Politics

The LJP and the HAM are contesting the elections as part of the National Democratic Alliance.

Ahead of the polls, Modi in August announced a Rs 1.25-lakh crore package for Bihar that covers various sectors including roads, railways and agriculture.

Rahul was on his way to Delhi from Patna after addressing a party rally when the plane was diverted.

The seats were announced by JDU Bihar chief Bashistha Narain Singh in a press conference at Patna.

Modi has also succeeded in winning over rural Indians, both for his party and himself, Pew said. The BJP is now slightly more popular in the Indian countryside than in its cities.

"After 30 years, India got a single party majority government though we are still a coalition government and we will probably continue to be one," Jaitley said.

"We will contest Bihar Assembly polls with SJD-D led by former Union Minister Devendra Prasad Yadav, NCP and NPP headed by former ," SP National General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav said at a joint press conference with leaders of these parties.

According to Islamic tradition, Bakra Id is supposed to fall on September 25 as per the sighting of the moon.

On Tuesday morning LJP Parliamentary Board Chairperson and Ram Vilas Paswan's son Chirag made it clear that his party was shocked when Shah announced the seats sharing under which BJP will contest 160 seats, LJP 40, RLSP 23 and HAM 20.

Rejecting the claims of BJP leaders that the Centre has not cut funds to the state, Congress said that the allocation has been decreased for Uttarakhand.

Making personal attacks against Sunny, he even went on to say that she cannot be treated as a symbol of dignity.

Rai claimed that the Chief Minister has asked him to drop the campaign and in return he will be transferred back to Indore.

Indian Muslims enjoy more constitutional rights than they do in many Muslim countries, claiming that they have been appeased by various means over the years.

On Monday, NDA allies put up an united front amid vocal demands being made by some parties on their share of seats in Bihar polls but the crucial issue of seat-sharing was not discussed at their maiden joint meeting chaired by BJP president Amit Shah.

The Prime Minister's announcement makes it clear that the government will try to use the legislative route to enact the law, instead of the executive mechanism.

With Lalu Prasad and Sonia Gandhi on the stage, the message that Nitish Kumar would like to send across is that the Mahagathbandhan is united.