Mahagathbandhan had fielded Shashant Shekhar hoping to garner support of the youth as well as keeping caste combinations in mind in this urban constituency.
A former aide of Prashant Kishor, Shekhar is up against BJP's Ratnesh Kushwaha, who replaced seven-time MLA Nand Kishore Yadav in this prestigious constituency.
Decisions come in wake of power tussle in management board of Sri Patna Sahib. The gurdwara holds significance for Sikhs as it was built in memory of Guru Gobind Singh.
Shatrughan Sinha, who joined Congress in April, appeared to have very little appetite for campaigning, and kept shuttling between Patna, Lucknow & Mumbai.
Shatrughan Sinha, who joined Congress last week, says BJP now an autocratic party and he prefers the 'better party... one of Nehru-Gandhis, Patel and Manmohan'.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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