2100 Hrs.br/SEPTEMBER 17, 2009br/THE HEADLINES: br/”Lalu-Paswan duo makes a come back in Bihar Assembly poll winning 8 seats; NDA bags 5, Congress two and BSP one. Congress loses both Delhi Assembly seats.br/”Congress-NCP agree on seat sharing for Maharashtra poll; Sharad Pawar's party to contest ten seats less than last elections; Shiv Sena-BJP to continue the previous seat sharing formula. br/”Filing of nominations for assembly polls in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh begins tomorrow.br/”Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot demands resignation of Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor over his controversial remarks. br/”Union Cabinet directs Attorney General to assist the Supreme Court on the Delhi High court judgement on homosexuality.br/”Political parties express concern over recent Chinese incursions into Indian territory.br/”In Kabul, six Italian soldiers among sixteen killed in suicide car bomb blast.br/”Inflation rises above zero for the first time in three months.br/||||br/Lalu Prasad and Ramvilas Paswan make a comeback in Bihar Assembly by-poll by winning Eight out of 18 seats. The ruling NDA managed to win Five seats, with JDU-3 and BJP-2. While Lalu's RJD won Five seats, LJP of Paswan got three. Our correspondent reports that Congress bagged two seats, BSP one and one went to an Independent, while the result of Munger seat is yet to be announced. br/RJD-LJP alliance has emerged as a new political force following the result of by-polls. Out of declared 17 seats RJD has won 5. The party has gain one seat. On the other hand three candidates of LJP were declared elected and party has added two more seats to its former strength. While Janta Dal United has suffered a loss of 7 seats , the BJP has lost two. Before this by-election, NDA had 13 seats. Congress had gained two seats and BSP one. Independent candidate Shanti Sharma has been declared elected from Ghousi assembly constituency. Although the verdict of by-poll result is against the ruling NDA, but it will not affect the stability of Nitish Kumar Government in Bihar.br/Meanwhile, BJP and Rashtriya Janata Dal have bagged one seat each in Delhi Assembly by-poll results. Our correspondent reports that Congress received a setback as the party lost both the seats. br/br/