At the rallies, Fadnavis said: “We will hold meetings in every five villages in a district via LED simultaneously. In this way, we will hold 100 meetings at a time. This will also be our effort to ensure social distancing in light of Covid-19. , “said in Bihar ‘Bodh Gaya. …
Read More »Amid ‘massive’ campaign demand, Adityanath will tackle at least 18 election rallies in Bihar
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses a press conference. (Photo by PTI / Nand Kumar) CM Yogi Adityanath is expected to attend the campaign in Bihar for 6 days, as the by-elections are to be held in Uttar Pradesh alongside the 10-seat elections for Rajya Sabha. CNN-News18 Last update: …
Read More »Tej Pratap Yadav: The Not-So-Big Brother
Written by Santosh Singh | Patna | October 17, 2020 12:49:45 pm The leader of the RJD, Tej Pratap Yadav. Tej Pratap Yadav, a former health minister and eldest son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, has always been a curious case in Bihar politics. Although Prasad Yadav is older than …
Read More »LJP sticks to pro-Narendra Modi and anti-JD (U) stance on second list despite BJP snub
The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) continued to provide a platform to candidates excluded by the BJP by including them on the party’s second list of 53 candidates released on Friday, though this time it has leaned heavily on its own cadre. Unlike the first list, which included high-level BJP leaders …
Read More »BJP Criticizes Congress For Introducing Former AMU President, Calling Him A Jinnah Supporter
The BJP criticized Congress for presenting the former president of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student union, Maskoor Ahmad Usmani, as its candidate from the Jale assembly constituency in Bihar’s Darbhanga, and alleged that the big party he backed a “Jinnah supporter.” A native of Goroul village, under the Darbhanga …
Read More »‘Trump won’t come to grant Bihar special status’: Tejashwi Yadav’s excavation in the Center
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Mahagathbandhan’s top ministerial candidate, Tejashwi Yadav, said on Saturday that US President Donald Trump will not come to Bihar to grant him special category status. Speaking at the launch of the grand alliance manifesto for Bihar’s upcoming assembly elections scheduled for late October and …
Read More »Closing difficulties, job loss: cracks in Nitish’s hometown
Written by Dipankar Ghose | Updated: October 17, 2020 7:58:50 am A group of villagers discuss politics in Kalyan Bigha, in Bihar’s Harnaut Assembly constituency. (Express photo by Dipankar Ghose) The road is smooth, paved, with white markers in the middle that speak of a recent coat of paint. The …
Read More »Elections in Bihar: 70 seats and a big promotion for Congress
Written by Manoj CG | New Delhi | Updated: October 16, 2020 6:58:04 pm Congress has sent the daughter of former JD (U) veteran Sharad Yadav, Subhashini, from the JD (U) stronghold of Bihariganj in Madhepura. (AND ME) ON PAPER, the apprehension of a section of the RJD Congress for …
Read More »Chirag Paswan: ‘I cannot separate from the BJP, PM… I want to see an LJP government led by the BJP. JD (U) is dating ‘
Written by Santosh Singh | Patna | Updated: October 16, 2020 2:01:10 pm The president of the LJP, Chirag Paswan. When he returns to the polls after his father’s death, LJP President Chirag Paswan talks with Santosh Singh about the “void” in his life and his father’s advice to be …
Read More »Bihar Elections 2020: Odds Against Prime Minister Nitish Kumar |
NEW DELHI: A fractured opposition may work in favor of Bihar Prime Minister Nitish Kumar, but chances are he will face off in the upcoming October-November three-phase elections. Nitish Kumar may eventually emerge victorious. However, the situations are not as favorable as during the 2015 assembly elections. In the last …
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