Bihar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar files his nomination papers for Rajya Sabha before the Secretary, Bihar Legislative Assembly Office Cell, in Patna on Feb 5, 2026 in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Sinha. (Photo: PTI)

Nitish Kumar: Longest serving CM of Bihar, whose party never got a majority

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Patna, Mar 5 (PTI) Nitish Kumar may well go down in history as an astute politician who managed to occupy the post of Bihar chief minister for longer than all his predecessors, despite his JD(U) never winning a majority in the state assembly. Ironically, though, a section of his die-hard supporters sees the canny leader

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Voters show the enumeration forms given by a Booth Level Officer (BLO) during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Vaishali district, Bihar. (Photo: PTI)

Supreme Court reserves verdict on pleas against SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar

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New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas including the one filed by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms challenging the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls in Bihar. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi concluded the final hearing after

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ADG Headquarters Kundan Krishnan has been promoted to the rank of Director General of Police..

Bihar govt promotes 31 IPS officers

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Patna, Dec 23 (PTI) The Bihar government on Tuesday promoted 31 IPS officers, which will be effective from January 1, 2026, a notification issued by the Home Department said. Kundan Krishnan, a 1994-batch IPS officer, has been promoted to the rank of Director General of Police from the post of Additional Director General, it said.

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People watch live broadcast of the results of Bihar assembly elections with vote counting underway, in Patna Friday. (Photo: PTI)

NDA leads in 166 seats, surpassing majority mark of 122; INDIA bloc ahead in 59

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Patna, Nov 14 (PTI) The ruling NDA was leading in 166 seats, surpassing the majority mark of 122, in early trends as counting was underway for the Bihar assembly polls on Friday morning, according to the Election Commission. The opposition INDIA bloc was way behind, leading in 59 of the 243 seats in the assembly.

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