Independent MP Pappu Yadav said he respects the people's verdict in Bihar but raised concerns over employment and asked whether the results truly reflect the public mandate. He also said Nitish Kumar's views do not align with the BJP.
As the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) registered a thumping victory in the Bihar Assembly polls, Nitish Kumar is projected to get a fifth term as Chief Minister of Bihar.
Meanwhile, according to the Election Commission, as of now, the NDA has secured the majority mark of 122 seats, winning 197 seats. The BJP has won 88 seats. The JDU has won 82, LJP (RV) has won 18, RLM has won 4, and HAM has won 5.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday thanked voters of Seemanchal after the party won five seats in the Bihar Assembly elections, saying the mandate reaffirmed the party's decade-long grassroots presence in the region.
Sanjay Kumar Singh won decisively with 87,641 votes, defeating RJD candidate Mukesh Kumar Raushan, who secured 42,644 votes, while Tej Pratap Yadav managed only 35,703 votes, losing to the winner by a staggering 51,938 votes.
Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday launched a scathing attack on the ruling Aam Aadmi Party following the declaration of results in the Tarn Taran Assembly by-election, sarcastically declaring that "AAP loses, Punjab Pol
Anant Kumar Singh was arrested earlier, before the polling began in Bihar, by Patna Police in connection with the murder case of a Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav, the Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma said.
As the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has taken a comfortable lead amid vote counting for the Bihar assembly elections, Ram Kripal Yadav, BJP candidate from Danapur assembly constituency, thanked the voters and said that he would work for the people of Danapur.
Amid the battering, there is some consolation for the RJD as its leader and Mahagathbandhan's Chief Ministerial candidate, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, is now leading from Raghopur by over 11,000 votes. He was earlier trailing in the seat.
Naveen Yadav strengthened Congress' position in the Telangana Assembly by securing a total of 98,988 votes to BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha Gopinath's 74,259 votes.
India ripped off South Africa for just 159 in their first innings on Day 1 of the first Test at the Edens Garden on Friday. Jasprit Bumrah was the star of the show with his five-wicket haul as India dominated South Africa on Day 1 of the first Test in Kolkata.