Bihar Elections 2020
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Bihar Election 2020 phase 1: Over 2 crore voters to decide fate of 1,066 candidates
Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 12:00 AM ISTBihar Assembly Election 2020, first of the total three phase poll, is set to take place today. The election in the first phase will take place across 71 constituencies with more than 2 crore voters who will decide the fate of 1,066 candidates.
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Bihar Assembly Election 2020: A look at key candidates
Elections | Oct 27, 2020, 10:16 PM ISTBihar Election 2020: The Assembly polls for 243 seats in the state are taking place in 3 phases. The first phase of the polling will be held on October 28 (71 seats), November 3 (94 seats) and 7 (78 seats). The counting of votes will take place on November 10. A look at key candidates.
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Bihar election 2020: 'PM Modi has lost credibility', Shatrughan Sinha tells India TV
Elections | Oct 27, 2020, 02:36 PM ISTBihar election 2020: Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha said that the grand alliance will register a landslide victory and form the government.
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Bihar election 2020: Tejashwi Yadav stirs row with 'babu saheb' remark
Elections | Oct 27, 2020, 12:06 PM ISTBihar Assembly election 2020: Tejashwi Yadav is the chief ministerial face of the grand alliance. Addressing a rally in Rohtas, he said that poor used to walk before 'Babu Saheb' with their head held high when Lalu Prasad was in power.
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'PM Modi has 6 siblings', Tejashwi responds to Nitish Kumar's '8-9 kids' jibe
Elections | Oct 27, 2020, 12:02 PM ISTTejashwi Yadav, 31, is the eighth of former CMs Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi's nine children. PM Modi is the third of six siblings, with five of them being boys.
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Why're you so ashamed of your parents: Ravi Shankar Prasad taunts Tejashwi Yadav
Elections | Oct 26, 2020, 10:43 PM ISTUnion Minister Ravishankar Prasad on Monday taunted Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav for not featuring his parents - Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi's pictures on his party's Bihar elections posters.
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All people of the country will be given free coronavirus vaccine: Union Minister
India | Oct 26, 2020, 06:29 PM ISTAll citizens in the country will get free vaccine for coronavirus, said Union Minister Pratap Sarangi on Sunday. Sarangi's remark has come after backlash over BJP's Bihar polls manifesto promise which mentioned free coronavirus vaccine for Bihar state people if party wins, among one of the highlights.
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Bihar election 2020: Slogans in support of RJD at Nitish Kumar's rally leave CM red-faced
Elections | Oct 26, 2020, 01:09 PM ISTBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was left red-faced when a group of youth at his Muzaffarpur rally started raising slogans against him.
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Bihar Election 2020: Campaigning for first phase ends today; polling on October 28
Elections | Oct 26, 2020, 09:47 AM ISTThe campaigning for the first phase of Bihar Assembly Elections is set to end by today evening. The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising, among others, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal(United), is up against the opposition 'Mahagathbandhan,' comprising the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and Left parties.
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Bihar election 2020: Nitish Kumar missing from BJP posters - What it means
Elections | Oct 26, 2020, 08:38 AM ISTBihar Assembly election 2020: The BJP's full-page advertisements and posters feature Narendra Modi's pictures and read: "BJP hai to Bharosa hai (Where there is BJP, there is trust)".
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Nitish Kumar will be behind bars if LJP voted to power: Chirag Paswan
Elections | Oct 25, 2020, 09:24 PM ISTLok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would be behind bars if his party is voted to power.
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JDRP candidate Narayan Singh shot dead in Sheohar district ahead of Bihar Election 2020
India | Oct 24, 2020, 11:50 PM ISTAhead of Bihar Assembly Elections, Janta Dal Rashtrawadi Party's candidate Narayan Singh shot dead in Hathsar village of Sheohar district on Saturday.
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PM Modi urge people to 'Go Local' this festive season and promote local artisans
Politics | Oct 23, 2020, 04:02 PM ISTI will like to appeal to all to 'Go Local' while you shop for the festivals this year, promote local artisans: PM in Bhagalpur
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Free Covid vaccine promise in Bihar election manifesto shows BJP's discriminatory nature: Shiv Sena
Elections | Oct 23, 2020, 02:58 PM ISTThe BJP on Thursday released its manifesto for Bihar elections wherein it promised free coronavirus vaccine to all.
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'When will you throw out Chinese soldiers sitting in our territory', Rahul asks PM Modi
Elections | Oct 23, 2020, 02:25 PM ISTRahul Gandhi said that when migrant workers from Bihar were being chased away from other states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar didn't help them.
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Bihar Election 2020: Rahul Gandhi addresses rally in Nawada
News | Oct 23, 2020, 01:24 PM ISTRJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attend 'Badlav Sankalp' rally at Hisua in Nawada district. "PM Modi and CM Nitish Kumar even took away the jobs of those employed and forced all mills to close," he said.
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Tejashwi Yadav: Lalu's heir apparent is yet to prove political mettle
Elections | Oct 23, 2020, 09:42 AM ISTTejashwi Yadav joined politics which came naturally to him. In 2015, he became a first-time MLA from Raghopur in Vaishali district and took oath as Deputy CM.
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Nitish Kumar: The Chanakya of Bihar politics
Elections | Oct 23, 2020, 09:38 AM ISTNitish Kumar has earned an image of being suave and workaholic, credit his works in the last 15 years. Soft-spoken, sharp, and articulate, he speaks in a measured tone.
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Want jungle raj or sushasan? PM Modi asks crowd at Bhagalpur rally, targets RJD
Elections | Feb 21, 2023, 05:26 PM ISTBihar Assembly Election 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday began his Bihar election campaign with three poll rallies and lauded Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his efforts in successfully fighting against coronavirus. Addressing an election rally in Sasaram, PM Modi said that if Nitish Kumar government had not acted fast, there would have been many more deaths.
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Poll promises abound, will Bihar ever get jobs, minimum standards of living and development?
Oct 22, 2020, 10:01 PM ISTNineteen lakh jobs, if elected to power, proclaims BJP, as a counter to 10 lakh job offer by RJD. Upping the ante, BJP promises 11 focused dole for the improvised state of Bihar. While most speak of so called development, the first of all the promises, grabs maximum attention.