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Ex-BJP MLA, 4 others get 3-yr jail in 2003 ballot loot case
The case pertains to events that unfolded during vote counting for the 2003 MLC elections from local bodies in the Basti and Siddharthnagar districts.
Published on Apr 30, 2025 08:17 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Gorakhpur
No challenge to Modi in 2024, says Kushwaha after meeting Shah
Kushwaha also mocked Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s efforts to achieve “opposition unity”, saying only those parties were with the JD(U) supremo with whom he had an alliance in the state.
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 09:33 PM IST
Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Upendra Kushwaha meets Amit Shah, sparks speculation
The meeting came two months after Kushwaha resigned from Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) and floated RLJD
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 09:13 AM IST
14 killed in suspected Bihar hooch tragedy
Under Bihar’s Excise Act, the sale and consumption of alcohol was banned in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar government in April 2016.
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 12:29 AM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
14 killed after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar’s East Champaran
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar called the incident sad incident and said that he has asked for all information related to the incident.
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 10:12 PM IST
'Sick and perverted’: Mahua Moitra slams BJP MP's jab at Rahul, Sonia Gandhi
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday slammed BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal for his “person born to a foreign woman” remark against Congress' Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.
Updated on Mar 28, 2023 06:54 PM IST
Tejashwi Yadav had threatened CBI, Nityanand Rai: Bihar BJP chief
Talking to reporters here a day after a Delhi court issued a notice to Tejashwi Yadav on the CBI's plea, Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal alleged that the RJD leader had "threatened" sleuths of the agency and Union minister of state for home Nityanand Rai.
Published on Sep 18, 2022 05:23 PM IST
PTI |
BJP fumes, calls Nitish Kumar a ‘backstabber’
BJP leaders also threw the jibe ‘Paltu (somersault) Chacha (uncle)’ – a term RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav coined after the JD(U) leader snapped ties with the RJD in July 2017 – and rejected claims that their party was undermining him.
Updated on Aug 10, 2022 01:08 AM IST
Vijay Swaroop, Patna
Will support Bihar bandh against Agnipath scheme, says BJP ally Jitan Manjhi
Agnipath protest: Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal said he will give a statement on the protests after tracking for 24 hours more how the police tackle the anti-social elements and opposition workers trying to fan trouble by spreading rumours
Updated on Jun 17, 2022 07:41 PM IST
JD(U), BJP discuss Bihar cabinet expansion, 1st meeting since Arunachal jolt
The BJP underlined that the NDA government in Bihar under Nitish Kumar is strong and that cabinet expansion will take place at an appropriate time.
Updated on Jan 08, 2021 09:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Vijay Swaroop
Bihar assembly election 2020: BJP chief JP Nadda, top leaders begin 2-day virtual strategy meet today
Even as opposition parties and LJP, NDA’s partner in the state, expressed concern over conducting polls in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Election Commission has given a go ahead for the electoral exercise in Bihar.
Updated on Sep 02, 2020 01:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kanishka Sarkar
BJP to trust own cadres for Bihar elections, says no room for party hoppers
BJP’s Bihar unit chief Sanjay Jaiswal said the party works with a long-term vision and there is no place for habitual party hoppers who move around at the time of election only in search of seats
Updated on Sep 02, 2020 01:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Arun Kumar
Bihar BJP boss attacks Nitish Kumar over lockdown handling, JD (U) defends
The BJP which is the junior partner in the coalition government in Bihar now finds itself in an awkward position after state unit chief Sanjay Jaiswal’s Facebook post criticising the administration’s handling of the lockdown.
Updated on May 03, 2020 11:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Vijay Swaroop | Edited by Sabir Hussain
In times of Covid-19, doctor-turned-politicians lend a hand
According to the Lok Sabha website, there are 13 doctors in the lower house.
Updated on Apr 07, 2020 08:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Smriti Kak Ramachandran
BJP appoints Sanjay Jaiswal as Bihar chief, Satish Punia to look after Rajasthan
Jaiswal replaces Nityanand Rai, a minister of state in the Union government, as head of the BJP’s Bihar unit. Punia has been appointed the president of Rajasthan BJP, just weeks after the death of state party chief Madan Lal Saini.
Updated on Sep 14, 2019 03:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Amid huge NDA win, NOTA makes its presence felt
NOTA was placed third in 13 constituencies, leaving many candidates high and dry.
Published on May 25, 2019 10:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Arun Kumar
UP records lowest turnout in penultimate phase
About 80.16% of the electorate turned up to vote in West Bengal —the highest in this phase — even as spates of violent incidents were reported, some even before polling began.
Updated on May 13, 2019 01:32 AM IST
NEW DELHI | HT Correspondent
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Police open fire in West Champaran after MP claims mob attack
Jaiswal claimed that he was attacked by a mob after he trying to ensure free and fair voting at Bind Toli in West Champaran. He alleged that the mob, wielding sticks and lathis surrounded him. Superintendent of Police Upendra Kumar Sharma, however, said that he received conflicting statements about the incident and was trying to verify what happened.
Updated on May 13, 2019 02:37 PM IST
Lok Sabha elections 2019: In Bihar’s Sheohar, BJP and RJD will be at war
The constituency has been held by Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Rama Devi since 2009 Lok Sabha elections. She had defeated Mohammad Anwarul Haque of the Rashtriya Janata Dal of Lalu Prasad. Haque held the seat in 1999-2004 and had given her a tough fight in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Updated on May 07, 2019 01:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | HT Correspondent
Lok Sabha election 2019: In Bihar’s Paschim Champaran, BJP looks to retain bastion
Paschim Champaran Lok Sabha constituency has been a bastion of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with its Dr Sanjay Jaiswal holding the seat since 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Updated on May 10, 2019 03:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | HT Correspondent