Bihar Elections
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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.
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Cong names 49 candidates for Bihar Election 2020 phase 2, 3 polls and 1 Lok Sabha by-election seat
Elections | Oct 15, 2020, 10:09 PM ISTBihar Assembly Election 2020: The Congress on Thursday released the second list of 49 candidates for phase 2nd and 3rd polls and for one Lok Sabha bye-election for Valmiki Nagar seat.
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'Son should know how his father ruled': JP Nadda takes swipe at Tejashwi Yadav
India | Oct 15, 2020, 06:35 PM ISTBihar is witnessing two-way contest this time. While Nitish is seeking a fourth consecutive win, it is a do or die battle for RJD which is led by jailed party chief Lalu's son Tejashwi.
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Nitish Kumar insulted my father, 2019 poll alliance was due to 'compulsions': Chirag Paswan
India | Oct 15, 2020, 05:29 PM ISTChirag Paswan said his party had fought the Lok Sabha polls last year in alliance with the JD(U) because of the "compulsions" brought by the return o the NDA of Kumar, whose party he accused of working against LJP candidates in the general elections in violation of the coalition dharma.
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Congress candidate Kali Pandey opens up on why he left LJP and joined Congress
Politics | Oct 15, 2020, 05:18 PM ISTFormer MP Kali Prasad Pandey, who is set to contest on the Congress ticket from the Kuchayakot assembly seat reveals why he left LJP and returned to Congress.
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Bihar Assembly election 2020: Tejashwi Yadav dares Nitish Kumar to contest from Nalanda
India | Oct 15, 2020, 04:29 PM ISTNalanda is the home district of Nitish Kumar. He is not a member of the Legislative Assembly. The JD(U) chief has not contested Assembly election after 1985. He has been an MLC since 2006.
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Is Tejashwi Yadav elder to Tej Pratap? Nomination papers suggest so
Elections | Oct 15, 2020, 12:01 PM ISTLalu Yadav's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav has filed nomination from Hasanpur assembly constituency in the Samastipur district which goes to polls in the second phase on November 3, while RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has filed nomination papers from Raghopur
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Sushant Singh Rajput's cousin among BJP nominees for Bihar Assembly Election third phase polls
Elections | Oct 14, 2020, 06:55 PM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released another list of candidates for the third phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, renominating late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's cousin and sitting MLA Neeraj Kumar Singh Bablu from Chhatapur constituency in Supaul district.
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BJP releases list of 35 candidates for third phase of Bihar Assembly Election 2020
Elections | Oct 14, 2020, 07:01 PM ISTBihar Assembly Election 2020: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released the final list of 35 candidates for the upcoming polls. In the latest list, BJP has named 35 candidates who will contest in the third and final phase of BIhar elections.
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Bihar Assembly Poll : Here is what people of Mokama think about Bahubali Anant Singh
Politics | Oct 14, 2020, 04:59 PM ISTThe Bihar elections will be held in three phases. Elections for the first phase will take place on October 28 on 71 Assembly constituencies, elections for the second phase on 94 seats will take place on November 3, and the third phase poll on 78 Asse
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If RJD wins, terrorists from Kashmir will seek shelter in Bihar: Union minister
India | Oct 14, 2020, 04:53 PM ISTBJP leader Nityanand Rai has said that if opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) comes to power after Assembly elections, 'terrorists would escape Kashmir and take shelter in Bihar'.
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Bihar elections: Bahubali Anant Singh files nomination from RJD
Politics | Oct 13, 2020, 11:10 PM ISTAnant Singh, the Bahubali MLA of Mokama, has got the support of RJD. RJD has made Jailed Anant Singh its candidate from Mokama
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'New generation should be told about jungle raj', Nitish reminds people about Lalu's 15-year regime
India | Oct 13, 2020, 06:01 PM ISTNitish Kumar said that Bihar's growth rate is the highest in the country and has become a cause of jealousy for some people. He said that the NDA government has established the rule of law in Bihar.
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Bihar Assembly election 2020: Nitish Kumar's JDU expels 15 leaders including sitting MLA
India | Oct 13, 2020, 10:29 PM ISTBihar's ruling Janata Dal (United) has expelled 15 leaders from the party for indulging in anti-party activities ahead of the Assembly elections.
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Bihar Assembly Poll: Here is what voters of Sasaram think about major political parties
Elections | Oct 13, 2020, 02:24 PM ISTEven as the leaders claim that development is the key plank in the elections, the caste factor, however, has always been there and the strategy of all the parties hovers around this factor.
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Bihar Assembly election 2020: 'LJP not part of NDA', BJP makes it official
India | Oct 12, 2020, 11:42 PM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party has expelled the rebels who quit the party to join the Lok Janshakti Party and made it official that Chirag Paswan's party is not a constituent of the NDA in Bihar.
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Bihar Assembly election 2020: Nitish Kumar sounds poll bugle, asks voters to judge him by his work
India | Oct 12, 2020, 09:32 PM ISTBihar CM Nitish Kumar's rally focussed on 12 constituencies in Banka, Munger and adjoining districts where polling will take place in the first phase on October 28.
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BJP finalises candidates list for Bihar Assembly Election 2020 second phase
Elections | Oct 10, 2020, 11:50 PM ISTBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee on Saturday finalised the candidates list for forthcoming Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 second phase, polling for which will take place on November 3.
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Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Congress releases list of star campaigners
Elections | Oct 10, 2020, 07:03 PM ISTAhead of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 scheduled to take place in phased manner from October 28, the Congress on Saturday released the list of star campaigners for upcoming. The grand old party's star campaigner list includes Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Sachin Pilot and Shatrughan Sinha.
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How Ram Vilas Paswan demise will impact Bihar Assembly elections
India | Oct 25, 2020, 11:22 AM ISTLok Janshakti Party founder and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan passed away on Thursday evening. He was 74. Paswan was often described as a man of the people, credit the way he build and carried his relationships in the public life. He enjoyed a mass support among the Dalits, especially the Dusadh (Paswans).