Shatrughan wants action against those responsible for BJP’s

News Nation also gave the JD-U and its allies an edge, with 120-124 seats, while the BJP and its allies could get 115-119 seats. Thus, it was a repeat of history as the RJD won the past three times voting crossed 60%: when Mandal Commission was applied, OBC reservations were in place and Jharkhand was yet to be carved out.

A legislature party of the grand alliance will be held in the afternoon of November 14 to elect a new leader and decide the date and venue for the oath-taking ceremony, Nitish Kumar told reporters at Raj Bhawan, where he had gone to greet Governor Ram Nath Kovind for Diwali.

On its part, the Shiv Sena, which contested the Bihar elections independently secured more votes than Nationalist Congress Party and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, “which is a victory of sorts for us”. It’s a bad luck for you (BJP-led NDA). That combined vote share has certainly swung towards the Grand Alliance. The next five years will be crucial for Mr Nitish Kumar to assert his position and power in the governance.

The global brokerage firm further said that the strong employment data from the United States, which was published after the Indian market closed on Friday, will likely weigh on markets on Monday as it has “materially increased the possibility of a Fed lift-off in December”.

The government is in a minority in Rajya Sabha which is selected by state assemblies.

“Thereafter, the party had success in assembly elections of Jharkhand, Haryana, Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir”. For years they were bitter political rivals who attacked each other’s governments. The vote share of 30% in 2014 Lok Sabha polls reduced to less than 25% in 2015, and the party received a blow winning just 53 seats.

The communal incident in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh of lynching a person over suspicion of carrying beef raised the issue of gross intolerance.

PM Modi personally led the campaign for the BJP which went aggressive to capture power.

The Mahagathbandhan excelled in engaging directly with people.

Sinha met Kumar at latter’s residence in Patna.

He also cited the example of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and other BJP leaders wishing Kumar on his victory.