Bihar Polls
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Bihar Assembly Poll : How is the poll fever in Sasaram? know from the public
Politics | Oct 13, 2020, 05:59 PM ISTBihar is the first state where a major election is being held amid the Covid-19 pandemic. All 243 Assembly seats in the state will vote in three phases: October 28, November 3, and November 7. Votes will be counted on November 10.
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Bihar Assembly Poll: With passing away of Ram Vilas Paswan, test for Chirag to consolidate LJP
Politics | Oct 13, 2020, 05:54 PM ISTChirag Paswan, who is being seen in his party as a potential chief ministerial candidate, has taken on chief minister Nitish Kumar sensing an imminent end to his time at the helm
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Bihar Assembly Polls: RJD's clarification on giving tickets to politicians facing criminal charges
Politics | Oct 13, 2020, 02:31 PM ISTIf a bahubali (strongman) politician or one accused of rape cannot fight an election in Bihar, his wife surely can.
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Bihar Assembly Poll: Wives get the baton from ‘bahubali’ husbands
Special Report | Oct 12, 2020, 11:09 PM ISTMost mainstream parties in Bihar have fielded wives of strongmen with criminal records in the forthcoming assembly elections in a worrying trend, feel experts.
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'Not contesting Bihar polls, but will support NDA': Gupteshwar Pandey
News | Oct 08, 2020, 03:02 PM ISTFormer Director General of Police (DGP) and Janata Dal (United) leader, Gupteshwar Pandey stated that he is not contesting Bihar elections this year. However, Pandey added that he will be part of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Janata Dal (United).
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Tejaswi Yadav holds 2 min of mourning for Hathras victim
Politics | Oct 06, 2020, 09:02 AM ISTAhead of Bihar Assembly elections, Mahagathbandhan agreed on seat distribution formula in which RJD will contest 144 seats, whereas partner Congress has got 70 seats out of the total 243.
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Tejashwi, Tej Pratap Yadav named in FIR over murder of former party leader
News | Oct 05, 2020, 03:03 PM ISTFIR has been lodged against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader, Tejashwi Yadav, his brother Tej Pratap Yadav and four others over the killing of former party leader Shakti Mallik in Purnia district of Bihar.
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LJP's top leadership meet in Delhi to chart out strategy for Bihar polls
Politics | Oct 04, 2020, 07:27 PM ISTAhead of Bihar Assembly elections, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP)'s Central Parliamentary Board meeting began in Delhi on October 04.
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Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will not contest the upcoming Bihar Electionsin alliance with JDU
Politics | Oct 04, 2020, 05:02 PM ISTLok Janshakti Party (LJP) will not contest the upcoming Bihar Elections in alliance with JDU due to ideological differences.
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Bihar polls: RJD to contest 144 seats, Congress on 70 out of 243, says Tejashwi Yadav
Elections | Oct 03, 2020, 10:04 PM ISTAhead of Bihar Assembly elections, Mahagathbandhan agreed on seat distribution formula in which RJD will contest 144 seats, whereas partner Congress has got 70 seats out of the total 243.
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Bihar Polls: 'Congress prepared to fight on all 243 seats'
Elections | Sep 26, 2020, 08:37 PM ISTChairman of Congress Screening Committee for Bihar polls, Avinash Pande stated that the party is fully prepared to fight the elections on all 243 seats.
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Bihar polls: People will re-elect NDA, says Fadnavis
Elections | Sep 25, 2020, 06:47 PM ISTFormer Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP's Bihar Polls in-charge Devendra Fadnavis on September 25 said that the people of the state have faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also in Nitish Kumar governance
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Samajwadi Party says won't contest Bihar polls, will support RJD
Elections | Sep 22, 2020, 11:22 AM ISTIn a significant development, the Samajwadi Party (SP) has announced that it will not contest the Bihar Assembly elections but will instead support the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). The SP made the announcement through its official Twitter handle on Monday.
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Bihar polls: BJP can form govt alone, but will remain with JD (U), says RK Singh
Politics | Sep 04, 2020, 07:26 PM ISTBharatiya Janata Party's (BJP), Member of Parliament (MP) from Arrah, RK Singh said that BJP can form government on its own in the upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections, but will continue to be with old ally JD(U).
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SC refuses to entertain PIL to postpone Bihar polls, says COVID-19 cannot be ground
India | Aug 28, 2020, 11:52 AM ISTStating that COVID-19 cannot be a ground for postponing the Bihar elections, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking to defer the assembly polls till the state is free of the novel coronavirus.
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BJP, JD (U) and LJP will win Bihar polls together: JP Nadda
News | Aug 23, 2020, 04:08 PM ISTBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda stated that alliance of BJP, Janata Dal (United) and Lok Janshakti Party will fight Bihar elections together and win.
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Nation followed PM Modi's appeals in fight against COVID19: Shah in Bihar virtual rally
Elections | Jun 08, 2020, 01:13 AM ISTUnion Minister Amit Shah on Sunday kickstarted the Bihar election campaign with a virtual rally amid coronavirus crisis.
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Sanitization work underway at BJP office ahead of first virtual rally of Amit Shah
News | Jun 07, 2020, 04:01 PM ISTUnion home minister Amit Shah will address the people of Bihar on Sunday, in his first virtual rally ahead of the assembly elections in Bihar. The elections are due in the state later this year.
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Bihar Assembly Election 2020: How to register as a voter?
Elections | Feb 20, 2020, 01:48 PM ISTBihar is set to go for Assembly Elections later this year. There are a total of 243 assembly seats in Bihar. The state is presently being ruled by JD(U)-BJP alliance under the leadership of chief minister Nitish Kumar. So if you reside in Bihar and have not registered yourself yet as a voter, here's how you can do it.
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18 months on, Bihar still awaits PM's Rs 125,000 cr bounty: RTI
India | Mar 07, 2017, 12:58 PM ISTIt’s official-- An RTI query has revealed that the bounty of Rs1.25 lakh-crore Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced during the Poll campaign in Bihar, even after 18 months, Bihar still waits for that.