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Special status for Bihar no longer relevant: Arun Jaitley

He said that the 14th Finance Commmission had come up with constitutional award for states

Bihar polls: NDA will win on Modi's popularity, says Arun Jaitley

Jaitley said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has established a clear lead in the third phase

Poorest voter turnout in Bihar

Only 53.42% of the 14.6 million electorate queued up at polling booths to cast their votes for 50 of the 243 seats

53.32% voting in third phase of Bihar poll

While women voter turnout in today's polling was 54 per cent it was 52.50 for men

Bihar elections: 34% voter turnout recorded till 1 p.m

Polling is underway in 50 constituencies, spread over six districts, amidst tight security arrangements

Bihar elections: 26.9% voter turnout recorded till 12 noon

Vaishali district recorded a maximum turnout of 30.53%, while Bhojpur recorded the lowest turnout of 27.06%

Bihar polls: Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad cast their votes

After casting his ballot, Nitish Kumar said that he was confident of victory of the grand alliance in the polls

Bihar elections: Over a million early voters cast their vote

Around 12% polling was recorded in the initial hours in the assembly elections being held at 50 constituencies

Bihar elections: Lalu's son Tejasvi Yadav confident of Grand Alliance's win

He added that the polls were a one-sided contest with BJP being nowhere in the picture

Modi playing communal card on reservation: Lalu Prasad

He was referring to Modi's statement that Lalu-Nitish and Congress are a threat to continuance of reservation in the future

Bihar's swinging vote: the BJP's advantage

While the BJP won 22 of 40 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the NDA led by the BJP, won 31 seats

Bihar elections: 9% voter turnout recorded till 9 am

Polling is currently underway in six districts of Saran, Vaishali, Nalanda, Patna, Bhojpur and Buxar in the third phase

Bihar elections: Voters turn up in huge numbers for phase 3 of polling

Around 6% of the 14.5 million voters eligible to cast their ballot had voted in the first one hour hour

Bihar elections: Voting for crucial third phase begins

The two sons of Lalu Prasad, Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejaswi Yadav, are contesting from Mahua and Raghopur seats respectively

Why this phase is crucial for Bihar's alliances

Half-way through the polls, the fight has become more personal

Bihar elections: Modi hits back at Nitish Kumar over verse attack

Kumar yesterday mocked Modi for not keeping promises and his frequent trips abroad using a song from Bollywood blockbuster 'Three Idiots'

This election will decide Bihar's fate: Modi

Addressing an election rally in Sitamarhi district, Modi called upon the electorate to vote after careful thinking

Bihar elections: Kejriwal appeals people to vote for Nitish Kumar

Kejriwal earlier claimed that the BJP, led by PM Modi, was all set to receive a drubbing in the elections

Bihar elections: Voting for phase 3 to begin tomorrow

Lalu Prasad's sons will be contesting the polls from Mahua and Raghopur during this phase

PM Narendra Modi alleges grand alliance plot to take away 5 % SC, ST, OBC quota

Modi attacked the grand alliance leaders Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad and Sonia Gandhi for trying to "mislead" the people