Patna, Feb 9: Bihar's ruling JD-U Monday expelled Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi from the party for six years, said JD-U chief whip Shravan Kumar. "JD-U national president Sharad Yadav has expelled Manjhi from the party for anti-party activities," said Shravan Kumar, who is considered close to former chief minister Nitish Kumar.
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New Delhi, Feb 9: Repolling was held Monday at two booths for the Delhi assembly after anomaly was found in EVM machines, officials said Monday. According to the Election Commission officials, mock poll data was not erased at booth number 132 in Rohtas Nagar in east Delhi. At booth number 31 in Delhi Cantt's DID Lines area, the observer's report was incorrect due to problems in the voting machine
New Delhi, Feb 9: The government is expected to disclose the names of close to 60 Indians and entities as it has recently initiated tax evasion prosecution proceedings against them as part of its crackdown on black money accounts as reported in the HSBC bank's Geneva branch list. Sources said that those against whom legal action has been initiated include some corporates, business houses and other
Patna, Feb 8: In fast paced development, Bihar Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary today recognised Nitish Kumar as the new leader of JD(U) Legislature Party and Jitan Ram Manjhi as a former head.In fast paced development, Bihar Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary today recognised Nitish Kumar as the new leader of JD(U) Legislature Party and Jitan Ram Manjhi as a former head.A letter
New Delhi, Feb 8: Aam Aadmi Party might be frontrunner in the race to take over the reins in Delhi but it has fallen way short of achieving its target of collecting Rs 30 crore before the February 7 polling. With around Rs 18 crore in its kitty, AAP has fallen short of its target of collecting Rs 30 crore before the elections, despite employing a number of innovative initiatives like fundraiser
Patna, Feb 8: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has recommended the dissolution of the Assembly to pre-empt his mentor-turned-rival and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar’s attempts to replace him. On Saturday, Mr. Kumar, who was elected leader of the JD(U) legislature party, is set to stake claim to form a new government and urged the Governor to reject Mr. Manjhi’s recommendation
New Delhi, Feb 8: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has not given hope of scraping through to majority in the 70-member Delhi Assembly, despite exit poll projections clearly favouring the AAP after voting ended on Saturday. Officially, the BJP was “confident that it will win with clear majority on February 10, when the results will be declared, and form government,” Union minister Ananth Kumar told
New Delhi, Feb 7: AAP today filed a complaint against BJP's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi with the Election Commission over an alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct in her constituency, Krishna Nagar. In its letter to the poll watchdog, AAP accused Bedi of holding a road show and a bike rally this morning with hundreds of workers carrying "campaign material" and "talking to
New Delhi, Feb 7: Kiran Bedi, BJP's chief ministerial candidate in Delhi, cast her vote Saturday at a polling booth here and asked people to vote for "clean, literate and safe Delhi". "Today is a historic day for Delhiites. It's the day for them to decide what type of Delhi they want," Bedi said after casting her vote in Uday Park in South Delhi. She urged Delhiites to vote for "clean, literate
New Delhi, Feb 7: As Delhi votes for a new government, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal today exuded confidence of getting a clear mandate for his party and said truth will triumph. "I am confident that AAP will win the elections and form government in Delhi," he told reporters after casting his vote at B K Dutt colony. Kejriwal is seeking re-election from the prestigious New Delhi constituency where he