Candidates to watch out for in phase two of Bihar Assembly poll

Candidates to watch out for in phase two of Bihar Assembly poll

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

Blackmoney, inducements worth over Rs 35 crore seized in Bihar; exceed 2015 poll figures

Blackmoney, inducements worth over Rs 35 crore seized in Bihar; exceed 2015 poll figures

New Delhi: Cash and suspected illegal inducements for voters such as liquor seized in poll-bound Bihar have been valued at over Rs 35 crore, a figure much more than what was impounded by surveillance teams during the last assembly polls in 2015, according to the latest EC data. The items seized during the last assembly … Read more

‘Bihar: EC bans publication of uncertified ads on polling day and day before it

‘Bihar: EC bans publication of uncertified ads on polling day and day before it

New Delhi: The Election Commission has barred parties, candidates and others from publishing political advertisements on polling day and a day prior to it the three phases of the Bihar polls unless their contents are pre-certified by screening committees. The same restriction will apply to the Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha bypoll in Bihar to be … Read more