Prashant Kishor accepted responsibility for the party’s disappointing performance but insisted the setback would not force him to retreat from politics.
Acharya also asked these people to donate their kidneys to millions of patients needing the organ "in the name of Lalu ji"
Tejashwi's offer to give up the Leader of the Opposition role was turned down, and Lalu Yadav insisted that he must continue to lead the party in the House, sources said.
Taking complete responsibility for the loss in Bihar, the election strategist-turned-politician apologised to the people of the state
Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan ahead of the formation of the new Assembly. Kumar, the JD(U) chief, is expected to take oath as Chief Minister for the 10th time.
The state’s export share remains stuck at 0.5%, while FDI inflows rank among the lowest in India
According to Amit Malviya, this reflects the “downfall of that very family which once caused pain to millions of families,” stressing that “karma neither forgets nor forgives.”
"On November 19, Nitish Kumar will submit his resignation to the Governor as head of the outgoing government,” one of the sources said.
Robert Vadra claimed that “the people of Bihar are actually not happy (with the poll result)” and alleged that “whatever has happened, it has happened because of the Election Commission.
Jan Suraaj national president Uday Singh said in a conversation with ANI that founder Prashant Kishor “will continue to be there (in Bihar),” adding that the organisation was not created at the insistence of any other party and would not exit under external pressure either.
An EC official said 99.42 per cent of the total electorate have so far been covered in the exercise
The term of the Bihar assembly ends on November 22. The election process has to be concluded before that. Legislature party meetings of all the allies and the joint meeting of the NDA will be held on Monday and Tuesday to elect their leader. Nitish Kumar will subsequently stake his claim with a joint letter of support.
A day after facing a severe drubbing in Bihar, the Congress on Saturday questioned the role of the Election Commission in the poll process while its top leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, went into a huddle to discuss the poll outcome.
Sources, quoted by News18 revealed the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal United’s (BJP-JDU) alliance is likely to adopt the same formula as ticket distribution.
The 1200-odd BJP workers from Surat, many of them Biharis who had migrated years ago, returned to the state not just to cast their vote, but to serve as the party’s on-ground force. The outcome of such concerted mobilization and political engagement is for everyone to see.
It is to be noted that Rs 10,000 was transferred to the account of 1.25 crore women voters under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana by the JD(U)-BJP led NDA government in Bihar.
RK Singh had criticised Deputy CM and BJP leader Samrat Chaudhary, JD(U) leader Anant Singh, and others, and had challenged the functioning of the Election Commission during the Bihar elections campaign period.
It is to be noted that Rs 10,000 was transferred to the account of 1.25 crore women voters under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana by the JD(U)-BJP led NDA government in Bihar.
Will Nitish Kumar continue to lead Bihar?
The former diplomat and renowned author said people decided to "consolidate the existing forces" to stop the return of RJD's "Jungle Raaj," which also harmed the Prashant Kishor's party.
Despite the setback, Singh said the party remained committed to its agenda. "We are not disheartened. We know what is to be done. We will keep working and fulfil the 'Bihar badlav' that we had spoken about."
Responding to a question concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral lists, Digvijay Singh said the onus of adding names to the electoral roll lies with the EC
The RJD's vote share dipped by a mere 0.11 percentage point this year while the LJP(RV)'s share declined by a paltry 0.69%.
The NDA displayed an exceptionally high strike rate in direct contests with the Mahagathbandhan.