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  Bihar Election 2020 phase 1: Over 2 crore voters to decide fate of 1,066 candidates

  Elections | October 28, 2020 0:00 IST

  Bihar 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 | October 27, 2020 22:16 IST

  Bihar 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 | October 27, 2020 14:36 IST

  Bihar 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 | October 27, 2020 12:06 IST

  Bihar 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 | October 27, 2020 12:02 IST

  Tejashwi 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 | October 26, 2020 22:43 IST

  Union 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 | October 26, 2020 18:29 IST

  All 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 | October 26, 2020 13:09 IST

  Bihar 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 | October 26, 2020 9:47 IST

  The 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 | October 26, 2020 8:38 IST

  Bihar 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 | October 25, 2020 21:24 IST

  Lok 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 | October 24, 2020 23:50 IST

  Ahead 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 | October 23, 2020 16:02 IST

  I 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 | October 23, 2020 14:58 IST

  The 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 | October 23, 2020 14:25 IST

  Rahul 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 | October 23, 2020 13:24 IST

  RJD 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 | October 23, 2020 9:42 IST

  Tejashwi 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 | October 23, 2020 9:38 IST

  Nitish 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 | February 21, 2023 17:26 IST

  Bihar 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?

  October 22, 2020 22:01 IST

  Nineteen 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.