Polling for the second and the most crucial phase of Bihar Assembly election on 94 constituencies spread across 17 districts slated on November 3 is likely to decide the electoral fate of prominent figures including chief ministerial candidates and seven serving ministers of the Nitish Kumar government in the state. Of the 94 seats at … Read more
Patna: Campaigning for the politically crucial second phase (November 3), which covers 94 seats across 17 districts, came to an end on Sunday evening. The second phase is significant for both camps — NDA and the Opposition alliance — to form the next government in the state. BJP and ally JDU are contesting 46 and … Read more
New Delhi: The promise of 10 lakh jobs by RJD’s CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav is emerging as a major point in the opposition’s campaign with the JDU and BJP feeling the need to counter the same. The latter have termed it an impractical proposition and questioned how the budget for the same will be provisioned. … Read more
By Mohan Sahay It is all about Nitish Kumar in the Bihar election. With the X-factor of Chirag Paswan in play, it is no longer certain that Kumar’s JD (U) would secure more seats than ally BJP. If that be the case, there could be a big question mark over Nitish Kumar staying on as … Read more
Patna: The Bihar government is trying to increase voter turnout in the upcoming assembly election without letting its guard down in the fight against Covid-19, a stiff challenge especially since public activities have increased because of election campaigning and the ongoing festive season. “Definitely festivals and elections increase public activities and these are bound to … Read more
A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the NDA in Bihar constitutes just four parties and the LJP was its contender, the regional outfit’s president Chirag Paswan said on Sunday that the saffron camp leaders were hitting out at him under pressure from JD(U) boss and chief minister Nitish Kumar. Paswan also … Read more
New Delhi: Bihar’s main opposition party RJD on Wednesday rebuked Union minister of state for home and BJP leader Nityanand Rai for his remark that the state will become a refuge for terrorists if RJD wins the election, saying the comment is an attempt to polarise the voters and divert attention from the real issues. … Read more
New Delhi: Bihar last clocked a voting percentage of over 60% in the year 2000. Ever since, the state’s polling percentage has stayed consistently around 56-58%. This year though, the Election Commission of India hopes women and migrant workers will help the state breach the 60% mark. There are two factors at play – 300,000 … Read more
The Centre on Thursday permitted with certain conditions political gatherings in poll-bound Bihar and also in those constituencies where bypolls are to be held with the maximum number of people in a close space or a hall capped at 200 while in an open space, it will depend on the area. The order issued by … Read more
PATNA: Bihar’s opposition Grand Alliance has hammered a seat-sharing deal for the upcoming assembly elections in the state and a formal announcement on the allotment of seats among the partners is expected to be made here on Saturday evening, sources said. The seat-sharing exercise gained pace after RJD supremo Lalu Prasad‘s emissary Bhola Yadav returned … Read more