Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Jagat Prakash Nadda on Thursday praised the central government’s handling of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, while addressing an election rally in Bihar, where the voting in the third and final phase will take place in November. 7. Nadda said that US President Donald Trump …
Read More »Under the shadow of Covid, Phase 2 of the Bihar Assembly polls passes peacefully with 53.51% turnout
The second phase of voting on 94 seats in Bihar’s assembly elections passed peacefully on Tuesday with a voter turnout of more than 54.64 percent, slightly lower than the 2015 figure as COVID-19 failed curb the democratic spirit of citizens. The second round of voting took place in all 17 …
Read More »Nitish Kumar will not be able to keep his post, BJP-LJP will form government after polls, says Chirag Paswan
Up to 1,066 candidates are in the fray in the first phase of the survey. Prominent candidates whose electoral fate has been locked in the EVMs are Shreyasi Singh, CWG gold medalist shooter, and six outgoing cabinet members: Prem Kumar (Gaya City), Vijay Kumar Sinha (Lakhisarai), Ram Narayan Mandal (Banka …
Read More »PM Modi also has 6 siblings, Nitish Kumar points to him, says Tejashwi as JDU defends excavation of CM ‘8-9 Children’
Bihar 2020 Election LIVE Updates: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Investigation of “Having Eight to Nine Children in Search of a Child” Apparently Targeting Tejashwi Yadav Upset RJD Leader , who said the prime minister was targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. who also has 6 siblings. “By commenting on my …
Read More »Entering Fray, LJP has complicated social equations in various seats
Arrah / Gaya / Raghopur (Bihar): In the Naarhi village of Arrah, as the sun was about to set, a group of young people waited eagerly to receive Rajeshwar Paswan, the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) candidate from the Agiaon reserved constituency. They all belonged to the Bhumihar landowning caste, considered …
Read More »The crowd at our rallies shows that people are not only mad at Nitish Kumar, they hate him now, says Tejashwi
Bihar 2020 Election Live Updates: RJD Leader Tejashwi Yadav attacked Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today, saying he was fleeing from reality. “Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has completely run out of power. Their tedious, boring, stale and worn things have worn the public down. Nitish tired is running from reality, …
Read More »Paliganj: In Yadav seat, LJP scare makes NDA’s task difficult
Written by Dipankar Ghose | Patna | Updated: October 21, 2020 12:10:43 pm Usha Vidyarthi’s field vehicle. BJP cadres openly support her. Dipankar ghose Adorning Sandeep Sourav’s field vehicle on the Paliganj Assembly seat are both colors red and green. Red for the CPI (ML) and green for the RJD, …
Read More »Bihar Elections: Tejashwi Campaigns Promising Jobs and Change
Written by Dipankar Ghose | Patna | Updated: October 21, 2020 7:37:44 am In a sign that the Tejashwi rallies are having an effect on the rival camp of the JDU, the party’s hard-working chairman Ashok Choudhary recently posted photos of a rally Nitish Kumar held in Bhore in Gopalganj, …
Read More »Mahagathbandhan Releases Bihar Polls Manifesto, Promises To Eliminate ‘Laws Against Farming’
Bihar grand alliance partners Congress Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and left-wing parties released their manifesto for the state assembly elections scheduled for late October and November this year on Saturday with a focus on farm laws and jobs. Congressional Leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said that if they win the ballot …
Read More »No one is a ‘Vote Katwa’, this was never a two-front state
The existence of several smaller players has complicated the political arena for Bihar. In addition to the two main fronts, the NDA and the Mahagathbandhan, the current Assembly elections will have several fronts and smaller parties in the fray. These smaller parties and fronts are often labeled ‘Vote Katwa’ or …
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