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Nitish's policy of women empowerment, law & order record won him the elections: KC Tyagi

New Delhi, Dec 1(UNI) Veteran politician and former Member of Parliament KC Tyagi on Monday said Nitish Kumar's better law and order track record, clean image and policies benefiting women were the major reasons for his resounding victory at the recently Bihar assembly elections.

Speaking to The Stateman Tyagi said that he was expecting the easy victory for Nitish's party "I was not surprised at all by the result, last time we won 43 seats, losing 40 seats due to Ram Vilas Paswan's party contesting against us, I had predicted prior to the elections that we will win 80 plus seats. There was also a sympathy wave for Nitish Kumar who did well for Bihar."
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India–France Strategic Partnership reinforced as PM Modi hosts Macron envoy; Macron visit to follow soon

13 Jan 2026 | 11:11 PM

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Ensure free admission of poor children in private schools as ‘national mission’: SC

13 Jan 2026 | 10:14 PM

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Use technology, but do not allow technology to dominate you: CM to youth

13 Jan 2026 | 10:09 PM

New Delhi, Jan 13 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said the youth are not only the future of the country but also its present, and this energy and capability of young people is the true strength of a Viksit Bharat.

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Dharmendra Pradhan chairs 13th NITSER Council meeting

13 Jan 2026 | 9:51 PM

New Delhi, Jan 13 (UNI) union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday chaired the 13th meeting of the Council of the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (NITSER) at Bharat Mandapam here.

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