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In January 2024, the Indian politician and eight-time Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, of the Mahagathbandhan block resigned amid rumors of him joining the opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). [1] He joined the NDA and took the oath for his ninth term as Chief Minister of Bihar.
According to the media reports, the flood caused by the release of approximately 6.61 lakh cusecs of water from the Birpur Barrage of the Koshi river is one of the most disastrous in the history of floods in Bihar. Local residents said that they had seen this type of large amount of water 56 years ago in the Koshi river. [3]
An anonymous Bihar Disaster Management Authority official said that many of the participants had ignored the dangerously elevated water levels, resulting in the tragedy. [ 12 ] Many families of the deceased blamed disaster management organizations for not deploying crowd management staff by any of the locations where victims drowned. [ 10 ]
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The 2024 Indian general election was held in Bihar in all 7 phases from 19 April to 1 June to elect 40 members of the 18th Lok Sabha, with the results declared on 4 June. [1] [2] [3] Bihar, along with Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, were the only states where the 2024 Indian general election was held in all 7 phases. [4]
Rashtriya Jan Jan Party shall be contesting Bihar assembly elections 2020. [4] In a press conference organised in Patna, Ashutosh said that Rashtriya Jan Jan Party has been formed to achieve golden dream of Bihar through industrial development. [5] On 18 July 2021, party done meeting with party supporters to spread party views in Bihar.
Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar with Narendra Modi in 2017. By 2004, The Economist magazine said "Bihar [had] become a byword for the worst of India, of widespread and inescapable poverty, of corrupt politicians indistinguishable from mafia-dons they patronise, caste-ridden social order that has retained the worst feudal cruelties". [44]
Taasir Delhi, Ranchi, and Patna are RNI-certified circulations that cover Delhi, Jharkhand, and Bihar States respectively.. The Bureau of Outreach and Communication, formerly known as DAVP, empaneled Patna, Muzaffarpur, Ranchi, Delhi, and West Bengal editions for issuing regular Central Government announcements.