Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) President and former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi arrives at the assembly to take oath as the Protem Speaker in the new Legislative Assembly, ...
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Janta Dal-United National President Nitish Kumar takes oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar at Raj Bhawan in Patna.
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BJP and JD(U) supporters celebrate during the oath-taking ceremony of Nitish Kumar as the Chief Minister of Bihar, in Patna.
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Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan congratulates Janta Dal-United National President Nitish Kumar after taking oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar at Raj Bhawan in Patna.
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Janta Dal-United National President Nitish Kumar after taking oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar at Raj Bhawan in Patna.
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tarkishore Prasad takes oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar at Raj Bhawan in Patna.
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Renu Devi takes oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar at Raj Bhawan in Patna.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President JP Nadda being welcomed by party supporters on their arrival at Jaiprakash Narayan Airport to attend the swearing-in-ceremony of the...
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BJP leader Kameshwar Chaupal being garlanded by supporters after NDA's victory in the recently concluded Bihar Assembly polls, in Patna.
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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav speaks at the party legislators' meeting in Patna. Yadav was chosen the party's legislative party leader in the meeting.
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AIMIM President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi with newly elected party MLAs from Bihar, in Hyderabad.
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HAM chief Jitan Ram Manjhi and his party MLAs after a meeting with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, in Patna.
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CPI–ML General Secratry Dipanker Bhattacharya talks to the media as he arrives to attend the Grand Alliance legislators' meeting in Patna.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with HAM chief Jitan Ram Manjhi and his party MLAs after a meeting, in Patna.
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RJD leader Tejaswhi Yadav attends the party legislators' meeting in Patna.
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AIMIM leader Akhtarul Iman, Muhammad Izhar Asfi and other winning MLAs in the Bihar Assembly polls on their arrival at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, near Hyderabad.
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BJP workers attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address at party HQ, a day after National Democratic Alliance (NDA) garnered majority in the Bihar Assembly polls, in New Delhi.
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Janata Dal (United) workers celebrate after NDA's victory in Bihar Assembly elections, in Patna.
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Bihar Pradesh Congress President Madan Mohan Jha addresses a press conference at party office, in Patna.
How did ‘Jai Shri Ram’ win? By managing media and by deploying LJP, MIM et al. That helped thwart real solidarities and kept angry Dalit-Muslim votes from drifting to Tejashwi.
The Congress takes refuge behind facile arguments: ‘tough seats’, ‘vote-cutting’. But its poor run in Bihar hides a deeper rot: a disenchanted Muslim voter, an uncaring leadership.
The long Nitish-BJP relation has had its ups and downs, especially vis-à-vis Modi, but this may turn out to be the trickiest phase ever. A pyrrhic victory for the seven-time CM.