RJD contests from 73 of the 75 seats it won last time, set to lose 55 of them. 29 of the party's sitting MLAs defeated

The combined Left, which also includes the CPI that could not open its electoral account this time, had 16 legislators in the outgoing Bihar Assembly — 11 of the CPI(M-L) and two each of the CPI and CPM.

For the Mahagathbandhan, comprising the RJD, Congress and three Left parties, this was a crushing defeat, shrinking the Opposition space in the House considerably. Until late night, its tally was hovering around 35 seats.

While the RJD, the single-largest party, was on course to end up with only 25 seats, down from 75 in 2020,  the Congress was struggling to reach double digits.

Joining the celebrations were some from the BJP, too, their party office down the same road. Carrying party flags and posters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, they greeted the JDU supporters with hugs and smiles.

The death toll in the Nowgam police station blast is likely to rise as at least six of the injured officials are critical, according to J-K Police sources.

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Aland in Kalaburagi district was one of the two constituencies mentioned by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at a September 18 press conference where he alleged electoral fraud and “vote chori”.

The arrested doctors are learnt to have told investigators that they were “moved by the plight” of Muslims in J&K and across the world.

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The offices of the BJP, the JD(U), and the RJD are located within a few hundred metres of each other on Beerchand Patel Path and wear distinct looks, but one thing common across all three places is the silence.

Ammonium nitrate has been widely used in terror-related blasts in India, especially before 2012, when it was found in nearly every major attack

While one, police claim, indoctrinated some in the module, the other rented his premises to a doctor who allegedly stockpiled explosives there.

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Following the blast, Delhi Police and NIA investigators traced Umar's “phone number and car details, and conducted a verification of all the documents” used in their purchase.

In an email interview to The Indian Express, from an undisclosed location in Delhi, she said that, “In Delhi, I am free to go about my day and do what I wish, within reason.”

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Police suspect Umar was the leader of the “white-collar group” of doctors in a terror module busted days before the Red Fort explosion. “He is suspected to have been steering and motivating the rest of the flock,” an officer said.

Earlier in the day, PM Modi was received at the Paro airport by his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay.

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