All stories by M I KHAN
Caste is a key factor in most Lok Sabha seats in Nitish's Bihar
Rediff.com29 Apr 2014From the Yadav-dominated Madhepura to the Brahmin-dominated Darbhanga and Bhumihar-dominated Begusarai -- three of the seven parliamentary constituencies in Bihar -- that go to vote on April 30 are crucial for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as it will be a test of his 'development model'.
Bihar minister files case against Ramdev
Rediff.com28 Apr 2014Bihar Minister and Janata Dal-United leader Shayam Rajak on Monday filed a complaint case against yoga teacher Ramdev for his uncharitable remarks on Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi pertaining to Dalits.
Now, BJP leader C P Thakur's 'end reservation' remark stirs controversy
Rediff.com26 Apr 2014A day after yoga guru Baba Ramdev kicked up a storm over his 'anti-Dalit' remarks, Bharatiya Janata Party national vice president C P Thakur was under fire by demanding end of reservation in jobs and educational institutions in the country.
Fearing arrest, Giriraj Singh files bail petition
Rediff.com24 Apr 2014Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Giriraj Singh on Thursday filed a bail petition in the Patna high court after a joint team of Bihar and Jharkhand police raided his house to arrest him for his alleged hate statements but could not find him.
Sharad Yadav visits 'bahubali's' mother to seek her blessings
Rediff.com23 Apr 2014Janata Dal-United president Sharad Yadav on Wednesday visited the native village of jailed criminal-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh, a former MP serving life sentence in a murder case, to seek blessings of his mother for the Lok Sabha polls.
BJP's Giriraj Singh resurfaces, says he will surrender on Thursday
Rediff.com23 Apr 2014Bharatiya Janata Party leader Giriraj Singh has gone underground after a court in Jharkhand issued a warrant against him for his inflammatory speech that people who do not vote for Narendra Modi will have to find a place in Pakistan.
BJP hopes division of Muslim votes will help in Bihar's Seemanchal
Rediff.com22 Apr 2014Critics say that there's no 'Modi wave' in four Muslim-dominated parliamentary constituencies in Bihar's Seemanchal belt, but Bharatiya Janata Party leaders are hopeful to retain three out of the four seats here. In 2009 general elections, the BJP won in Purnea, Katihar and Araria but lost in Kishanganj.
EC orders FIR against BJP leader Giriraj Singh for objectionable remark
Rediff.com21 Apr 2014Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United General Secretary K C Tayagi said on Monday that there is 'communalism' in Bharatiya Janata Party's DNA which is more dangerous than castiesm.
JD-U suspends 3 MLAs found campaigning for opponents
Rediff.com19 Apr 2014Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United on Saturday night suspended 3 women MLAs including a former minister, for campaigning and seeking votes for Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal candidates.
Gadkari says casteism in Bihar's DNA; triggers outrage
Rediff.com19 Apr 2014The comment has caused a furore in the state with leaders from major political parties lambasting him over the issue.
Bihar's 'Osama bin Laden' to contest against Modi from Varanasi
Rediff.com18 Apr 2014Meraj Khalid Noor, who is popularly known as Bihar's Osama bin Laden for his uncanny resemblance with slain most-wanted Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden, has said that he will contest the Lok Sabha polls against the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi from Varanasi.
Lalu, Nitish most worried about their 'prestige seats'
Rediff.com17 Apr 2014Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of the Janata Dal-United and his bete noire Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav are not contesting the Lok Sabha polls which has put their 'prestige constituencies' of Nalanda and Patliputra at stake.
Paswan confident of breaking own Guinness world record!
Rediff.com15 Apr 2014Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday filed his nomination papers from the Hajipur parliamentary constituency in Bihar, and claimed that he would break his own Guinness World Record for winning a parliamentary election with the highest margin.
Bihar: Kishanganj candidate withdraws 'to stop split of secular votes'
Rediff.com15 Apr 2014In a setback to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, ruling Janata Dal-United candidate from the Muslim-dominated Kishanganj parliamentary constituency, Akhtarul Iman, on Tuesday announced that he would not be contesting the Lok Sabha polls.
BJP allies LJP and RLSP strongly favour Modi wave
Rediff.com15 Apr 2014The Bharatiya Janata Party's allies in Bihar Lok Janashakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party chief Upendra Kushwaha on Monday said that the Modi wave is sweeping the state and the ongoing Lok Sabha polls outcome will prove them right.
Poll outcome will prove impact of JD-U breaking alliance with BJP: Advani
Rediff.com14 Apr 2014Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Monday for the first time targeted Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is considered close to him, by saying that ongoing Lok Sabha polls outcome will prove the impact of the Janata Dal-United's decision to end its alliance with the BJP.
Maoists blow up Bihar school ahead of polls
Rediff.com10 Apr 2014In a bid to create terror and panic ahead of the polls, Maoists blew up a government middle school at Lakhisarai district in Bihar on early Thursday, just as the state was going to polls, the police said.
Bihar govt issues shoot-at-sight orders anticipating poll violence
Rediff.com9 Apr 2014The Bihar government on Wednesday issued shoot-at-sight orders against troublemakers and made tight security arrangements to ensure violence free polling in 6 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats to be held on Thursday.
Niece campaigns against LS Speaker Meira Kumar in Sasaram
Rediff.com8 Apr 2014Medhavi Kirti, the granddaughter of late veteran Congress leader Babu Jagjiwan Ram, has been campaigning against her aunt Meira Kumar, Lok Sabha Speaker and Congress candidate from Sasaram Lok Sabha seat in Bihar.
Paswan works overtime to ensure victory of his son in LS polls
Rediff.com7 Apr 2014Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan is working overtime to ensure the victory of his son Chirag Paswan, who is contesting from the Jamui parliamentary constituency in Bihar.