Bihar Results

BJP downplays Dalai Lama's remark on Bihar results, JD(U) calls it 'befitting reply' to extremists

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's reported remarks that Bihar poll results prove that a majority of Hindus prefer harmony, received the support of the JD(U) on Sunday while the BJP played down the statement.

Bihar results show majority of Hindus still believe in peace and amity: Dalai Lama

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said India is a nation of non -violence and noted that the Bihar election results show that a majority of the Hindus believes in peace and amity.

Faux punditry grossly undermines intelligence of ordinary voters: Why experts missed the mark in Bihar

No, this piece is not about how he was singled out for attack and how he got even with his rivals in Bihar. It’s about the gap between the reality of Indian electoral politics and perception.

Rage of the veterans: It's a repeat of 2005 for BJP in 2015 with a minor change in cast of characters

History is repeating itself for the BJP, albeit with minor modifications. The principal players remain the same but their roles have reversed. It is 2015 and not 2005, but the similarities are interesting.

PM Modi's UK visit comes at a bad time: How the British media is viewing PM's defeat in Bihar

Looks like the drubbing Narendra Modi-led NDA alliance received in Bihar state assembly elections will resonate till 10 Downing Street in London.

After Bihar poll defeat, rumoured Cabinet reshuffle is a question of 'when' and not 'if'

For the first time since he became chief minister of Gujarat in 2001 to when he became Prime Minister of India in 2014, and then won a series of state Assembly elections, Narendra Modi had only tasted success. The severe drubbing in the Delhi Assembly polls suffered at the beginning of this year by the BJP, was said to be the result of a 'man-made self-inflicted strategy failure wound’ more than anything else. The BJP’s defeat in Bihar and magnitude of its loss can’t be attributed to any such thing.

Did BJP rely too much on Modi? Five key things party could've done differently in Bihar

Bihar defied the high-octane campaigning by Amit Shah-Narendra Modi combine on Sunday and voted the incumbent Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance into power.

Nitish Kumar Bihar's tallest leader: Shatrughan Sinha after meeting the CM

A day after the Grand Alliance triumphed in Bihar's assembly polls, BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Monday called on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and described him as the state's "tallest leader".

As it happened: Voters reject NDA politics, give Grand Alliance thumping victory in Bihar

Bihar counting begins from 7 am onwards, and as both the exit polls and pre poll survey has thrown confusing numbers at us, it is only the actual results that can give us some direction. We follow each and every update live in this blog.