Govt approves additional amount of over Rs 3 thousand cr to five states affected by floods, cyclones and Pest attack last year

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to expand his Cabinet today

<p>Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will expand the state cabinet today. Governor Phagu Chauhan will administer the oath of office and secrecy to new ministers at 12:30 PM at Rajbhawan in Patna. Currently, there are 14 ministers in the Bihar government along with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Seven ministers are from the BJP quota, five […]</p>

BJP's Vijay Kumar Sinha elected Bihar Assembly Speaker

NDA retains power in Bihar, secures absolute majority by winning 125 seats

<p>The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has retained power in Bihar. It has secured absolute majority in 243 member assembly. NDA got 125 seats, while opposition Grand Alliance got 110 seats. Others got 8 seats. BJP has bagged 74 seats, while JD(U) won 43 seats. Hindustani Awami Morcha (HAM) and Vikas Sheel Insaan Party (VIP) […]</p>

Counting of votes begins for assembly elections in Bihar

<p>Counting of votes has begun for assembly elections in Bihar and bypolls to 58 assembly seats in 11 States. Counting for Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat in Bihar is also underway. It began at 8 this morning with postal ballots being counted first. The EVMs were opened after half-an-hour. Bihar Chief Electoral officer HR Srinivasa […]</p>

Bihar polls: Voting starts in final phase

<p>Polling is under way in 78 Assembly segments of Bihar in the third and final phase of state elections on Saturday in which 2.35 crore voters are eligible to decide the fate of 1,204 candidates. Casting of votes began at 7am at all 33,782 polling stations where as many EVM sets and VVPAT machines have […]</p>

Campaigning for final phase of assembly elections in Bihar ends today

<p>In Bihar, the campaigning for the Third and Final Phase of State Assembly Elections will come to an end this evening. In this phase, 78 constituencies spread over 15 districts including Kishanganj ,Katihar, Madhepura and Supaul will go to polls on the 7th of November. Polling for by election to Valmiki Nagar Parliamentary seat, will […]</p>

More than 54% voters cast their ballot in 2nd phase of Bihar Assembly Election

<p>Polling was held on Tuesday for the second phase of assembly elections in Bihar. The second and largest phase of election witnessed a voter turnout of more than 54 per cent. Briefing the media in Patna last evening, Chief Electoral Officer HR Srinivasa said, voter turnout will increase after receiving the final figures from remote […]</p>

Polling begins for 2nd phase of assembly elections in Bihar

<p>Polling has begun for the second phase of assembly elections in Bihar. Voting is taking place in 94 constituencies spread over 17 districts including Patna, Vaishali, Sitamarhi, Darbhanga and Madhubani. Polling, which began at 7 this morning, will end at 6 pm. Over 2.86 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,463 candidates. They include […]</p>

Over 53 % votes polled in first phase of Bihar assembly elections

<p>An estimated 53.54 per cent of voters exercised their franchise in the First Phase of elections yesterday in 71 Assembly Constituencies spread over 16 districts. In comparison to 2015 Assembly elections, 1.21 per cent less voter turnout was recorded. Chief Electoral Officer H.R. Srinivasa said, voting percentage will increase when the final figure from remote […]</p>