In the state of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India, it is called Chaulai and is a popular green leafy vegetable ( referred to in the class of vegetable preparations called saag ).

It is especially common in Bihar, Purvanchal, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab.

President Narayanan returned for reconsideration the advices from the Union cabinet to impose President's rule in a state, in accordance with Article 356, in two instances: one from the Gujral government ( 22 October 1997 ) seeking to dismiss the Kalyan Singh government in Uttar Pradesh, and the other from the Vajpayee government ( 25 September 1998 ) seeking to dismiss the Rabri Devi government in Bihar.

* Sivalik – Terai Conservation Unit ( Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal ), and in Nepal

Six Indian States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu-Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have Bicameral Legislatures, these are called legislative councils ( Vidhan Parishad ), one third of who get elected every 6 years, there are graduate constituencies ( members elected exclusively by graduates ), teachers constituencies ( members elected exclusively by teachers ), municipal constituencies ( members elected exclusively by Mayors and council members of the city Governments ). From 1956 to 1958 the Andhra Pradesh Legislature was Unicameral and from 1958 when the Council was formed, it became bicameral and continued until 1 June 1985 when the Legislative Council was abolished. This continued until March 2007 when the Legislative Council was reestablished and elections were held for its seats.

After the death of Islam Shah Suri, his prime minister Hemu became the de facto ruler of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and the western parts of Bengal.

These indentured servants brought their own folk music, primarily from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, to the creole mix, resulting in chutney music.

In West Bengal the figures stand at 5 %, whereas in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Orissa the Brahmin population is quite near 10 %.

It is claimed that the 1931 census of India shows that the two states of the Ganga River Valley basin, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, had a 10 % Brahmin population and adjacent Orissa also had a 10 % population, but Bengal had exactly half, 5 %.

However, because of an uncertain future in a Muslim country, a sense of better opportunities in India, and most of all a sudden influx of Muslim refugees from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajputana ( Rajasthan ) and other parts of India, many Sindhi Hindus decided to leave for India.

Most of those refugees who arrived in Sindh came from northern and central urban centres of India, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan via Wahga and Munabao border, however a limited number of muhajirs also arrived by air and on ships.

* India: The Vidhan Parishad ( or Legislative Council ) in seven of the twenty-eight Indian states ( Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh ), the Vidhan Parishad serves as the upper house of a bicameral legislature

Looking north from the plains of India, most 8, 000-metre peaks are obscured by nearer mountains, but in clear weather Dhaulagiri is conspicuous from northern Bihar and as far south as Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.

Magadha expanded to include most of Bihar and Bengal with the conquest of Licchavi and Anga respectively, followed by much of eastern Uttar Pradesh and Orissa.

It is one of the most widespread Brahmin surnames in the fertile Gangetic plain region and in the Indian states of Delhi, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Orissa, Assam and West Bengal.

It consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic cultures of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

In 2011, HUL extended this initiative to cover five states – West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, covering over fifty thousand villages across these five states.

SBI has 14 local head offices situated at Chandigarh ( Punjab & Haryana ), Delhi, Lucknow ( Uttar Pradesh ), Patna ( Bihar ), Kolkata ( West Bengal ), Guwahati ( North East Circle ), Bhubaneswar ( Orissa ), Hyderabad ( Andhra Pradesh ), Chennai ( Tamil Nadu ), Trivandrum ( Kerala ), Bengaluru ( Karnataka ), Mumbai ( Maharashtra ), Bhopal ( Madhya Pradesh ) & Ahmedabad ( Gujarat ) and 57 Zonal Offices that are located at important cities throughout the country.

In the 1996 general elections, Samata Party came into alliance with Bharatiya Janta Party and won on eight seats, six in Bihar and one each in Uttar Pradesh and Orissa.

In 1998 general elections, again in alliance with Bharatiya Janta Party it won twelve seats, ten from Bihar and two from Uttar Pradesh.

Amongst the larger splinter groups include the Rashtriya Janata Dal ( which ruled the state of Bihar ), Samajwadi Party ( a major force in Uttar Pradesh ), Biju Janata Dal ( governing Orissa ), Janata Dal ( Secular ) ( which ruled the state of Karnataka ) and the Janata Dal ( United ), ( currently ruling Bihar and whose leader George Fernandes was the Defense Minister of India ) and Samajwadi Janta Party ( R ) headed by Chandra Shekhar is the only faction having some national image.

The population increases substantially during the crop harvesting season due to migration of laborers from states like Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa and Delhi.

It is spoken in the western part of state of Bihar, the northwestern part of Jharkhand, and the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh ( UP ), as well as adjoining parts of the Nepal Terai.

While the rest of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh slowly adopted the new Hindi standard ( Khari Boli ), the language remained strong in the areas between Patna and Benaras.

This Act was extended to Panchayats in the tribal areas of eight States, namely Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Rajasthan from 24 December 1996.

The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the west, Haryana and Delhi to the northwest, Uttarakhand and the country of Nepal to the north, Bihar to the east, Jharkhand to the southeast, and Madhya Pradesh to the southwest.

The principal opposition party in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat, it also formed a coalition government in Orissa and had a significant presence in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Bihar.

Although his work as a dentist in the Godavari delta area of Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu progressed slowly, it produced in time a flourishing movement of Indian Brethren with a particularly emphasis in Kerala.

Archaeological evidences prove Kannada inscriptions found as far north as Madhya Pradesh ( Inscription of Krishna III ) and Bihar.

Bihar is a state in India.

In the eastern Indian state of Bihar, there is a written tradition of genealogical records among Maithil Brahmins and Karna Kayasthas called " Panjis ", dating to the 12th century CE.

Chhath ( Hindi: छठ, also called Dala Chhath ) is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to Surya, the chief solar deity, unique to Bihar, Jharkhand and the Terai.

What is confirmed is that, after ( or just before ) his coronation, Stephen I founded several dioceses, namely, the dioceses of Veszprém, Győr, Kalocsa, Vác, and Bihar.

* November 15 – A new Indian state called Jharkhand is formed, carving out the South Chhota Nagpur area from Bihar in India.

* 1486: Sher Shah Suri, is born in Sasaram, Bihar

* A center of Buddhist studies is established at Nalanda in Bihar on the plains of the Ganges River ( India ).

Ānanda Mārga, organizationally known as Ānanda Mārga Pracaraka Samgha ( AMPS ), meaning the samgha ( organization ) for the propagation of the marga ( path ) of ananda ( bliss ), is a social and spiritual movement founded in Jamalpur, Bihar, India in 1955 by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar ( 1921 – 1990 ), also known by his spiritual name, Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti.

* The Mauryan sculpture Didarganj Yakshi holding a Fly Whisk, from Patna, Bihar in India, is made ( approximate date ).

In Bihar, India, more than 80 % of the subsidized food aid to poor is stolen by corrupt officials.

However, the term Hindi is also used for most of the central Indic dialects from Bihar to Rajasthan.

The lychee is cultivated in China, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Bangladesh and northern India ( in particular Muzaffarpur Bihar, which accounts for 75 % of total Indian production ).

It is an alliance partner in the states of Orissa, Punjab, Bihar, Goa

The four day long ( Saptami to Dashami ) Durga Puja is the biggest annual festival in Bengal, Assam, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and Nepal, where it is known as Dashain.

The day of Durga's victory is celebrated as Vijayadashami ( Bihar, Bengali ), Dashain ( Nepali ) or Dussehra ( Hindi )-these words literally mean " the Victory Tenth " ( day ).

Kali Puja is light-up night for Mithila region in Bihar, West Bengal & Assam, corresponding to the festival of Diwali ( pronounced Dipaboli in Bengali ), ( in Maithili, it is known as Diya-Baati ) where people light diyas / candles in memory of the souls of departed ancestors.

The white tiger is a recessive mutant of the Bengal tiger, which is reported in the wild from time to time in Assam, Bengal, Bihar and especially from the former State of Rewa.

Bodh Gaya is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar.