Bihar Elections 2020
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Bihar Elections 2020: Stage collapses at Pappu Yadav's election rally | Watch video
India | Oct 31, 2020, 04:55 PM ISTThe stage and tent set up for Jan Adhikar Party President Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav collapsed on Saturday while he was addressing a rally in Muzaffarpur's Minapur Assembly Constituency.
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Why Nitish Kumar never contested Assembly elections in last 35 years
Elections | Oct 31, 2020, 01:57 PM ISTNitish Kumar has been sitting at the helm of Bihar's affair since 2005. But he has never contested Assembly elections in Bihar in the last 35 years. Nitish last contested Assembly elections in 1985.
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'Attack on Hindutva': Shiv Sena trains guns on BJP over Munger firing incident
India | Oct 30, 2020, 01:58 PM ISTShiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that if a Munger-like incident had taken place in a non-BJP ruled state, the saffron party would have demanded resignations and imposition of the President's rule.
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Bihar election 2020: Nitish Kumar comes out with jobs data to counter RJD
Elections | Oct 30, 2020, 08:38 AM ISTNitish Kumar said that the RJD in its 15 years tenure provided jobs to only 95,000 people while the successive Janata Dal (United) governments employed over six lakh people.
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Bihar election 2020: EC says polls amid pandemic 'leap of faith' after phase 1 ends peacefully
Elections | Oct 29, 2020, 09:37 AM ISTBihar Assembly election 2020: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said that the ECI was 'discouraged' from conducting elections in Bihar amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but the poll panel was of the view that carrying out the electoral exercise was a "leap of faith and not a leap in the dark".
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Bihar: COVID-19 fails to dent voters' enthusiasm, decent polling in first phase | 10 points
Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 11:15 PM ISTBihar Assembly Election 2020: The state went to first of the three-phased polls to elect the next government on Wednesday. The voter turnout in the phase 1 of Bihar assembly polls was 54 per cent, with CEC saying it may rise further.
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Polling queues beat corona blues, flat out: It's poll season in Bihar
Oct 28, 2020, 07:37 PM IST28th October 2020, would go down in pages of history as a date when Bihar exhibited to the world that people of Bihar are least concerned about Corona Virus, infecting them. The staggering voting percentage, since morning, confirmed the resolve of the people at large. They got out, stood in queues and voted.
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Union Minister Smriti Irani tests positive for coronavirus after campaigning in Bihar election
India | Oct 28, 2020, 07:41 PM ISTUnion Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday informed that she has tested positive for COVID-19.
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'Who gave permission to become General Dyer', Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish over Munger firing
Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 01:13 PM ISTOne person was killed and six others suffered injuries in firing in Munger during the Durga idol immersion. The incident took place on Monday when the crowd had gathered to participate in the event.
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'Those who taunted us over delay are clapping', PM Modi invokes Ram Mandir at Darbhanga rally
Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 12:55 PM ISTBihar Assembly election 2020: Hitting out at the RJD, PM Narendra Modi at Darbhanga rally urged people not to vote for those who brought jungle raj in Bihar.
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In yet another face-off, PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi to address election rallies in Bihar today
Elections | Oct 29, 2020, 01:29 PM ISTBihar will witness yet another face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday when both leaders would address election rallies in the state.
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Bihar election 2020: Key battles to watch out for in phase 1
Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 11:12 AM ISTBihar Assembly Election 2020: The Bihar polls is being conducted in three phases. While the first phase is being held today, the the second phase of polling for 94 seats will take place on November 3. The third phase of polling for the remaining 78 constituencies will be conducted on November 7. The results will be announced on November 10.
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Will Jitan Ram Manjhi manage to defeat Uday Narayan Choudhary, Shobha Sinha in Imamganj?
Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 09:39 AM ISTFormer Bihar chief minister and the president of Hindustan Awam Morcha (Secular) Jitan Ram Manjhi is seeking a re-election from Imamganj. Uday Narayan Choudhary, a veteran Dalit leader and former Bihar assembly speaker, has been pitted from the seat as a candidate from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has fielded Shobha Sinha, the daughter-in-law of Ramswaroop Pawan, a former MLA from Imamganj.
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NDA bets high on CWG gold medallist Shreyasi Singh to wrest Jamui seat from RJD
Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 09:15 AM ISTThe Jamui assembly seat is a part of LJP chief Chirag Paswan’s Lok Sabha constituency. The BJP has fielded shooter gold medallist Shreyasi Singh.
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Bihar polls: Voter in queue collapses at Rohtas polling booth after heart attack, dies
Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 09:43 AM ISTA voter waiting in queue to cast his vote suffered a heart attack and died at a polling booth in Bihar's Rohtas. The 50-year-old, identified as Heeralal Mahto, collapsed while he was standing in the queue for his turn to vote.
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Bihar Election 2020: Where and how to watch Live streaming as first phase of polling begins
Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 09:24 AM ISTBihar Election 2020 Live Streaming: India TV will keep you covered throughout the day, providing real-time updates. You can watch Live coverage of the first phase on India TV, or live streaming on our social media platforms. Here's how to go about it.
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Can JDU's Lochan Narayan Singh dent jailed don Anant Kumar Singh's chances in Mokama?
Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 08:30 AM ISTMokama Assembly seat: Anant Singh is contesting elections on RJD ticket. The JDU has fielded Lochan Narayan Singh again the jailed don.
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Bihar election 2020: PM Modi urges people to vote, follow precautionary measures amid COVID pandemic
Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 09:48 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to vote as the first phase of polling for Bihar assembly polls kickstarted Wednesday. He also asked people to follow precautionary measures amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Bihar election 2020: EVM glitch detected at polling booth in Lakhisarai
Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 08:00 AM ISTAs the polling for 71 assembly constituencies began in Bihar Wednesday morning, a glitch in an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) was reported at a polling booth in Lakhisarai.
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Bihar votes: 54 per cent turnout in Phase I
Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 10:04 PM ISTBihar Election Phase 1 poll Live Updates: Polling in 71 assembly constituencies of Bihar in the first phase of three-phase elections which took place amid tight security and COVID-19 guidelines, has ended. A voter turnout of 54 per cent has been recorded, with CEC saying that the number may rise further.