All stories by M I KHAN
BJP keeps Shatru 'khamosh' during Bihar polls
Rediff.com9 Oct 2015While Narendra Modi addresses rally after rally in Bihar, Shatrughan Sinha has been left out of the BJP's campaign.
'Castes were not created by Lalu Yadav'
Rediff.com9 Oct 2015'For the BJP, development is nothing more than a jumla,' says Tejaswi Yadav.
40 Modi rallies, 40 star campaigners: BJP on overdrive in Bihar
Rediff.com8 Oct 2015Now, that's how desperately Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to win Bihar. M I Khan reports from Patna
Lalu dares Modi to break his silence on reservation
Rediff.com8 Oct 2015Even as Narendra Modi began his hectic day of campaigning in poll-bound Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was the first to fire a salvo on Thursday when he dared the prime minister to break his silence on reservation for Dalits and Other Backward Classes.
'We are still struggling and fighting for our survival'
Rediff.com6 Oct 2015The Musahars, still regarded as 'untouchables' in the state, usually hunt rats for food in the paddy fields.
BJP vows to ban cow slaughter in Bihar if voted to power
Rediff.com5 Oct 2015"We will ban cow slaughter in Bihar if the BJP comes to power," former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi said.
Nitish plays sons of the soil card, claims BJP is bahri, he is Bihari
Rediff.com4 Oct 2015Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday played the sons of the soil card when he claimed that bahri (outsiders) were seeking people's support during the upcoming elections.
In Bihar, politicos make last-ditch efforts to woo voters
Rediff.com3 Oct 2015Campaigning has reached a fervent pitch in Bihar with senior political leaders wooing the voters, one last time before the state goes to the polls.
Lalu claims RSS-BJP trying to communalise beef issue
Rediff.com3 Oct 2015Amid raging controversy over the lynching of a man in Uttar Pradesh earlier this week over rumours that his family stored and consumed beef, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday asked people to shun beef for it was not good for health and caused many diseases.
The bahubali speaks: 'Mahatma Gandhi is not my icon'
Rediff.com1 Oct 2015'Nitish's claims of development are false. He has only helped corrupt officials.' 'I want to remind Lalu that this is not the 1990s. This is 2015.' 'I am a bahubali for those looting society.'
BJP's vision for Bihar: Laptops for students, TVs for Dalits, scooters for girls
Rediff.com1 Oct 2015In a bid to woo voters, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday promised laptops for students, colour televisions for Dalit and Mahadalit families, two-wheelers for girls and dhoti-sari for poor families annually if it wins the Bihar assembly polls and forms the next government.
'Always a challenge for EC to ensure free, fair polls in Bihar'
Rediff.com30 Sep 2015'The Election Commission has to deal with money power, intimidation tactics and caste politics.'
Brothers-in-law are plotting Lalu's downfall
Rediff.com29 Sep 2015Subhash Yadav and Sadhu Yadav, who were powerful faces during the 15-year Lalu-Rabri rule, are now working towards ensuring that Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and his sons face defeat in the forthcoming Bihar elections.
Bihar polls: BJP, allies slam Lalu's 'backward vs forward' remarks
Rediff.com28 Sep 2015The BJP-led NDA leaders have attacked RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav for his statement that Bihar assembly polls is a fight between 'backward versus forward' forces.
Denied a ticket for Bihar polls, BJP leader uses donkeys to protest
Rediff.com24 Sep 2015In a rare protest, an angry Bharatiya Janata Party leader used donkeys to register his protest after being denied a ticket for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.
Lalu's sons make their electoral debut
Rediff.com23 Sep 2015"The RJD will field Lalu's two sons to formally launch their political careers," a spokesperson said.
Lalu's sons make their electoral debut
Rediff.com23 Sep 2015"The RJD will field Lalu's two sons to formally launch their political careers," a spokesperson said.
'My becoming CM proved that Dalits are not weak'
Rediff.com23 Sep 2015Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi talks about the Bihar polls with M I Khan/Rediff.com
'India is going to see many more struggles'
Rediff.com23 Sep 2015The various meat bans across the country are an attempt to attack civil liberties, says civil rights activist Kavita Srivastava.
Munity on board: The case of rebellious 'damaads' in Bihar polls
Rediff.com22 Sep 2015Sons-in-laws of prominent politicians are rising against their in-laws, observes M I Khan