Highlights of Union Budget 2014

Here are the highlights of Union Budget 2014 tabled by finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday:


* ​Indian Custom Single Window Project to be taken up for facilitating trade. 
* Clean energy cess increased from Rs 50/ tonne to Rs 100/tonne. 

* Additional 5% excise tax to be levied on aerated drinks with added sugar (cold drinks). Tobacco products also to get costly as excise duty hiked to 72%

* Government announces reduction in excise duty for specified food package industry from 10% to 6%.

*​ Excise duty on footwear reduced from 12% to 6%

* Basic custom duty on LED panel below 19 inch made nil.

* Government announces measures to encourage manufacture of LCD/LED panels of TVs. 

* Housing loan rebate to raised from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2 lakh.

* Net effect of direct tax proposals is revenue loss of Rs 22,200 crore.

* Government proposes to increase investment limit under Section 80C from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh. 

* Tax exemption limit for small and marginal, and senior tax payers changed from Rs 2.0 to Rs 2.5 lakh. For senior citizens, no tax for income up to Rs 3 lakh per annum. 

* No changes in tax rate. 

* PPF limit to be raised to Rs 1.5 lakh: Jaitley

* Rs 100 crore for training of sportspersons for upcoming Asian Games.

* Government announces Rs 150 crore for communication needs of Andaman and Nicobar islands.

* Government announces Arun Prabha channel for northeastern region; will be 24/7 channel.

* Rs 1000 crore provided for rail connectivity in northeastern region.

* Programme for displaced Kashmiri migrants with Rs 500 crore to be started.

* Rs 100 crore set aside for project to link rivers.

* Government announces Rs 100 crore for development of Archaeological sites. Gaya to be developed as world class tourism spot.

* Rs 5000 crore set aside for defence outlay over and above amount provided under interim budget.

* National Police Memorial to be set up. Rs 50 crore set aside for this purpose.

* Rs 100 crore set aside for development of Technology Development Fund.

* Rs 100 crore War Memorial at Princess Park, India Gate. 

* Policy of One Rank One Pension to be adopted for defence personnel.

* RBI will create framework for licenses of small banks.

* Government aims to provide all households with banking facilities to empower the weaker sections; there should be atleast 2 bank a/cs in each household.

* Urgent need to converge current Indian standard with international accounting standards: Jaitley

* Rs 37, 800 crore allotted for National Highways.

* Revision of rate of royalty on minerals to be taken up on request from the states.

* In order to complete gas grid, 15000 km of additional pipeline to be developed through PPP mode.

* ​New and renewable energy deserves high priority; ultra modern power projects to be taken up in Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Ladakh with Rs 500 crore.

* Rs 4200 crore set aside for Jal Marg Vikas project on river Ganga connecting Allahabad to Haldia , over 1620 km.

* Scheme for development of new airports at tier II and III cities through PPP mode.

* Rs 200 crore set aside for 6 more textile clusters in Rae Bareily, Lucknow, Surat, Bhagalpur. Rs 50 crore set aside for Pashmina Production program in J&K.

* MSMEs are the backbone of the economy; to be revived through a Committee to examine and report in three months.

* 6 more textile clusters to be set up.

* Industrial Smart Cities to come up at 7 cities.

* All govt departments and ministries to be integrated through E-platform by 31 December this year.

* Rs 100 crore set aside for Kisan Television to provide real time information on various farming and agriculture issues. (Read story here)

* National Industrial Corridor to be set up. Rs 1000 crore set aside for this.

* Rs 5000 crore short time rural credit refinance fund for 2014-15.

* Rs 50 core set aside for indigenous cattle breed and blue revolution for inland fisheries.

* Propose to provide finance to 5 lakh landless farmers through NABARD.

* Govt will initiate scheme to provide a soil health card; Rs 100 crore set aside. Rs 56 crore for soil testing labs across the country.

* Agriculture University in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan, and Horticulture University in Haryana, Telangana; Rs. 200 cr set aside by the government.

* Slum development to be included in Corporate Social Responsibility activities.

* Govt announces Rs 100 crore for modernization of madrassas.

* Govt announces development of Metro rails in PPP mode; Rs 100 crore set aside for metro scheme in Ahmedabad and Lucknow.

* Rs 100 crore set aside for Community Radio Centres; 600 new and existing ones will be supported.

* National Rural Internet and Technology Mission; Rs 500 crore set aside.

* Govt proposes to set up Center of Excellence in MP named after Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan.

* 5 more IITs and 5 IIMs to be set up .

* Propose to set up four more AIIMS; Rs. 500 crore set aside for this. Six new AIIMS started recently have become functional. Four new AIIMS will be set up in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Vidarbha and Purvanchal. (Read story here)

* Govt proposes National Housing Banking programme; sets aside Rs 8000 crore for this program.


Union Budget 2014 through infographics


* Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana has a massive impact on rural development; Govt sets aside Rs 14,389 crore for this scheme.

* Crisis Management Center for women at Delhi; money to be provided from Nirbhaya fund.

* Govt announces Beti Padhao, Beti Badhao Yojana; sets aside Rs 100 crore for this. (Read story here)

* Safety of women of prime importance.

* EPFO will launch a unified account scheme for portability of Provident Fund accounts.

* Schemes for disabled persons in the country. 15 new Brail presses to be established and revival of 10 existing.

* Rs 50,548 crore proposed for Schedule Caste development.

​* Govt committed to providing 24/7 power supply to all homes. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojna for electricity supply to rural areas.

* Rs 200 crore for 'Statue of Unity' of Sardar Vallabh Patel.






* Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichayin Yojana to be started for irrigation.

* We will examine proposal to give additional autonomy to banks and make them more responsible: Jaitley

* E-visas to be introduced at nine airports in India in phased manner. (Read storyhere)

* FDI in insurance to be increased to 49%

* FM announces FDI in defence up from 26 to 49 % with Indian management and control

* Transfer pricing is major area for litigation; proposes changes in transfer pricing regulation: Jaitley

* I propose to strengthen authority for advance ruling in tax: Jaitley

* Aim to achieve 7-8 per cent economic growth rate in next 3-4 years.

* We wish to provide an investment friendly taxation system: Jaitley

* This govt will not ordinarily change policies retrospectively which creates a fresh liability.

* GST will streamline tax administration and result in higher tax collection for center and states. (Read story here.)

* A new urea policy would be formulated.

* Considering that we had two years of low GDP growth, a large subsidy burden, target of 4.1% fiscal burden is daunting: Jaitley

* We must address the problem of black money: Jaitley

* Iraq crisis leading behind an impact. Inflation has remained at elevated level: Jaitley

* We have taken up the challenge in the right ernest; will create a vibrant and strong India: Jaitley.





* The task before me is very challenging. We need to introduce fiscal prudence. there is an urgent need for more reforms.

* The steps I will announce are only the beginning of the journey we wish to take for macro economic stabilization: Jaitley

*People below poverty line anxious to free themselves: Jaitley

* Green shoots of recovery seen in world economy.

*​ We look forward to lower inflation: Jaitley

Source: TOI

JD(U), RJD, Congress demanded Giriraj Singh’s arrest and termination of Parliament membership

JD(U), RJD and Congress Legislators on Wednesday created ruckus in both Houses of Bihar Legislature over recovery of Rs 1.14 crore, 600 US dollars and ornaments stolen from the house of BJP MP Giriraj Singh and demanded his arrest and termination of Parliament membership alleging it as "black money".

As the Assembly sat for the day, JD(U), RJD and Congress MLAs trooped into well and demanded stringent action against Giriraj Singh.

With BJP members also in the well to protest police firing in Rohtas district on Tuesday in which two persons were killed, Speaker Udai Narayan Choudhary adjourned the House till 2 pm when members refused to obey him and return to their seat.

Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi was in the House when pandemonium erupted. Later, the CM told reporters in his chamber that the state government has taken cognisance of recovery of huge cash, US dollar and ornaments stolen from Giriraj Singh's flat on July 7 and would act according to law. "Patna police and Income Tax have already been probing the source of the wealth recovered. If need arises other forms of inquiry could be ordered," he said.

Former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed surprise over volume of cash and US dollar which were recovered. "The volume is big. It raises question as from where did it come?" Kumar told reporters emerging from Legislative council. He hailed prompt action by Patna police in nabbing the culprits and recovery of stolen items in short time.

JD(U) MLAs sat on dharna at the main entrance of the Assembly demanding immediate arrest of Giriraj Singh, BJP MP from Nawada and termination of his membership in the wake of recovery of such a huge amount of cash and US dollars.

JD(U) MLA Manjit Singh told reporters that it was a challenge for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi who made "lofty" speeches on black money during poll campaign to act against his party MP harbouring ill gotten wealth. Singh and his party colleague Dawood Ali demanded the state government to act under provisions of anti-corruption laws against the BJP MP, confiscate his properties and convert it into school for poor as has been its policy.

Similar was the scene in Legislative Council where JD(U) members created ruckus over Giriraj Singh issue. Police had recovered the stolen items from the BJP MP's flat with the arrest of four persons on Tuesday.

Former Chief Minister and RJD leader Rabri Devi expressed surprise over recovery of cash and US dollar stolen from Giriraj Singh's house and sought proper inquiry into its source. Told that the MP was claiming that the recovered items were of his cousin, she said "it's an excuse as the money seems to have been earned by him as minister of Animal Husbandry during NDA rule."

But, BJP described it as "non-issue" and assailed the ruling party for disrupting both the Houses over the matter.

"State government has all the power to probe such a matter so why its members are disrupting proceedings of the two Houses?" leader of opposition in Legislative Council Sushil Kumar Modi told reporters.

He laughed at the JD(U) demand for termination of membership of Parliament of Giriraj Singh saying "can membership go on such an issue?"

Sushil Modi's counterpart in Assembly Nand Kishore Yadav told reporters that it was unprecedented that members of the ruling party are trooping into the well to disrupt proceeding of the House over a non-issue without giving any notice for adjournment.

Source: news18

बिहार के 11 विधायक 'प्यार, मोहब्बत, जिंदाबाद' कहते नजर आएंगे

आपने किसी मंत्री के कहने पर विधायकों को जिंदाबाद के नारे लगाते हुए देखा होगा, मगर अब बिहार में एक मंत्री के कहने पर 11 विधायक 'प्यार, मोहब्बत, जिंदाबाद' कहते नजर आएंगे. दरअसल बिहार के कला, संस्कृति और युवा मामलों के मंत्री विनय बिहारी फिल्म 'प्यार, मोहब्ब्त, जिंदाबाद' का निर्देशन कर रहे हैं और इसमें 11 विधायक अभिनय कर रहे हैं.



फिल्म निर्देशक विनय बिहारी निर्दलीय विधायक के तौर पर चुनाव जीतकर बिहार विधानसभा में आए हैं. यही कारण है कि फिल्म में अपने अभिनेताओं के चुनाव में भी कोई दल आड़े नहीं आया. फिल्म में अभिनय करने वाले 11 विधायकों में सतारूढ़ जनता दल (युनाइटेड) के छह, भारतीय जनता पार्टी (भाजपा) के चार और एक निर्दलीय विधायक ने काम किया है. यह फिल्म चार जुलाई को रिलीज होना है.

मंत्री व फिल्म निर्देशक विनय बिहारी ने बताया कि 14 गीतों वाली इस फिल्म में भोजपुरी सिनेमा के कलाकार पवन सिंह और पाखी हेगड़े मुख्य भूमिका में हैं.

उन्होंने कहा, "मेरा यह सपना था कि मैं ऐसी फिल्म बनाऊं जिसमें हमारे विधायक अभिनय करें. इस फिल्म के आने के बाद मेरा सपना पूरा होगा." नेताओं के फिल्म में आने के विषय में वह कहते हैं कि जब अभिनेता नेता बन सकते हैं तब नेता अभिनेता क्यों नहीं बन सकता? इसमें बुराई क्या है?

विनय कहते हैं, "वैसे तो यह फिल्म एक कहानी प्रेम पर आधारित कहानी है, परंतु इसमें बाल-विवाह, नशाखोरी, जातीय भेदभाव जैसे जामाजिक मुद्दे उठाए गए हैं और समाज को इन बुराइयों के विषय में फिल्म के द्वारा संदेश दिया गया है."



अपनी फिल्म को पूरी तरह पारिवारिक फिल्म बताते हुए मंत्री ने कहा कि विधायकों की 'पब्लिसिटी' के कारण लोग इस फिल्म को देखेंगे. उन्होंने बताया कि इस फिल्म में खगड़िया के बाहुबली रणवीर यादव खलनायक की भूमिका में होंगे, जबकि उनकी दोनों पत्नियां खगड़िया की विधायक पूनम देवी और लोकसभा चुनाव हार चुकीं कृष्णा देवी ने भी इस फिल्म में भूमिका निभाई है.

विधायक और मंत्री श्रवण कुमार के अलावा प्रदीप कुमार, राजेश सिंह, सुमित कुमार, ललन राम ने भी इस फिल्म में अभिनय किया है. भाजपा की उषा विद्यार्थी, भागीरथी देवी, श्यामदेव पासवान और जवाहर पासवान के अलावा पूर्व सांसद वैद्यनाथ महतो और ओबरा के पूर्व विधायक सोम प्रकाश ने भी इस फिल्म में 'प्यार, मोहब्बत, जिंदाबाद' कहते नजर आएंगे.

उल्लेखनीय है कि विनय बिहारी भोजपुरी फिल्मों के गीतकार के रूप में अपनी पहचान बना चुके हैं और अब देखने वाली बात है कि उनके साथ विधानसभा में वाद-विवाद करने वाले विधायकों द्वारा अभिनीत इस फिल्म को दर्शक कितना पसंद करते हैं.

Source: ABP

Jitan Manjhi to be new Bihar CM

Putting an end to the political crisis in Bihar, Nitish Kumar on Monday announced name of his close aide Jitan Ram Manjhi as the next chief minister of the state.

Addressing reporters here, Kumar said, “He (Jeetan Manjhi) is a very experienced leader who has contributed a lot to party.”

Reports claim that the Dalit leader Jitan Ram Manjhi along with Kumar went at the Governor's residence today before making this big announcement.

Manjhi currently hold the SC/ST, OBS, EBC Welfare Ministry. He is a Mahadalit from the Musahar community who occupy the lowest strata of the society in the state.

By appointing Manjhi, the former Bihar CM has sent a strong signal that he is trying to uplift the Mahadalits, a category that he has been actively wooing in the last few years.

Soon after Nitish Kumar's announcement, Manjhi, a senior JD(U) leader from Gaya constituency said, “I was surprised, I never thought I would be the CM ever.”

Kumar, who had resigned from his post on Saturday, remained firm on stepping down as the chief minister of Bihar even as the entire team of JD(U) leaders firmly backed him as their party chief.

However, the ex-Bihar CM today said that he would take on the responsibility again if he wins the mandate in the 2015 state Assembly polls.

"If people give me mandate in 2015 I am ready to take up responsibility again," Kumar told his supporters gathered outside after the crucial JD(U)LP meeting at his official residence.

Meanwhile, Bihar BJP leaders and their ally Ram Vilas Paswan today dismissed Nitish Kumar's resignation as a "scripted drama" enacted to save his leadership in JD(U) amidst a growing clamour against him within the party.

Earlier, addressing a press conference in the capital city today, Kumar, who was accompanied by state JD(U) president Basistha Narayan Singh and leader Rajiv Ranjan Lallan, said his decision to quit was not a sentimental one but a 'hard political decision' and urged his supporters to brace for a 'big fight' in Assembly polls scheduled next year.

"My responsibility has rather increased to guide government as well strengthen party in the state," he said.

Kumar said though there was no shortage of numbers for him, he decided to quit owning moral responsibility for the defeat of the party in the parliamentary polls in the state.

JD(U) managed to hold on to merely two seats this time from a high of 20 in 2009. BJP gained from the separation with it and won 22 seats on its own and helped new allies LJP win 6 and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) 3.

Attacking BJP for charging him with indulging in horse trading to protect his government, Kumar mocked at its senior leader Sushil Kumar Modi for claiming that 50 JD(U) MLAs were in touch with it.

"Even after resigning I did not dissolve the assembly to give scope for forming a new government ... I have given BJP 48 hours to form a new government with the help of 50 JD(U) MLAs ... Unki pol khul gayi (their claim has been laid bare)," he said sarcastically.

Kumar said JD(U) enjoyed comfortable majority in the assembly as besides its own strength of 117 MLAs including the speaker, it enjoyed support of 4 Congress MLAs, 1 CPI and 3 Independents.

Upping the ante against its one time alliance partner JD(U), the Bharatiya Janata Party had yesterday asked the Bihar Governor to dissolve the state Assembly.

“We met the Governor and said a minority government has been running in Bihar for the last 11 months,” BJP leader Sushil Modi.

After meeting with the state governor DY Patil, slamming JD(U), BJP leaders said the unstable state government is hampering development work in Bihar.

He added, “Bihar is politically unstable right now, we spoke to the Governor about the horsetrading going on, which isn't good for Bihar.”

“They (JDU) are plotting so that elections aren't held in Bihar but they will be held in 6 months,” LJP president Ram Vilas Paswan said.

After registering a landslide victory in alliance with BJP, LJP had said that Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government may fall soon and a mid-term elections in the state by October-November this year.

New political equation may emerge in Bihar

After resignation of chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday, a new political equation may emerge in Bihar which in the words of JD(U) chief Sarad Yadav may spring surprise on the national level.

As per the indication, the two old friends-turned-foes Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad who have been drubbed in the just concluded general elections and who had parted ways in early nineties, may join hands for the formation of a 'secular' government.

At 4pm on Sunday (today) the JD(U) legislators are meeting at CM residence to elect a new leader. But as sources said they will express their solidarity with Nitish and request him to withdraw his resignation. Though there seems little scope of Nitish succumbing to their pressure. Meanwhile, he has applied to the housing department to allot him a different house as he readies to vacate official CM residence — 1' Ane Marg. The department has allotted him a new house.

The RJD leaders are tight-lipped over the developments and the Lalu's party has also called a meeting of its legislature party on Monday. Some JD(U) leaders in Delhi reportedly met Congress leaders to discuss the issue and Congress is believed to have assured to support JD(U) government.

Political circles believe that RJD may extend support to JD(U) government whether it is headed by Nitish or someone else. The party may also join the new government. The names doing round as replacement of Nitish include Bijendra Yadav, Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and Narendra Singh, all ministers.

There is also speculation that Nitish may take over national president of JD(U) in view of the age and health of present chief Sharad Yadav.

Source: TOI

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Resigns a Day After Poll Defeat

Nitish Kumar has resigned as Bihar chief minister a day after his party the Janata Dal United was routed in the general election. He has recommended the dissolution of the state Assembly.

The JD(U) has won just two of Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats. His former partner the BJP has won 31 along with its allies in the polls that saw Mr Kumar's arch political rival Narendra Modi winning a decisive mandate to become Prime Minister.

Yesterday, Mr Kumar, 63, said, "I respect the mandate of the people."

His resignation may precipitate snap polls in the state that is due for assembly elections only in November next year.

After the split with the BJP and several senior members of his party leaving the JD(U) before the election, Nitish Kumar was running a minority government in the state. There was speculation the dissent within his party will grow, with support from the opposition.

Yesterday, six ministers who had been critical of his decision to part ways with the BJP last year did not attend a cabinet meeting that Mr Kumar had called.

In the 243-seat Assembly, the JD(U) has 115 members and has been propped up by the controversial support of two LJP members, five from Lalu Prasad's RJD and two Independents.
As news of the drubbing for Mr Kumar's party came in on Friday, BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi, his former deputy, said, "Nitish Kumar should take moral responsibility and resign. He has lost the confidence of the people."

Mr Kumar's defeat is seen by many as the fallout of his decision to snap ties with 17-year-old ally BJP last year over Mr Modi's elevation.

The Bihar chief minister is among those who faults the BJP leader for not doing enough to stop the 2002 riots on his watch in Gujarat, in which more than 1000 people were killed, most of them Muslims.

A Supreme Court inquiry has found no evidence to prosecute Mr Modi.

"The people of Bihar have rejected his campaign against Modi," said BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli.

In 2009, Nitish Kumar's party, in alliance with the BJP, had won 20 seats. Then junior partner BJP had won 12 that year.

Source: NDTV

Will MY factor work for Lalu Prasad in Bihar?

After an emphatic win by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the 2010 assembly election and more recently his conviction in fodder scam,Lalu Prasad was completely written off in Bihar politics. He got a new lease of life after NDA’s disintegration in the state and his alliance with the Congress, but the scope for his re-emergence was still considered limited.
During the initial two phases of polls in Bihar, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) under Lalu Prasad in the state was expected to put up a good fight, but the advantage was given to Narendra Modi-led NDA. However, in the last two weeks, a section of the media has gone overboard to predict a sweep for UPA in Bihar due to the consolidation of Muslim-Yadav (MY) votes and also a higher voter turnout.
As far as the voter turnout is concerned, it is not just limited to Bihar. Rather, this election is experiencing a huge and unprecedented bump of about 10% votes across the nation. Moreover, a deeper analysis suggests it is not just minorities, but also the majority population that has given an equal, if not extra, push to high polling. This publication carried an exclusive piece on this subject in its 1 May edition.

Let us analyse the potential of the MY factor in influencing the outcome of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls in Bihar. Sixteen percent Muslims and 14% Yadavs together account for about 30% of Bihar’s electorate. If we look at the spread of MY across its 40 parliamentary constituencies, there are five PCs with more than 40% and eight PCs with 30-40% combined MY electorate. Thus, UPA has the potential to present a formidable challenge in these 13 PCs, but still can’t win all 13 because Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has failed to win several of these seats in the recent past despite polarizing MY. It is true MY consolidation will make UPA appear formidable, but just MY is not enough to win many seats unless there is support from other sections of voters.

Bihar’s electoral history since 1990 suggests Lalu Prasad could win 1990, 1995 and 2000 Assembly elections because, besides MY support, he had a huge fan following among 23% most backwards classes (MBCs) and 10% non-Paswan SCs (Mahadalits) due to his social justice plank. But NDA with the combined strength of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Sawarn, Nitish Kumar’s other backward class (OBC) and Ram Vilas Paswan’s votes presented a tough challenge to Lalu Prasad and won the most seats in undivided Bihar in 1998 Lok Sabha elections. But once Paswan and the Congress joined hands with the RJD in 2004, the balance of electoral power shifted to Lalu Prasad and the UPA swept Bihar in 2004. Once again when Paswan left the UPA, just MY could not save Lalu Prasad’s fortunes in both the assembly elections of 2005. Therefore, just 30% MY can’t give RJD the winning edge unless it manages at least 5-10% support from other social segments.

The results of the 2005 and 2010 Assembly and 2009 Lok Sabha elections suggest that the poor sections of Bihar electorate mainly comprising of MBCs and Mahadalits have completely deserted the RJD. There is no empirical evidence to suggest that these social segments have any reason to go back to Lalu Prasad at least in this election. This is the same electorate which inspired Nitish Kumar to part ways with the BJP; therefore, only Nitish Kumar, and not Lalu Prasad, has the potential to challenge BJP’s growth among OBC and Dalits in Bihar.

It will be worthwhile to discuss a few important social engineering initiatives of the BJP which are likely to dilute the MY impact. BJP is no longer considered as a party of upper castes in Bihar due to Modi’s projection as an OBC leader, which got a further boost due to the recent “neech jaati” controversy. An unprecedented number of tickets given to OBCs is also expected to give further impetus to BJP’s effort in wooing OBCs. Inclusion of Upendra Kushwaha and Ram Vilas Paswan into NDA has not only added an additional 5% Kushwaha and 5% Paswan votes in its kitty, but has also helped BJP shed its upper caste image. Today, NDA in Bihar is poised to secure about 40% votes with near 100% consolidation of 15% Sawarn, 7% Baniya, 5% Kushwaha, 5% Paswan and more than 50% support of non-Yadav OBC, MBC and Mahadalits.

Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) is likely to get completely marginalized due to the erosion of its core constituency (MBC, Mahadalit and Kurmies) and consolidation of Muslims with RJD. On the other hand, despite MY consolidation, UPA does not look like getting more than 32-33% votes. Those who are presuming polarization of Yadavs with the UPA should also be mindful of the fact that a section of young aspiring Yadavs who want development and employment may get attracted to BJP. Such a trend is more likely in communally sensitive areas where counter-polarization of majority voters has been reported.
Therefore, it would not be inappropriate to conclude that MY consolidation is expected to resurrect Lalu Prasad in Bihar politics as the main challenger of a resurgent BJP, but UPA may still not be able to contain Narendra Modi’s march in Bihar beyond a point.

Source: LM

Man shoots at wife in Bihar over voting

A man shot and injured his wife Wednesday for not voting for his favourite candidate in Bihar's Ujiarpur constituency, police said.

Vinod Paswan, a resident of Mohiuddinnagar village in Samastipur district, was angry over the issue and shot and seriously injured his wife, they said.

"The woman was admitted to a hospital for treatment. But doctors referred to the Patna Medical College and Hospital as her condition deteriorated," a police officer said in Samastipur.

Police said they have registered a case against Paswan, who is absconding.

Ujiarpur is among seven Lok Sabha seats in Bihar that went to the polls Wednesday.

Source: IT

Madhubani General Elections 2014 Important Dates

The Lok Sabha constituency of Madhubani is one of the 40 Parliamentary seats which belong to the eastern Indian state of Bihar. The Madhubani Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 6) consists of 1,397,256 number of electorates in totality, of these 755,812 are males and 641,444 are females as the Election commission of India 2009 data suggests. It is situated in the district of Madhubani, known for its particular art and painting form, which was developed in this region during the 17th century. The present-day boundary of the constituency was formed after the reorganisation of states in 1976. Before it, Madhubani included the eastern segment of the Lok Sabha constituency. However, after 1976, the eastern segment was carved out to make a new constituency of Jhanjharpur, while the western segment of the constituency was merged with the erstwhile Jainagar Lok Sabha seat. This geographic boundary of the Jainagar district was then renamed as Madhubani. Six Assembly segments comprise this Parliamentary constituency of Madhubani, none of which is reserved for the marginalised sections of society. A total of 4,476,044 people reside in the Madhubani district, according to the 2011 Census of India. The economy of the district, besides agriculture, also depends on the export of merchandise and other products bearing the famous Madhubani motif, which is renowned across the world. However, this district is funded under the government’s special scheme of Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme, as it is economically underdeveloped.

Madhubani General Elections 2014 Important Dates

The table below represents the important dates associated with the Madhubani General Elections 2014 and when are elections going to be held in Madhubani - the date of issue of notification, nominations and much, more.

Phase of General Election	Phase-7
Issue of Notification	02/04/14
Last Date for filing Nominations	09/04/14
Scrutiny of Nominations	10/04/14
Last date for withdrawal of Candidature	12/04/14
Date of Poll	30/04/2014
Counting of Votes	16/05/2014
Date before which the election shall be completed	28/05/2014

List of winner/current and runner up MPs Madhubani Parliamentary Constituency.

The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Madhubani parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Madhubani constituency is Shri Hukmdev Narayan Yadav of BJP. 

Year	PC No.	PC Name	Category	Winner	Sex	Party	Vote	Runner Up	Sex	Party	Vote
2014	6	Madhubani	GEN	N.A	N.A	N.A	N.A	N.A	N.A	N.A	N.A
2009	6	Madhubani	GEN	Yadav,Shri Hukmdev Narayan	M	BJP	164094	Abdulbari Siddiki	M	RJD	154167
2004	13	Madhubani	GEN	Dr. Shakeel Ahmad	M	INC	328182	Hukum Deo Narayan Yadav	M	BJP	241103
1999	13	Madhubani	GEN	Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav	M	BJP	328616	Dr Shakil Ahmad	M	INC	266001
1998	13	Madhubani	GEN	Dr.Shakeel Ahmad	M	INC	285029	Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav	M	BJP	268544
1996	13	Madhubani	GEN	Chaturanan Mishra	M	CPI	282194	Hukm Dev Narayan Yadav	M	BJP	228214
1991	13	Madhubani	GEN	Bhogendra Jha	M	CPI	330111	Jagannath Mishra	M	INC	250020
1989	13	Madhubani	GEN	Bhogendra Jha	M	CPI	275858	A. Hannan An.	M	INC	134492
1984	13	Madhubani	GEN	Abdul Hannan An	M	INC	350684	Bhogendra Jha	M	CPI	201864
1980	13	Madhubani	GEN	Shafiqullah Ansari	M	INC(I)	185427	Bhogendra Jha	M	CPI	182204
1980	Bye Polls	Madhubani	GEN	B.Jha	M	CPI	231874	M.R.Z.Ajazi	M	INC(I)	169648
1977	13	Madhubani	GEN	Hukmdeo Narain Yadav	M	BLD	200543	Bhogendra Jha	M	CPM	143422
1971	14	Madhubani	GEN	Jagannath Mishra	M	INC	196735	Vinayak Pd. Yadav	M	SSP	108834
1967	14	Madhubani	GEN	S. C. Jha	M	SSP	83690	Y. Jha	M	INC	67283
1962	15	Madhubani	GEN	Yogendra Jha	M	PSP	67832	Anirudh Sinha	M	INC	65920
1957	13	Madhubani	GEN	Anirudh Singh	M	INC	80675	Surya Narain Singh	M	PSP	75589

*PC = Parliamentary Constituency

Facts about sitting MP of Madhubani Constituency

Name of MP	Hukamdeo Narayan Yadav
Age	74
Nature of Membership	Elected
Term	18-May-09 to In office
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Gender	Male
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Activities of Hukamdeo Narayan Yadav in 15th Lok Sabha
Debates participated	82
Private member bills passed	0
Questions asked	295
Attendance	96%

Note : (Data corresponds to the period 4 Jun 2009 to 18 Dec 2013.)

List of Assembly Constituencies in Madhubani Parliamentary Constituency

The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Madhubani parliamentary constituency.

Names of Assembly Constituencies
Harlakhi	Benipatti	Bisfi
Madhubani	Keoti	Jale

Source: E