As electioneering for the Bihar assembly polls enters its final leg, the war of words between the BJP and the Opposition has further intensified with each accusing the other of indulging in petty politics. The latest in this chain is the controversy over the BJP’s promise of providing a free Covid-19 vaccine to Bihar if … Read more
In December last year, the United States-based National Center for Biotechnology Information released a report saying 18 out of Bihar’s 38 districts have arsenic contamination in groundwater, threatening a population of one crore. In several villages of poll-bound Bihar, cancer due to arsenic and other skin issues are a major worry rather than Covid-19. India … Read more
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Chirag Paswan Thursday stepped up his attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, challenging him to contest the Bihar Assembly election 2020. Chirag Paswan questioned why Nitish Kumar has not contested any Bihar Assembly election after 2005 and took a swipe at him saying, the chief minister “does not have direct … Read more
Shatrughan Sinha’s son, Sharad Yadav’s daughter figure in Congress’s second list of candidates for Bihar elections. The Congress had released its first list of 21 candidates for the Bihar polls starting October 28.(File photo) Fielding Shatrughan Sinha’s son Luv Sinha from Bankipur and Sharad Yadav’s daughter Subhashini Yadav from Bihariganj seats, the Congress on Thursday … Read more
The Bharatiya Janata Party has released its final list of 35 candidates Bihar Assembly election: , nominates 6 more women in polls The election to the 243-seat Bihar Assembly is scheduled for October 28, November 3 and November 7. (Representative photo: PTI) Source link
Cracking down on rebels, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday suspended its nine leaders for six years. The leaders were expelled for filing nomination against National Democratic Alliance candidates in the Bihar Assembly Election 2020. The BJP is contesting the Bihar polls, due to start from October 28, in alliance with Janata Dal (United) and … Read more
The list of star campaigners include Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Priyanka Gandhi along with celebrity politicians like Shatrughan Sinha and Raj Babbar, among other leaders. The first phase of Bihar polls is on October 28. (File photo) The Congress party on Saturday released its list of 30 star campaigners for … Read more
A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar held a press conference to announce the NDA alliance’s seat-sharing formula, the Janata Dal-United on Wednesday released its list of 115 candidates for the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections. Ending days of intense speculation, the NDA on Tuesday announced its seat-sharing formula for Bihar assembly polls under which … Read more
Amid the ongoing turf war between the two factions of the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K Palaniswami was announced as the chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming election in Tamil Nadu. Interestingly, the announcement was made by Deputy CM O Panneerselvam. The major announcement comes amid the faction war between the two camps … Read more
As a probable fall out of the Hathras gangrape incident, the Congress has put candidates accused in crimes against women on hold The candidate selection panel of Congress has put on hold three names who have pending cases of serious crimes against women. (Photo: India Today) The Hathras gangrape case in Uttar Pradesh may have … Read more