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Tejashwi Yadav's job promise is a tangible and appealing proposition

Yadav announced in mid-October that if his coalition was voted to power, then he would sanction a million jobs in the very first cabinet meeting of the new government

As Bihar prepares for polls, voters hope next five years are better

For Tejashwi Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Chirag Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), this election is a route to power - not necessarily to the throne

Bihar election LIVE: Campaign ends for first phase of assembly polls

Stay tuned for LIVE updates on Bihar election 2020

Rahul Gandhi to address two poll meetings in Bihar on Wednesday

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address two public election meetings at Valmiki Nagar and Kusheshwar Asthan in Bihar on October 28.

LJP will probe Nitish govt's 7 resolves scheme if voted to power: Chirag

Continuing with his tirade against Kumar, the LJP president alleged illegal trade in liquor is rampant in the state due to patronage of the bigwigs in the Nitish Kumar's government

Litmus test in Bihar: Can PM Modi rescue the election for Nitish Kumar?

From being a 'sure thing' to a test, the Bihar assembly election seems to have transformed and the BJP-JDU combine are now banking on PM Modi's popularity to reach home

Bihar Assembly elections 2020: Campaigning for first phase to end today

The campaigning for the first phase of the high-decibel Bihar Assembly Elections will end on Monday (today) evening

Free vaccine in Bihar, are others from Bangladesh? Uddhav to BJP

Thackeray on Sunday slammed the BJP over its poll promise of free COVID-19 vaccine in Bihar, adding does that party think those from other states hail from Bangladesh or Kazakhstan

LJP to promote religious tourism in Bihar if voted to power: Chirag

LJP chief and MP Chirag Paswan on Sunday asserted that he will develop various places associated with sufi saints in the state to improve revenue collections

Entire Bihar is my family, serving people is my duty: Nitish Kumar

JD(U) has fielded Sheela Mandal from Phulparas to contest against Kripanath Thakur of Congress and Bonod Kumar Singh of the Lok Jan Shakti Party.

Bihar polls: Covid drives Fadnavis, 3 other key BJP leaders out of campaign

The Covid-19 virus is making its presence conspicuous in the Bihar Assembly elections

'From lantern era to LED era', Nadda's dig at RJD in Bhagalpur rally

In a clear dig at the RJD, whose electoral symbol is the lantern, BJP President JP Nadda said that the BJP-led NDA government is taking Bihar out of the age of lantern era to that of a LED era

Bihar polls: Lawlessness is nature of RJD, says BJP chief JP Nadda at rally

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda on Saturday lashed out at the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) over the promises of providing employment made by it

Bihar polls: Nitish refrains from speaking anything against Chirag or LJP

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar addressed a poll rally in late Ram Vilas Paswan's Alauli assembly seat but refrained from speaking anything either against the party or its president Chirag Paswan

RJD manifesto for Bihar polls: One million jobs, farm loan waiver

Rashtriya Janata Dal, which heads the opposition Grand Alliance coalition in the Bihar elections, released poll manifesto Saturday reiterating its promise of 1 mn jobs and loan waiver for the farmers

Vote out the corrupt, give youth a chance in Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav

Tejashwi Yadav said that a government of the corrupt is ruling in Bihar. He appealed to people to give an opportunity to the youth in this election and said that 1 million youth will be given jobs

Free Covid vaccine promise for Bihar polls perfectly in order: Sitharaman

Amid opposition's criticism of BJP's promise of free Covid vaccines, FM Sitharaman asserted that the announcement was perfectly in order and it can announce what it wants to do when it comes to power

RJD releases manifesto ahead of Bihar elections, reiterates promises

The RJD released its manifesto or vision document, reiterating the promise to recruit 1 million persons in government jobs if the party returned to power

BS READS: Can Modinomics and Paswan effect derail Nitish in Bihar polls?

An interplay of Modi government's outreach in Bihar and the sequence of events in Chirag Paswan's life could make Bihar a game of musical chairs when the results are out

Bihar Assembly elections: Two excise officials suspended, four shifted

The Election Commission placed two excise superintendents under suspension while transferring four others for not demonstrating "alertness and effectiveness" in the seizure of liquor in the state