Bihar Assembly Election 2020
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Bihar Election 2020: BJP names 46 candidates for 2nd phase, Kundan Singh to contest from Begusarai
Elections | Oct 11, 2020, 06:04 PM ISTThe 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
Elections | Oct 11, 2020, 04:09 PM ISTCongress 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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MHA issues guidelines for political gatherings in Bihar, bypoll constituencies. Check details
Elections | Oct 08, 2020, 07:33 PM ISTThe 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
Elections | Oct 08, 2020, 06:02 PM ISTRameshwar 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: 19 women among JDU's list of 115 candidates
Elections | Oct 07, 2020, 10:52 PM ISTThe 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.
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EC revises norms for ongoing, future polls; allows 30 star campaigners for national parties
Elections | Oct 07, 2020, 09:35 PM ISTAs 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
Elections | Oct 07, 2020, 08:16 PM ISTThe 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 to contest 122 seats - FULL LIST
Elections | Oct 07, 2020, 06:29 PM ISTThe 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
Elections | Oct 06, 2020, 10:40 PM ISTThe 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
Elections | Oct 06, 2020, 09:50 PM ISTThe 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'
Elections | Oct 06, 2020, 07:25 PM ISTThe 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 Elelection 2020: JDU will contest over 122 seats in Bihar, BJP gets 121 seats
Elections | Oct 06, 2020, 06:11 PM ISTThe 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: JDU, BJP reach 122-121 seat-sharing deal
Elections | Oct 06, 2020, 10:08 PM ISTThe 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
Elections | Oct 06, 2020, 04:25 PM ISTSenior 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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Bihar elections: Chirag Paswan says BJP-LJP will form govt in Bihar, hits out at JD(U)
Elections | Oct 05, 2020, 05:38 PM ISTA 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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In Bihar's game of thrones, Chirag Paswan, Tejashwi, Shreyasi Singh ringing in a new era
Elections | Oct 05, 2020, 10:31 AM ISTChirag 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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BJP likely to announce 1st Bihar list with 50+ names today
Elections | Oct 05, 2020, 08:17 AM ISTThe 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
Elections | Oct 04, 2020, 11:35 PM ISTThe 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
Elections | Oct 04, 2020, 06:52 PM ISTA 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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BJP appoints Devendra Fadnavis as Bihar in-charge ahead of assembly election
Elections | Sep 30, 2020, 04:38 PM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday appointed former Maharashtra Chief Minister and party leader Devendra Fadnavis as its in-charge for the Bihar assembly elections, the party said in a statement.