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  Bihar Assembly election 2020: Ex-DGP Gupteshwar Pandey ticketless as Buxar seat goes to BJP

  October 07, 2020 23:07 IST

  Gupteshwar Pandey's dream of contesting elections from Buxar took a hit when the Buxar seat went to the BJP's quota in the seat-sharing pact between the BJP and the JD(U).

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  EC revises norms for ongoing, future polls; allows 30 star campaigners for national parties

  October 07, 2020 21:35 IST

  As per the new rule set by the ECI, a maximum of 30 star campaigners have been allowed for recognised national/state political parties, while 15 have been permitted for unrecognised registered political parties.

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  Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Congress releases first list of 21 candidates

  October 07, 2020 20:16 IST

  The Congress party on Wednesday released a list of 21 candidates for the first phase of upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections. As part of the the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Mahagathbandhan, the Congress will contest on 68 of the 243 seats in the Bihar Assembly.

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  Bihar Assembly Election 2020: JDU releases list of 115 candidates, gives ticket to Chandrika Rai

  October 07, 2020 18:33 IST

  The Janata Dal (United) has released the list of 115 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar.

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  BJP list of candidates for Bihar Assembly election 2020

  October 07, 2020 17:03 IST

  As per the NDA's seat-sharing pact, the Janata Dal (United) will contest on 122 seats and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will contest 121.

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  Bihar Assembly election 2020: BJP leader Usha Vidyarthi joins Lok Janshakti Party

  October 07, 2020 16:33 IST

  Former BJP MLA Usha Vidyarthi on Wednesday joined the Lok Janshakti Party in the presence of Chirag Paswan.

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  Bihar Assembly Polls: BJP spares 11 seats to associate partner VIP from its quota

  October 07, 2020 15:43 IST

  The BJP on Wednesday allocated 11 seats to associate partner Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) from its quota of 121 seats in Bihar assembly polls.

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  Model code of conduct for Manipur bypolls comes into force

  October 07, 2020 11:41 IST

  The model code of conduct for the by-elections scheduled to be held for five assembly seats of Manipur on November 7 has come into effect, an official said.

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  K Palaniswami to be AIADMK's CM candidate for Tamil Nadu assembly polls

  October 07, 2020 10:30 IST

  Incumbent chief minister K Palaniswami will be AIADMK's chief ministerial candidate for the 2021 assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.

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  BJP releases candidates' list for Assembly bypolls in Madhya Pradesh, Telangana

  October 06, 2020 23:12 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released a list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly bypolls in Madhya Pradesh and Telangana. 

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  Bihar Assembly election 2020: JDU to contest 122 seats - FULL LIST

  October 07, 2020 18:29 IST

  The Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party have signed a seat-sharing deal for the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar.

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  Bihar Assembly election 2020: BJP's first list of 27 candidates out | Check details

  October 06, 2020 22:40 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday released the first list of 27 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar.

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  Bihar Assembly election 2020: BJP to contest 121 seats - FULL LIST

  October 06, 2020 21:50 IST

  The ruling NDA in Bihar on Tuesday announced its seat-sharing formula for the assembly elections. As per the agreement, the JD(U) will contest from 122 seats and BJP 121 seats. 

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  Bihar Election 2020: BJP's strong message to LJP - 'Nitish Kumar will be CM irrespective of numbers'

  October 06, 2020 19:25 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday made it clear that Nitish Kumar will be Chief Minister 'whatever may be the outcome in terms of numbers' post-Assembly elections in Bihar.

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  Bihar Assembly Election 2020: JDU, BJP reach 122-121 seat-sharing deal

  October 06, 2020 22:08 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday sealed a seat-sharing deal for the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar. As per the formula, the JD(U) will contest from 122 seats and the BJP from 121 seats.

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  Bihar Assembly election 2020: BJP leader Rajendra Singh joins LJP, to contest from Dinara in Rohtas

  October 06, 2020 16:25 IST

  Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajendra Singh on Tuesday joined the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). Singh joined the LJP in presence of party's national president Chirag Paswan in Delhi, news agency ANI reported. 

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  JD(U) likely to contest 122 seats in Bihar, BJP 121; formal announcement today

  October 06, 2020 8:56 IST

  Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United and the BJP have decided to go for an almost 50:50 formula with the JDU getting 122 seats and the saffron party landing up with the remaining 121, TOI quoted sources as saying. The two parties are expected to formally announce their respective candidates today.

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  Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Asaduddin Owaisi rejects RJD's charge of helping BJP

  October 05, 2020 20:59 IST

  Owaisi also hit out at the Congress, saying in Maharashtra it contested polls with All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) but later joined hands with Shiv Sena "demolishers of the Babri mosque" to form a coalition government in the western state.

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  Uttar Pradesh bypoll 2020: Samajwadi Party announces 4 candidates

  October 05, 2020 19:33 IST

  The Samajwadi Party on Monday declared its candidates for four of the seven assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh where bypolls would be held on November 3. 

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  Bihar elections: Chirag Paswan says BJP-LJP will form govt in Bihar, hits out at JD(U)

  October 05, 2020 17:38 IST

  A day after the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) walked out of the NDA in Bihar, party president Chirag Paswan appealed the people to vote against Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and claimed that an alliance of his party and the BJP will come to power in the state after the Assembly polls. 

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  Manipur: Bypolls to 3 assembly seats on November 7

  October 05, 2020 16:34 IST

  Bypolls to three assembly seats in Manipur would be held on November 7, the Election Commission announced on Monday. 

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  In Bihar's game of thrones, Chirag Paswan, Tejashwi, Shreyasi Singh ringing in a new era

  October 05, 2020 10:31 IST

  Chirag Paswan-led LJP walked out of the alliance with Nitish on Sunday. Shreyasi Singh, daughter of late Digvijay Singh and Putul Kumari (of Gidhour) joined the BJP on Sunday. There's a buzz that Shreyasi might contest from Jamui or nearby Amarpur. Here's a look at what Chirag Paswan walking alone might mean for 2020 Bihar Assembly Elections.

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  Bihar Election 2020: CPI(M) announces 4 candidates

  October 05, 2020 9:18 IST

  Ajay Kumar will contest from Bibhutipur constituency while Rajendra Prasad Singh has been fielded from Matihani. Rajmangal Prasad will be contesting from Pipra and Satendra Yadav from Majhi assembly constituency.   

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  BJP likely to announce 1st Bihar list with 50+ names today

  October 05, 2020 8:17 IST

  The BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC), which decides who gets to fight the polls and from which constituency, concluded its meeting late on Sunday after finalising names for almost all candidates for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections on the seats over which ally JD-U has not staked its claim.

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  'Let me enjoy the moment': Chirag Paswan after LJP decides to go solo in Bihar Election

  October 04, 2020 23:35 IST

  The Lok Janshakti Party's decision to walk out of the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar has upended conventional wisdom and thrown open new possibilities in the three-phase assembly elections starting from October 28.

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  Dalit leader who accused Tejashwi Yadav of demanding money to give him party ticket shot dead

  October 04, 2020 18:52 IST

  A 37-year-old Dalit leader was gunned down at his residence in Bihars Purnea district on Sunday and his wife alleged that it was a political killing as her husband was preparing to contest Assembly election as an independent candidate after he was expelled from the RJD.

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  ‘Ideological differences’: LJP decides not to contest Bihar Assembly Election with Nitish's JD(U)

  October 04, 2020 23:44 IST

  The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Sunday afternoon announced that it will not contest the upcoming Assembly Election in Bihar with Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) due to "ideological differences".

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  VIP Party chief walks out of Grand Alliance presser, says he has been 'back-stabbed'

  October 03, 2020 23:20 IST

  Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) leader Mukesh Sahani on Saturday walked out of a joint press conference held by the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the largest party in the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) to announce the seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar.