Bihar Grand Alliance

Jitan Ram Manjhi-led HAM quits Grand Alliance ahead of Bihar polls; party mum on future tie-ups

The party held the RJD responsible for failure to form a coordination committee within the grand alliance for its better functioning

With 60% polling in phase 3, voters seal fate of Sharad Yadav in Madhepura, Mukesh Sahni in Khagaria; Supaul, Araria to reveal depth of grand alliance

The phase 3 polls in Bihar sealed fate of senior leader Sharad Yadav who is facing a tough challenge from Pappu Yadav in Madhepura and Mukesh Sahni who is his trying his luck for entry to Lok Sabha from Khagaria, among others

Upset with Bihar seat-sharing formula, rebel RJD, Congress leaders rise against mahagathbandhan in Madhubani

Madhubani has emerged as a battleground of Bihar mahagathbandhan leaders with rebel RJD, Congress leaders deciding to contest as Independent candidates from the Lok Sabha constituency

Forced to choose between communalists and criminals as their netas, Bihar voters get played by cunning secularists

The choice of Bihar Mahagathbandhan candidates for Darbhanga, Madhubani and Siwan Lok Sabha seats raises questions about the ‘secularism’ practised by non-BJP parties and the responses to it by Muslim voters

Poor attempt by Lalu to regain relevance, says Prashant Kishor after RJD chief claims Nitish sought to rejoin Mahagathbandhan

Prashant Kishor, JD(U) vice president, on Friday hit out at Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav over his claim that Kishor acted as an 'emissary' on behalf of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.

Despite CPI backing Kanhaiya Kumar for Begusarai, ex-student leader's political prospects dim without grand alliance support

With RJD vetoing Kanhaiya Kumar as a grand alliance candidate from Begusarai, the former JNUSU president's political prospects have been reduced significantly in the Lok Sabha polls

Rahul Gandhi's attacks on Modi may grab eyeballs, but without meaningful alliances, Congress' revival is at risk

In the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Congress under Rahul Gandhi seems torn between its ambition to re-emerge as a national alternative to BJP for its long-term survival and the reality of its reduced national footprint

Size of Bihar mahagathbandhan puts RJD at disadvantage in home state as allies demand large share of seats

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has rejected Congress' seat-sharing formula for the grand alliance, saying Congress should focus on states where it was capable of taking on BJP alone and not Bihar

SC to hear plea seeking Sharad Yadav's eviction from official bungalow in Delhi on Thursday

The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear a plea by Janata Dal (United)'s Rajya Sabha member Ram Chandra Prasad Singh that seeks to oust his erstwhile colleague Sharad Yadav from his official bungalow at Tughlaq Road in Lutyens' Delhi.

Sharad Yadav 'hurt' over end of Grand Alliance, says Nitish Kumar broke trust of 11 cr people of Bihar

Earlier, after Nitish Kumar had walked away from the Grand Alliance, Sharad had said it was a "betrayal" of the people's mandate.