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  Tejashwi releases Mahagathbandhan manifesto, promises 10 lakh jobs

  October 17, 2020 13:36 IST

  The Mahagathbandhan alliance - the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and Left parties - on Saturday released its manifesto for the upcoming assembly election in Bihar. From 10 lakh jobs to farm loan waivers, the manifesto has a plenty of promises.

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  Bihar election 2020: Brahmins, Bhumihar dominate LJP's second list of 26 candidates

  October 16, 2020 18:26 IST

  Bihar Assembly Election 2020: The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Friday released the second list of 26 candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in Bihar. The party has given considerable space to Brahmins, Bhumihar, and Dalits candidates.

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  Don't have B or C team for upcoming Bihar polls, Chirag's LJP will be left as vote-cutter party: BJP

  October 16, 2020 16:38 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday played down Opposition's claims that the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) is acting as a 'B team' of the saffron party for the forthcoming Bihar Assembly elections and added that Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will be left as a "vote-cutter" party.

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  BJP's Bihar election blitz: PM Narendra Modi to hold 12 rallies in four days

  October 16, 2020 16:07 IST

  Bihar Assembly election 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address 12 election rallies in Bihar. The BJP is contesting elections in an alliance with Nitish Kumar's JD(U).

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  EXCLUSIVE | Will continue to support BJP after Bihar elections: Chirag Paswan tells India TV

  October 16, 2020 16:36 IST

  LJP leader Chirag Paswan on Friday spoke exclusively to India TV, ahead of the upcoming elections in Bihar.

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  Cong names 49 candidates for Bihar Election 2020 phase 2, 3 polls and 1 Lok Sabha by-election seat

  October 15, 2020 22:09 IST

  Bihar Assembly Election 2020: The Congress on Thursday released the second list of 49 candidates for phase 2nd and 3rd polls and for one Lok Sabha bye-election for Valmiki Nagar seat.

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  Is Tejashwi Yadav elder to Tej Pratap? Nomination papers suggest so

  October 15, 2020 12:01 IST

  Lalu Yadav's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav has filed nomination from Hasanpur assembly constituency in the Samastipur district which goes to polls in the second phase on November 3, while RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has filed nomination papers from Raghopur

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  Sushant Singh Rajput's cousin among BJP nominees for Bihar Assembly Election third phase polls

  October 14, 2020 18:55 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released another list of candidates for the third phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, renominating late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's cousin and sitting MLA Neeraj Kumar Singh Bablu from Chhatapur constituency in Supaul district.

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  BJP releases list of 35 candidates for third phase of Bihar Assembly Election 2020

  October 14, 2020 19:01 IST

  Bihar Assembly Election 2020: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released the final list of 35 candidates for the upcoming polls. In the latest list, BJP has named 35 candidates who will contest in the third and final phase of BIhar elections.

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  LJD chief Sharad Yadav's daughter Subhashini to join Congress today, will contest Bihar election

  October 14, 2020 11:39 IST

  Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) chief Sharad Yadav's daughter Subhashini Raj Rao will join the Congress party today, ahead of assembly elections in Bihar. She is set to contest the polls from Biharganj seat.

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  EC announces date for elections to 11 Rajya Sabha seats. Check schedule

  October 13, 2020 16:29 IST

  The Election Commission of India (ECI) has set November 9 as the date for election to 11 Rajya Sabha seats. The polled votes will be counted on the same day at 5 pm.

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  Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Ban on exit polls from Oct 28 to Nov 7

  October 12, 2020 21:35 IST

  There will be a ban on conducting and telecasting exit polls on the Bihar assembly elections from 7 am on October 28 till 6.30 pm on November 7,  the Election Commission on Monday said. 

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  Bihar Assembly Election 2020: BJP releases list of 30 star campaigners | Full list

  October 11, 2020 22:43 IST

  Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) released a list of its star campaigners including PM Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda and others in the upcoming Bihar Elections 2020.

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  Secure the leadership of Bihar with Nitish: JP Nadda

  October 11, 2020 17:51 IST

  BJP chief JP Nadda said on Sunday that the Nitish Kumar government took care of the people of Bihar amid the COVID-19 pandemic, asserting that it is important that the leadership of the state is secured with him. 

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  Bihar Election 2020: BJP names 46 candidates for 2nd phase, Kundan Singh to contest from Begusarai

  October 11, 2020 18:04 IST

  The BJP on Sunday released a list of 46 candidates for the second phase of Bihar Elections. Renu Devi to contest from Bettiah, Mithilesh Tiwari from Baikunthpur and Asha Sinha from Danapur Assembly Constituency.

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  Bihar Assembly Election: Congress paperwork committees; Surjewala named chairman of key panel

  October 11, 2020 16:09 IST

   Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera has been named the chairman of the media coordination committee for the polls, while Prem Chand Mishra will be the convenor and Rajesh Rathor co-convenor of the panel.

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  BJP releases candidates list for upcoming by-polls in 5 states

  October 11, 2020 15:22 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party released a list of candidates on Sunday for the upcoming State Assembly by-elections to be held in Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Manipur and Odisha.

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  Shiv Sena to contest around 50 seats in Bihar: Anil Desai

  October 11, 2020 12:57 IST

  ​The Shiv Sena is going to contest around 50 seats in the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls, party MP Anil Desai said on Sunday. Talking to PTI, Desai said the Shiv Sena does not have an alliance with any party for polls in the eastern state.  

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  BJP finalises candidates list for Bihar Assembly Election 2020 second phase

  October 10, 2020 23:50 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee on Saturday finalised the candidates list for forthcoming Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 second phase, polling for which will take place on November 3.

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  Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Congress releases list of star campaigners

  October 10, 2020 19:03 IST

  Ahead of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 scheduled to take place in phased manner from October 28, the Congress on Saturday released the list of star campaigners for upcoming. The grand old party's star campaigner list includes Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Sachin Pilot and Shatrughan Sinha.

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  MP bypolls: BSP confident of emerging as 'kingmaker'

  October 10, 2020 15:07 IST

  The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Saturday expressed confidence that it would emerge as a "kingmaker" by winning at least 10 out of the 28 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh, where bypolls would be held on November 3.

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  Rajasthan panchayat polls: Voting for last phase underway

  October 10, 2020 9:11 IST

  Polling for the fourth and last phase of panchayat elections in Rajasthan, covering 897 gram panchayats, began on Saturday morning amid tight security. 

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  Bihar Elections: EC relaxes timeline for registration of parties in view of COVID restrictions

  October 09, 2020 9:28 IST

  Ahead of Bihar polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced a reduction in the notice period for registration of political parties in Bihar from 30 days to 7 days, keeping in view of the prevailing restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Gupteshwar Pandey's political fate in limbo as JDU fields Sunil Kumar for Valmiki Nagar LS bypolls

  October 08, 2020 20:24 IST

  With the JD(U) naming Sunil Kumar as its nominee for November 7 byelections from Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat, shortly after it released the list of candidates for assembly polls, the chance of former DGP Gupteshwar Pandey taking an immediate electoral plunge has ended.

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  MHA issues guidelines for political gatherings in Bihar, bypoll constituencies. Check details

  October 08, 2020 19:33 IST

  The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday has issued revised guidelines for political gatherings in poll-bound Bihar and for those constituencies where by-polls are to be held. The order issued by Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla is a slight modification of the reopening guidelines issued on September 30 where the political gatherings were allowed from October 15.

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  Bihar Assembly Election 2020: LJP fields 3 BJP turncoats in first list of 42 candidates

  October 08, 2020 18:02 IST

  Rameshwar Chaurasia, Usha Vidyarthi and Rajendra Singh - BJP leaders who had recently joined the party to contest from Sasaram, Paliganj and Dinara respectively.

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  Bihar Assembly election 2020: BJP warns LJP against using PM's photos during poll campaign

  October 07, 2020 23:01 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party has warned that it will file an FIR against if any non-NDA party uses Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photographs during the campaigning in Bihar.

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  Bihar Assembly Election 2020: 19 women among JDU's list of 115 candidates

  October 07, 2020 22:52 IST

  The list, released by the senior party leader Vashistha Narayan Singh, also contains the name of Chandrika Rai, the former father-in-law of Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tej Pratap Yadav, who will contest the election from Parsa seat in Vaishali district. Chandrika Rai joined the JD(U) in August.