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RS polls: Manjhi demands one seat; NDA mulls names for Bihar

PJitan Ram Manjhi (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 28, 2026 11:12 pm IST

Jitan Ram Manjhi: Deepa Manjhi wins, HAM's legacy still holds in Imamganj

Before 2014, Manjhi also served as state minister for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes welfare in the Bihar cabinet.
Updated on Nov 14, 2025 06:39 pm IST

Jitan Ram Manjhi names 6 candidates, may field 2 more from Bodh Gaya, Makhdumpur

Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi (ANI)
Updated on Oct 14, 2025 08:45 pm IST

‘Won’t contest polls if…': Jitan Manjhi demands 15 seats amid NDA seat-sharing

Jitan Ram Manjhi has been demanding at least 15 seats for his HAM party, saying that they must win at least eight to get 'recognised' status from the EC.
Updated on Oct 08, 2025 09:06 pm IST

Bypoll widens tug of war in NDA’s Dalit partners

Bypoll widens tug of war in NDA’s Dalit partners
Updated on Oct 23, 2024 08:36 pm IST

Confusion in Bihar, says RJD. Not in Nitish Kumar’s mind, counters JD(U)

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar with RJD leader and deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav at a programme organised on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on Jan. 23 (PTI FILE)
Updated on Jan 26, 2024 09:02 pm IST

Jitan Manjhi claims someone ‘poisoning’ Nitish's food to claim CM seat

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) founder Jitan Ram Manjhi during the Winter Session of the state assembly, in Patna on Thursday.
Published on Nov 10, 2023 01:12 pm IST

Can Chirag be BJP’s trump card in Bihar?

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Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) National President Chirag Paswan during a meeting with Union minister Nityanand Rai, in Patna (Lok Janshakti Party Twitter)
Published on Jul 12, 2023 04:02 pm IST

Nitish Kumar cancels his Tamil Nadu visit at last minute

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and his Tamil Nadu counterpart, MK Stalin. (ANI/File)
Updated on Jun 20, 2023 02:19 pm IST

Manjhi a BJP mole, so told him to merge or get out: Nitish

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar interacts with the media in Patna on Friday. (Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 16, 2023 09:57 pm IST

Manjhi’s son quits Nitish cabinet, ahead of crucial anti-BJP meet in Patna

Santosh Kumar Suman with father Jitan Ram Manjhi at their Patna residence after quitting the state cabinet on Tuesday. (Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 13, 2023 09:49 pm IST

Bihar hooch toll reaches 22 as 8 more die

The toll in the hooch tragedy in Bihar’s East Champaran district jumped to 22 after eight more deaths were reported on Sunday (Agencies/Representative use)
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 11:34 pm IST

Motihari hooch tragedy: BJP questions CM’s silence on hooch tragedy, Manjhi demands all-party meet

Leader of Opposition Vijay Kumar Sinha called the Motihari hooch tragedy failure of the administration. (ANI)
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 11:01 pm IST

Nitish Kumar’s ally Jitan Manjhi meets Amit Shah in Delhi, denies alliance rumours

Jitan Ram Manjhi meets home minister Amit Shah in Delhi (ANI Photo)
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 07:58 pm IST

Bihar assembly election result 2020- ‘We were with Nitish Kumar, will remain with him’: Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM

Hindustani Awam Morcha Secular (HAMS) National President Jitan Ram Manjhi addressing the media in Patna on Feb 18, 2019.
Updated on Nov 13, 2020 09:21 am IST

Manjhi elected HAM legislature party leader but won’t accept ministerial berth

Manjhi’s party was given seven seats to contest from the JD(U)’s quota of 122, and the party did well winning four
Published on Nov 12, 2020 07:03 pm IST

Bihar Assembly Election 2020: How to read the Bihar results

NDA supporters wearing masks of CM Nitish Kumar and PM Narendra Modi celebrate the alliance's leads on counting day of Bihar Assembly polls, in Patna, Bihar on Tuesday November 10, 2020. (Photo by Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Nov 11, 2020 06:10 am IST

HAM workers will work hard to make NDA victorious in Bihar: Jitan Ram Manjhi

Jitan Ram Manjhi was earlier part of the NDA but left the alliance to join ‘Mahagathbandhan’ (Grand Alliance) in 2018.
Published on Sept 03, 2020 07:45 am IST

Ahead of Bihar polls, Jitan Ram Manjhi’s party to join NDA

The Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) will not merge with any party, rather it will be a part of the NDA in the Bihar elections that is due in October-November.
Updated on Sept 03, 2020 11:02 am IST

Bihar Congress shifts focus on building party in state, winning back support

A section of the leaders, however, foresaw major challenge before the party high command to avert imminent desertions by the members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) ahead of the party. (Reuters Photo)
Updated on Aug 12, 2019 06:42 pm IST

Manjhi-led HAM plunges into crisis; Bihar party president, spokesman resigns

HAM party president Patel had also strongly criticized Rizwan’s utterances on Rahul Gandhi’s rally and had demanded action against him.
Published on Feb 07, 2019 11:07 am IST

Season of shifting political loyalties on in Bihar as 2019 Lok Sabha polls near

BJP’s sitting MPs Shatrughan Sinha (from Patna Sahib) and Kirti Azad (from Darbhanga) are almost certain to move over to GA, but RJD leader Tejaswhi Prasad Yadav himself said that the party had been getting feelers from a few more, though he did not disclose any name.
Updated on Dec 31, 2018 03:42 pm IST

RJD ready to fight fewer seats in Bihar to expand ’19 alliance

Leaders from former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) are discussing a seat-sharing formula with potential allies.
Published on Nov 27, 2018 08:43 am IST