Ahead of Bihar polls, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on October 19 challenged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to debate with him on any of his achievement in last 15 years as a head of the state.
The three-phase polling in Bihar will be held between October 28 and November 7. The counting of votes will take place on November 10.
Bihar 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.
Nalanda 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.
The 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
Lalu 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
Tejashwi Yadav, who has been chosen by the anti-NDA grouping as its chief ministerial candidate, is seeking re- election from Raghopur seat he won on his maiden outing in electoral politics in 2015.
Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav today (Oct 14) filed nomination from Raghopur assembly seat.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), leader Tejashwi Yadav hit out at ruling party, Janata Dal (United) over 'dragging' his name in former RJD leader Shakti Malik murder case.
Shakti Malik murder case: Tejashwi Yadav has requested Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to recommend a CBI probe.
FIR 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.
Dalit leader Shakti Malik was killed by three men in Purnea district of poll-bound Bihar on Sunday. The bike-borne men barged into Malik's house when he was sleeping, and shot him in the head killing him on the spot.
A 37-year-old Dalit leader was gunned down at his residence in Bihars Purnea district on Sunday and his wife alleged that it was a political killing as her husband was preparing to contest Assembly election as an independent candidate after he was expelled from the RJD.
Ahead 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.
Seeking to lure voters in poll-bound Bihar, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday promised to provide 10 lakh permanent government jobs if voted to power.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on September 25 hit out at present government after dates of assembly elections was announced by Election Commission.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on September 25 hit out at Central government's new agriculture reform bills and said that Central Government has made our 'annadaata' (farmers) a puppet through its 'fund daata' (corporate).
In the wake of a call for a bandh by different political parties to protest against the passage of the three contentious agriculture-related Bills by Parliament, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday led a 'tractor march' on the Patna roads. He said that "black Bills" pertaining to agriculture had been passed.
In the wake of a call for a bandh by different political parties to protest against the passage of the three contentious agriculture-related Bills by Parliament, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday led a 'tractor march' on the Patna roads. He said that "black Bills" pertaining to agriculture had been passed.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav while speaking to ANI on September 23 highlighted the ill effects of passed agriculture bills.
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