At ground level, though, it becomes apparent that this is Bihar, India’s poorest state and home to some 130m people. It is the preponderance of bicycles that does it. They long ago receded from much ...

(Niharika KULKARNI/AFP/AFP) India's poorest state Bihar goes to the polls on Thursday, and for many of its 130 million people, one issue overshadows all others: money. That's what Prime Minister ...

NEW DELHI — Millions of people in the eastern Indian state of Bihar will begin voting Thursday in the country’s largest state election of the year, a closely watched political test for Prime Minister ...

India's opposition Congress party accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance of rigging votes to win bellwether elections in India's poorest state Bihar. But footage of a burning ...

RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday sharply criticised the state government, calling Bihar the poorest in India with the lowest per capita income. Highlighting the ...

Vote counting began Friday in Bihar — India’s poorest yet one of its most politically significant states — in an election seen as a key test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity after a year ...

MUMBAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chose a little-known legislator from India's poorest state as the party's youngest president on Tuesday, a ...

A win in Bihar state could give Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party a boost heading into next year's general elections - Copyright AFP Niharika KULKARNI A win in ...

India's poorest state Bihar goes to the polls on Thursday, and for many of its 130 million people, one issue overshadows all others: money.