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Voting picks up in Bihar, over 44% vote till 2 pm

Naxal-hit Jamui saw a maximum of 40.77% voting till noon

BJP will get comfortable majority in Bihar polls: Heptulla

She said the NDA government was only focussing on development as its election plank

BJP urges EC not to ban live telecast of Modi's rallies

Banning the telecast would deprive voters of constituencies which are yet to go to polls from listening to the PM, they said

Modi uses Bihar minister's sting video to attack Nitish, Lalu

A sting video surfaced showing senior minister Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha purportedly accepting bribe after which he had to resign

Bihar polls: EC orders probe into JD(U)'s Kushwaha 'sting operation'

Kushwaha was caught on video in a sting operation, taking money from a businessman and promising to help him after returning to power

JD(U) minister Kushwaha quits after sting video shows him taking bribe

Removed as JD(U) candidate for Pipra in Bihar assembly polls

Bihar polls: 13% voter turnout recorded in first two hours of polling

While Banka has recorded a maximum turnout of 14%, Samastipur recorded the lowest turnout of 7% till 9 a.m.

Bihar polls: EVM failure briefly halts polling at Ramchandrapur booth

Polling for the first phase of the five-phase Bihar Assembly elections began amid tight security in 49 constituencies

PM Modi urges people to vote in large numbers in Bihar poll

He particularly exhorted the young voters to cast their votes

Bihar elections: BJP's Haryana model creaks here

Identity, governance key in Bihar poll

As 30% of the election will be over in two phases by this week, factors such as industrial backwardness, crime, poor infrastructure, erratic power supply and poor educational infrastructure will also

Newsmaker: Azam Khan

A thorn in Cong's flesh in UP

Mulayam slams Nitish, says JD(U) leader 'deceived' Lalu

Says Lalu suffered irreparable loss politically due to conviction in the fodder scam which was pursued by the chief minister's men

Dadri lynching being raised to gain in Bihar polls: Kalraj Mishra

Says the issue was being constantly raised to gain sympathy of some people

Ram, Krishna, Shakuni, Subhash Chandra Bose all in Bihar polls: Political activist

Says candidates with names of other mythological icons like Arjun, Shatrughan, Shakuni and Prahlad are also in the fray

PM's rally at Bhabhua tomorrow gets EC clearance

His rally in Bhabhua had run into controversy with Kaimur District Magistrate denying permission

NDA committed to provide reservation to downtrodden: BJP

Anna Hazare had earlier said the reservation system pose a threat to the country 'as political parties have got involved in it'

MIM in serious fight in Bihar: Asaduddin Owaisi

Owaisi denied that his party limited itself to six seats in view of the criticism that its entry will split secular votes

Mulayam holds Nitish responsible for split in grand alliance

Accuses Bihar CM of lying and silently meeting Rahul and Sonia Gandhi

Bihar polls: Heavy security arrangements ahead of first phase polling tomorrow

49 constituencies spread over 10 districts will go to polls in this phase