Patna: The rout of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which led the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, has been the biggest shock in these elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has swept the state, bagging 39 of the 40 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan parties — RJD, HAM, VIP, RLSP — have all been completely decimated. […]
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Mahagathbandhan can get 3 of BJP’s 8 in UP’s II phase
Lucknow: Out of the eight seats going to polls in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, the Mahagathbandhan (MGB) might wrest three from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) if voting pattern in the 2014 is any indication. The Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) — are contesting unitedly as the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ in […]
Mahagatbandhan alliance of namdars, negativity, instability: Modi
New Delhi | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hit out at opposition parties, terming the ‘mahagatbandhan’ a grouping of corrupt, negativity and instability and accusing them of misleading the people. “This mahagatbandhan is a unique bond. It is the bond of ‘namdars’, bond of nepotism, bond of corruption and scandals, bond of negativity and […]
Mahagathbandhan a failed experiment, country wants a majboot not majboor sarkar: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dismissed the Opposition grand alliance as a “failed experiment” and said that parties are coming together to defeat “one man” to form a “majboor” (helpless) government for solely indulging in corruption while the country wants a “majboot” (strong) government. Asserting that there has not been a […]
Need more time to decide on Mahagathbandhan: Naveen Patnaik
New Delhi : BJD leader and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said he wanted more time to decide on joining ‘Mahagathbandhan’, the grand alliance of opposition parties, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. “As far as Mahagathbandhan is concerned, we will take some time and think it over,” he told reporters here. Patnaik […]
‘Mahagathbandhan’ a failed idea: PM Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday termed opposition parties’ plan to form a ‘mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) as a “failed idea,” saying they want a weaker government at the Centre. Interacting with the Bharatiya Janata Party workers from five Lok Sabha constituencies through video-conferencing on his NaMo mobile app, Modi said: “The parties […]
Is Congress forming international mahagathbandhan against Modi, asks Amit Shah
New Delhi : BJP chief Amit Shah on Saturday took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi accusing him of speaking on the lines of Pakistan and asked the Congress President whether he was trying to forge an international alliance in the name of “Modi Hatao”. “Rahul Gandhi says ‘Modi Hatao. Pakistan says ‘Modi Hatao’. Now Pakistan […]
Mahagathbandhan a compulsion, vindication of BJP’s success: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday scoffed at opposition efforts to forge a Mahagathbandhan for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, saying it was nothing but their compulsion and a vindication of the BJP-led governments success. The Prime Minister said the proposed grand alliance of the opposition was leaderless, had no clear policy […]