opposition mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) seat distribution, Congress got only nine seats to contest. On April 22, it announced names of candidates for five seats, out of which the party has given tickets either to dynasty or borrowed players at the cost of grass root party leaders, alleged some senior…

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Having spurned a BJP ticket from Asansol, Pawan Singh to contest LS poll as an Independent from Bihar’s Karakat

Bhojpuri singer and actor Pawan Singh, who had earlier refused the BJP’s offer to contest the Lok Sabha election as the party’s candidate from the Asansol seat in West Bengal, announced on April 10 that he would stand as an Independent candidate from the Karakat seat in Bihar.

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BJP leader warns Paras and Kushwaha against joining anti-NDA coalition

Patna BJP leader warns Paras and Kushwaha against joining opposition Mahagathbandhan, emphasizing loyalty to NDA and BJP.

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RLJP will remain in the NDA despite losing coveted Lok Sabha seat to rival LJP faction headed by Chirag Paswan

The Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party, led by Pashupati Kumar Paras, who is the current Hajipur MP, indicated that it will stay within the NDA

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Nitish Kumar switches sides yet again, takes oath as Bihar CM

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for ninth time; Two BJP Deputy CMs and six NDA Ministers also sworn in

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Amid political churn in Bihar, Assembly Speaker calls on Lalu

RJD President Lalu Prasad meets Bihar Assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary amid political churn in the State.

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Chirag Paswan hits out at the ‘evil’ of caste and the ‘Ravan’ stalling development in Bihar

LJP chief Chirag Paswan obliquely referred to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar as Ravan, saying all evil in the state, including caste system, was holding back development. He was joined by other Opposition parties in raising objections to the caste-based survey report. He also hit back at Deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad…

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Kushwaha submits memorandum to Bihar Governor demanding review of caste survey report

A memorandum was submitted to Governor Rajendra Arlekar seeking a review of the report.

The Hindu

Just counting castes not enough, reveal findings of socio-economic survey as well: Kushwaha

RLJD leader Upendra Kushwaha demands release of Bihar socio-economic survey to provide "full picture" of inequality. He questions methodology and sample size of caste survey, suggests posting enumeration of every village at gram panchayats for people to raise objections.

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Personal interest is only motive of smaller parties of Bihar, says Prashant Kishor

Poll strategist and convener of Jan Suraj Prashant Kishor on Tuesday targeted the small political parties of Bihar which are likely to play an important role for the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. He made a veiled attack alleging they always have a personal interest in mind rather…

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JD(U) will merge soon with RJD, claims Upendra Kushwaha

Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal (RLJD) chief Upendra Kushwaha claimed that the ruling Janata Dal (United) will merge with its alliance partner Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and there will be soon an exodus of JD(U) leaders looking to join other parties.

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"Centre Cutting Its Share In Funding Education": Bihar Finance Minister Vijay Choudhary

Stating that the Centre has "expertise in renaming" schemes, Bihar Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary alleged that the Union government has reduced its share in funding education from 90 per cent to 60 per cent. Read full story on Dynamite News:

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Municipal polls in Bihar only after quotas are restored, says Janata Dal(U)

The party also alleged role on BJP in the issue saying that the party had always been against reservation

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Bihar municipal poll schedule in jeopardy as HC declares quotas for OBCs illegal

The High Court ruled that the elections be held “only by re-notifying the seats reserved…..treating them as general category seats”

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JD(U) takes out processions across Bihar to caution people against BJP 'conspiracy'

“Ours is a movement aimed at cautioning people against the saazish (conspiracy) of the BJP”

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Bihar: JDU leader dismisses speculation, says everything fine in NDA alliance

With the ongoing speculations about a rift between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Janata Dal (United) ie the NDA alliance in Bihar, Janata Dal (United) leader and former Union Minister, Upendra Kushwaha, on Monday cleared the air of any tension between the allies and said that everything's fine in the alliance.…

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Reconsider ‘Agniveer’ scheme: JD(U) tells Centre

Protests against the scheme turn violent for the second consecutive day in Bihar

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BJP urges implementation of Uniform Civil Code in Bihar; ally JD(U) fumes

Caste census, Bihar special status, NRC, CAA other contentious issues

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JD(U) leaders dismiss speculation over Nitish’s exit from Bihar politics

They assert he will ‘remain the Chief Minister for full term and not going anywhere’

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Union Budget 2022 | Nitish says it’s ‘balanced’ while senior JD(U) leader terms it ‘disappointing’

Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal took a jibe at JD(U)’s parliamentary board chairman Upendra Kushwaha

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