News for 'Bihar assembly defeat'

Herald case driven by PM's office: Rahul

Herald case driven by PM's office: Rahul

Rediff.com11 Dec 2015

He said National Herald is a not-for-profit organisation and not a paisa can be taken out.

AAP jaisa koi... Historic one-sided poll victories

AAP jaisa koi... Historic one-sided poll victories

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

Rediff.com takes a look at record-setting wins in Indian politics.

'Sidhu wrecked the Congress in Punjab'

'Sidhu wrecked the Congress in Punjab'

Rediff.com16 Mar 2022

'If you put your own party into the witness box, like what Sidhu did, and treat them as wrongdoers, then how will the people of Punjab trust the party?'

Mayawati sees good omen for 2017

Mayawati sees good omen for 2017

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

After a series of defeats since 2012, the results of the recent panchayat polls are being seen by her as a tide changer for the upcoming UP assembly elections

Why did Lalu Yadav surrender to Nitish Kumar?

Why did Lalu Yadav surrender to Nitish Kumar?

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com explains the compulsions that forced Bihar strongman Lalu Yadav to play second fiddle to Nitish Kumar.

UP maha-gathbandhan might be on its way

UP maha-gathbandhan might be on its way

Rediff.com6 Nov 2016

The marathon meeting, spread over two sessions and kept under wraps, came a day after top leaders of socialist-leaning parties attended SP's silver jubilee meet here -- a move seen as an attempt by Mulayam to forge an alliance ahead of the assembly polls hardly a few months away.

'Pandemic could potentially set us back a few decades'

'Pandemic could potentially set us back a few decades'

Rediff.com20 Jun 2021

'The future looks quite bleak unless we ramp up testing and start vaccinating on a war footing.'

'Rajinikanth is certainly stirring the pot'

'Rajinikanth is certainly stirring the pot'

Rediff.com4 Dec 2020

'There will be significant political traction for him. But how much, we don't know yet'

OROP: Group of ex-servicemen decides to boycott govt functions

OROP: Group of ex-servicemen decides to boycott govt functions

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

A group of ex-servicemen on Monday announced that they will boycott all official functions, including ongoing 50th anniversary celebrations of the victory in 1965 war, in protest against delay over implementation of "One Rank One Pension" by the government.

Sena continues to mock BJP, says cunningness doesn't always work

Sena continues to mock BJP, says cunningness doesn't always work

Rediff.com10 Nov 2015

BJP ally says common man will respond appropriately if promises made are not fulfilled.

Maha snub! Mulayam rules out mahagathbandhan

Maha snub! Mulayam rules out mahagathbandhan

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

Mulyama's remarks came against the backdrop of marathon meetings Congress' poll strategist Prashant Kishor had with him in Delhi and Lucknow.

Lalu, Nitish may embrace but their sins will remain: Sushil

Lalu, Nitish may embrace but their sins will remain: Sushil

Rediff.com11 Aug 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday termed as a 'political drama' the coming together of Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad and former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar of Janata Daul-United and said despite embrace, their 'sins' will not be washed away.

How BJP's Chanakya met his waterloo in Bengal

How BJP's Chanakya met his waterloo in Bengal

Rediff.com19 May 2021

The BJP could win only 16 out of 57 seats where Shah campaigned.

Manjhi tears into ally BJP: Bhagwat should not have made quota remark

Manjhi tears into ally BJP: Bhagwat should not have made quota remark

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

HAM leader Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday said statements of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat about a review of quotas could be one of the possible reasons for the NDA's debacle in the polls.

Congress looks at 'Jangipur model' in UP

Congress looks at 'Jangipur model' in UP

Rediff.com9 Jan 2019

Congress hopes to field upper caste candidates to eat into BJP voter base while SP-BSP focuses on consolidating Dalit-OBC votes in their favour.

Why the SP-BSP alliance rattles BJP

Why the SP-BSP alliance rattles BJP

Rediff.com24 Apr 2018

The ruling party is worried as the alliance represents over 50 per cent of the state's population, reports Virendra Singh Rawat.

These candidates await their fate in Phase 5

These candidates await their fate in Phase 5

Rediff.com6 May 2019

Here are some of the big political leaders' who await their fate on Monday.

Kerala: Rival fronts keep fingers crossed, BJP hopes to open account

Kerala: Rival fronts keep fingers crossed, BJP hopes to open account

Rediff.com15 May 2016

A total of 1,203 candidates, including 109 women, are contesting for the 140 assembly seats in which a total of 2.61 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise.

Congress best equipped to lead alliance against BJP: Tejashwi

Congress best equipped to lead alliance against BJP: Tejashwi

Rediff.com20 Jan 2019

The RJD chief also hailed the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance in Uttar Pradesh.

Oppn's 'Save Constitution' march vs BJP's 'Tiranga Yatra' on R-Day

Oppn's 'Save Constitution' march vs BJP's 'Tiranga Yatra' on R-Day

Rediff.com26 Jan 2018

Sharad Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party, Sharad Yadav of the rebel Janata Dal-United, D Raja of the Communist Party of India, Hardik Patel (Gujarat's Patidar leader), Dinesh Trivedi (Trinamool Congress) and Sushilkumar Shinde (Congress) attended the meeting and joined the march.

Lalu's sons make their electoral debut

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

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.

End differences, fight Kerala polls unitedly: Rahul to partymen

End differences, fight Kerala polls unitedly: Rahul to partymen

Rediff.com10 Feb 2016

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged party leaders in Kerala to shed their differences and fight the coming assembly polls unitedly

Raids on Lalu: Why Nitish isn't worried

Raids on Lalu: Why Nitish isn't worried

Rediff.com8 Jul 2017

The crisis will strengthen Nitish Kumar's position as Lalu's troubles erodes his bargaining power within the ruling coalition in Bihar.

'The BJP will try its best to retain the JD-U'

'The BJP will try its best to retain the JD-U'

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

'If Nitish goes alone, he will be washed away.' 'If he hand holds the BJP, it will again crush him because it will be known that he has sided with the BJP because he doesn't have any other option.' 'Lalu knows Nitish coming back will be a political gain for Lalu.'

Why the dove has become a hawk

Why the dove has become a hawk

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

Strident Hindutva has not been the Shivraj Singh Chouhan's hallmark in his long tenure as chief minister. What has changed?

Amid grand alliance speculations, Prashant Kishor meets Akhilesh

Amid grand alliance speculations, Prashant Kishor meets Akhilesh

Rediff.com7 Nov 2016

A day after holding marathon talks with Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Congress poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Monday held closed-door meeting with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav

Bengal win will put Mamata in race for PM

Bengal win will put Mamata in race for PM

Rediff.com1 Apr 2021

The TMC expects to emerge victorious by way of a majority of minority votes and a minority of majority votes, notes Arun Bhatnagar, a retired IAS officer.

7-phase Lok Sabha polls to begin April 11, counting on May 23: EC

7-phase Lok Sabha polls to begin April 11, counting on May 23: EC

Rediff.com10 Mar 2019

Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal, Odisha and Sikkim will also be held simultaneously, the Election Commission said.

And now on to UP!

And now on to UP!

Rediff.com19 May 2016

A section within the RSS feels Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani should be projected as the BJP's CM candidate in UP, says Rajeev Sharma.

'Modi, Shah have to start eating fish to win Bengal'

'Modi, Shah have to start eating fish to win Bengal'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

'At this moment, the Trinamool has an edge.'

Available: A votebank on the distaff side

Available: A votebank on the distaff side

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has shown it is possible to form an electoral base with pro-women policies that matter, so why don't other political parties replicate it, asks Devanik Saha.

Why Congress can't fulfill its leaders' Rajya Sabha dreams

Why Congress can't fulfill its leaders' Rajya Sabha dreams

Rediff.com5 Nov 2014

The Congress is finding it tough to accommodate defeated senior leaders in the Rajya Sabha as it does not have the numerical strength in various assemblies to win the seats.

GST timeline: Twists and turns along the way

GST timeline: Twists and turns along the way

Rediff.com4 Aug 2016

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved the biggest tax reform since Independence.

How Amit Shah delivered 303 seats to Modi

How Amit Shah delivered 303 seats to Modi

Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

For the 2019 polls, the BJP chief deployed over 7,000 leaders to oversee the work of polling committees on the over 400 seats the BJP contested. These committees were asked to focus on 120 seats the party had lost in 2014, but believed it could win in 2019.

Bypoll results: Major blow to BJP in bypolls, worst hit in UP

Bypoll results: Major blow to BJP in bypolls, worst hit in UP

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party appeared to cede ground in Uttar Pradesh where Samajwadi Party was leading on six of the 11 Assembly seats where bypolls were held while it was neck and neck with Congress in Gujarat and behind in Rajasthan, exactly four months after it swept the three states in Lok Sabha elections.

Winter session unlikely to see GST breakthrough

Winter session unlikely to see GST breakthrough

Rediff.com23 Nov 2015

With tempers rising on intolerance, it will be hard to run House proceedings.

MPs allotted Oppn seats, Sena likens BJP to Muhammad Ghori

MPs allotted Oppn seats, Sena likens BJP to Muhammad Ghori

Rediff.com19 Nov 2019

'When the BJP came into existence no party used to support it. When NDA was formed many leaders who are now holding posts in the present government were not holding any posts then and some of them were not even born,' the editorial said.

'Trinamool will get 50% of the votes'

'Trinamool will get 50% of the votes'

Rediff.com1 May 2021

'The BJP will get the lion's share of the Opposition vote. I would give the Congress-Left around 15 per cent.'