Bihar Assembly Elections 2020
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Bihar election 2020: BJP manifesto promises 19 lakh jobs, free Covid vaccine to everyone
Elections | Oct 22, 2020, 12:49 PM ISTBihar election 2020: BJP in its election manifesto has promised 19 lakh jobs and free Covid vaccine to all. The BJP is contesting elections in an alliance with Nitish Kumar's JDU.
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Bihar election 2020: JDU releases manifesto for forthcoming polls
Elections | Oct 22, 2020, 07:49 PM ISTBihar Assembly election 2020: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its manifesto for the Assembly polls. The BJP is contesting elections in an alliance with Nitish Kumar's JD(U).
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Bihar election 2020: Bihar will lose if Nitish Kumar wins by mistake, says Chirag Paswan
Elections | Oct 21, 2020, 02:31 PM ISTBihar Assembly election 2020: The LJP quit the NDA citing ideological differences with Nitish Kumar. The party is contesting on 143 seats with its candidates taking on JD(U) nominees in most constituencies. Chirag had earlier asserted that the LJP and the BJP will together form the next government in Bihar.
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Pushpam Priya Choudhary: Meet the UK return girl who aspires to become CM of Bihar
Politics | Oct 21, 2020, 12:10 PM ISTPushpam Priya Choudhary, Janata Dal-United leader Vinod Chaudhary's daughter, announced her entry into Bihar politics with an ad blitz on International Women's Day. She introduced her political party as Plurals. Her two-page newspaper advertisement in Hindi and English featured a tagline 'Bihar deserves better, and better is possible'.
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Bihar Polls 2020: Nitish Kumar to crowd 'don't create nuisance', after Lalu Zindabad chants at rally
Elections | Oct 21, 2020, 11:25 PM ISTBihar election 2020: Incumbent Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday asked people present at a rally in Parsa not to create nuisance, after some chanted 'Lalu Zindabad'. The state is slated to go to the polls in three-phase between October 28 and November 7. The results will be declared on November 10.
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Will money come from jail: Nitish Kumar makes fun at Tejashwi's 10 lakh jobs promise
India | Oct 21, 2020, 11:05 AM ISTBihar Assembly election 2020: Nitish Kumar asked as to how many jobs the RJD provided during its rule during 1990-2005. He said that the NDA government gave more than six lakh jobs in the last five years and process is on for recruitment on 60-70 thousand more jobs.
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Bihar election 2020: Adityanath invokes Lord Ram at Kaimur rally, says Mandir promise fulfilled
Elections | Oct 20, 2020, 01:44 PM ISTBihar Assembly election 2020: Addressing an election rally in Kaimur, Yogi Adityanath heaped praise on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his development works.
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Bihar election 2020: All eyes on PM Modi's social engineering as he hits campaign trail
Elections | Oct 20, 2020, 12:41 PM ISTBihar Assembly election 2020: PM Narendra Modi has hinted that he will set his social engineering record straight to woo the youth who will play a key role in determining the outcome.
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Bihar Assembly election 2020: Amit Shah exudes confidence to retain power with two-thirds majority
Elections | Oct 20, 2020, 10:56 AM ISTBihar election 2020: Amit Shah said that Nitish Kumar has done concrete work in taking the state on the path of development.
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Bihar Election 2020: Tejashwi Yadav woos Chirag Paswan, challenges Nitish Kumar for open debate
Elections | Oct 20, 2020, 09:33 PM ISTBihar ssembly election 2020: Nitish Kumar is facing a barrage of criticism from Tejashwi and ally-turned-rival Chirag over handling of coronavirus situation in the state, floods, and law and order situation.
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Bihar election 2020 Live: MoS Nityanand Rai taunts RJD's Tejashwi Yadav over 10 lakh job promise
Elections | Oct 19, 2020, 11:20 PM ISTThe three-phase polling in Bihar will be held between October 28 and November 7. The counting of votes will take place on November 10.
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Mahagathbandhan releases manifesto for Bihar assembly elections 2020
News | Oct 17, 2020, 11:04 AM ISTThe 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. The manifesto was released by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav while Congress leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala and Shaktisinh Gohil were also present at the press meet among other leaders.
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Bihar Election 2020: Meet the MBA degree holder who left plush MNC job to take political plunge
India | Nov 02, 2020, 11:23 AM ISTMandakini Chaudhary, who holds an MBA degree, is contesting Bihar Assembly elections 2020 from Harlakhi Vidhan Sabha seat in Madhubani district as an independent.
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'Cut open my heart, you'll find Modiji', says Chirag Paswan as he faces BJP backlash
India | Oct 16, 2020, 07:12 PM ISTChirag Paswan, 37, is facing BJP's ire for his decision to field candidates against Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) in the elections and declaring support to the saffron party.
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Bihar election 2020: BJP corners Congress for fielding ex-AMU leader Maskoor Ahmad Usmani
India | Oct 16, 2020, 05:03 PM ISTA resident of Darbhanga, Usmani had won the AMU's students union election in 2017. He gained media attention back in 2018 when a portrait of Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah was found in a hall of the varsity.
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BJP's Bihar election blitz: PM Narendra Modi to hold 12 rallies in four days
Elections | Oct 16, 2020, 04:07 PM ISTBihar 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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PM Narendra Modi to address election rallies in Bihar on October 23-24
Politics | Oct 16, 2020, 01:19 PM ISTThe Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address election rallies in Bihar on October 23rd and October 24th.
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Bihar election 2020: EC says Exit poll ban applies to astrologers, tarot readers, analysts too
India | Oct 15, 2020, 11:22 PM ISTThe Election Commission on Thursday said that there is a ban on exit polls, prediction of poll results in the media by astrologers, tarot readers and analysts is a violation of the electoral law.
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Who is Pushpam Priya Choudhary? The UK return girl who aspires to become Chief Minister of Bihar
India | Nov 06, 2020, 11:14 AM ISTPushpam Priya Choudhary has promised to turn Bihar into Europe by 2030. She heads the Plurals Party and is contesting BIhar Assembly elections from Bankipore VIdhan Sabha in Patna district.
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Patna's Bankipore witnessing triangular contest, two debutants up against BJP's 3-time MLA
India | Oct 16, 2020, 09:38 PM ISTBankipore is a part of the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency and is considered a BJP stronghold. The Congress is banking heavily on Shatrughan Sinha's popularity to change its fortunes. The parliamentary seat had twice elected Shatrughan in 2009 and 2014 but as a BJP member.