Bihar Assembly Elections 2015

A vote for the thumbs down: NOTA exceeds victory margin in 23 constituencies in Bihar

NOTA polled 2.5% of the total vote, and NOTA count was more than the victory margin in 23 of the constituencies, according to an analysis of the Bihar Assembly election results

Nitish Kumar to take oath on 20 Nov; RJD will have 16 ministers, JDU 15, Congress 5

Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar met Bihar governor Ramnath Kovind and staked claim to form the government after the Grand Alliance legislature parties unanimously elected him as their leader in the assembly on Saturday, officials said.

Another voice of protest from BJP ranks: Grand Alliance strategy 'undoubtedly better', says Manoj Tewari

Manoj Tewari, Lok Sabha member from Delhi, on Friday joined several other BJP leaders in criticising the party's election strategy in Bihar.

Should not evade responsibility, says Shatrughan as BJP's war of words over Bihar continues

Welcoming the statement of party veterans including L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi demanding accountability for the Bihar debacle, BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha said "we should not run away from fixing responsibility."

Nitish Kumar-led government to take oath with cabinet on 20 Nov

After a landmark victory in the recently-concluded Bihar elections, the Nitish Kumar-led government is likely to take oath on November 20 at the Gandhi Maidan.

Gunehgaar Raj? In new Bihar Assembly, 59% of the MLAs face criminal charges

The RJD led by Lalu Prasad, which emerged as the largest single party in the Bihar assembly with 80 seats, has the highest number of MLAs (49) with criminal cases pending against them.

Jaitley lays blame for BJP's Bihar debacle on 'social arithmetic', shields RSS, Amit Shah

BJP on Monday ruled out holding anyone responsible for the rout in Bihar Assembly elections and rejected criticism that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's quota remarks was one of the major reasons for the defeat.

Bihar results would have been different had I been made CM candidate: Shatrughan

Sulking BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Monday claimed the Bihar poll results could have been different for his party had he been projected as the chief ministerial candidate.

After Bihar debacle, Modi to attend BJP meet to analyse reasons

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend a BJP meet on Bihar polls in which almost all top party leaders, including its chief Amit Shah, will be present.

Bihar election results: Why Nitish Kumar should be aware of the fragility of his victory

Though Nitish Kumar owes his victory to a powerful social coalition of backward classes and Muslims, he would be heading an inherently fragile coalition of three parties which are quite different from one another temperamentally and culturally. As he gets ready to take over as chief minister for the fifth time, he has an unenviable task of managing extreme contradictions on his hands.