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BJP’s ‘damage control’ after Bihar opinion poll — 9 rebels contesting on LJP ticket suspended

The rebels getting LJP tickets to contest Bihar polls had caused friction between BJP & ally JD(U). BJP action comes after opinion polls suggest close fights in some seats.

LJP affiliates want Chirag Paswan in Modi cabinet after dad’s death, BJP says it’s PM’s call

Dalit Sena, created by Ram Vilas Paswan to carry out programmes for SCs, also wants a Rajya Sabha seat for his widow, Reena Paswan.

Bollywood to Bihar — LJP’s Chirag Paswan has 1 month to emerge from his father’s shadow

Some say Chirag Paswan doesn’t have a connect with his voters like Ram Vilas Paswan did. But he’s making all the right noises in Bihar before the polls.

‘Sympathy wave’ in Bihar after Paswan death, but parties not sure if it will impact polls

In 2015 Bihar assembly polls, Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP won only two of the 42 seats it contested. Under his son Chirag, LJP has decided to go solo this time and contest 143 seats.

Frying pakoras for journalists, a rakhi from Phoolan Devi — Ram Vilas Paswan’s life, in photos

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan passed away on 8 October 2020, days after he underwent heart surgery at a Delhi hospital. He was 74.

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan dies, allies and rivals pay tributes to Bihar’s ‘kingmaker’

Ram Vilas Paswan had earned a reputation as a ‘weather scientist’ for switching sides and remaining in power. He had had heart surgery last Sunday.

‘Outside hand’ guiding LJP — Bihar BJP struggles to explain Chirag Paswan move

BJP leaders claim LJP is being guided by an ‘unknown hand with the mind of Prashant Kishor’, and insist his move will actually hurt NDA in Bihar.

The real Bihar election will begin after the results

The possibilities of new options, combinations and permutations might open up once the numbers are in

Nitish Kumar’s alliance crisis and ‘scriptwriters’ of Hathras conspiracy theories

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Ahead of Bihar elections, BJP leader Usha Vidyarthi joins LJP

Vidyarthi is likely to be fielded from the Paliganj assembly seat in Bihar, where the JD(U) will contest as well.

On Camera

India-China border can’t be changed. Formalising LAC as the redline is the answer

The India-China crisis has led to a de facto delineation of the 1959 Claim Line in Ladakh. Why can’t this delineation be extended to the rest of the LAC and the McMahon Line?

US President-elect Trump vows to slash trade deficit with India. How trade fared under him vs Biden

India-US trade in first 3 yrs under Biden was $122 bn, while it was $83 bn in Trump’s first term. Average trade surplus in India’s favour grew from $18 bn under Trump to $31 bn under Biden.

India, Bangladesh Army chiefs discuss issues of ‘mutual interest’

Video call between two Army heads is their first interaction after political upheaval in Bangladesh forced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India in August.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.