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Elect NDA to fast-track development: Pradhan's appeal to people of Bihar

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan highlighted achievements of the centre and the Bihar government and appealed to the people to return NDA to power so that more development could be done

Nirmala Sitharaman to release BJP manifesto for Bihar polls tomorrow

'Atmanirbhar Bihar' will be the key feature of the BJP's manifesto

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EC frets as parties flout distancing norms during poll campaign amid Covid

Separate instructions for strict compliance of guidelines are being issued to chief electoral officers and state governments of poll-going states

Cong Bihar poll manifesto promises drinking water, free education for girls

The Congress is one of the key partners in the opposition Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) in Bihar

Nitish vs Tejashwi vs Chirag in Bihar: Poll promise, claims & shoe-throwing

Bihar elections: The Chirag Paswan-led LJP has disassociated itself with the NDA in Bihar and has put candidates against JD(U) nominees in many places. Chirag who had initially said he would go all out against the JD(U) only, has pitted nearly half-a-dozen nominees against the BJP too. While the BJP has called his party vote katua (vote cutter), he has advised them chose theirs words wisely. Meanwhile, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav was attacked with slippers while campaigning for Congress candidate from Kutumba assembly seat in Bihar's Aurangabad district. While one slipper misses him completely, the other landed in his lap, a video clip of the incident shows. The 243-seat Bihar Assembly is set to go to polls in three phases - October 28, November 3 and November 7. The results will be announced on November 10. Watch the video to get a sense of poll preparations of political parties.

RJD tops the list in giving tickets to candidates with criminal record

According to the report, 244 (23%) candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves

Bihar polls: Slippers hurled at RJD leader Tejashwi at Aurangabad rally

A pair of slippers was hurled at Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday while he was campaigning for Congress candidate from Kutumba assembly seat in Bihar's Aurangabad district

1,464 candidates in fray for second phase of Bihar assembly polls

A total of 1,464 candidates are in the fray for the second phase of polling to 94 assembly seats in Bihar after 46 people withdrew their candidature on Monday

Nitish makes fun of RJD's 1 million jobs promise as politics heat up

Nitish Kumar Tuesday mocked Tejashwi Yadav promise of approving 1 million jobs and asked will money for the purpose come from the jail or will it be done through fake notes.

Bihar election: Black money, inducements worth over Rs 35 crore seized

Cash and suspected illegal inducements for voters such as liquor seized in poll-bound Bihar have been valued at over Rs 35 crore

Congress-RJD to win Bihar elections, will go there for campaigning: Pilot

Mr Pilot said Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar's claim of "good governance" has already been exposed

Bihar: 31% candidates in first phase have criminal records, says ADR report

Twenty-three per cent or 244 candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves

Elections amid coronavirus: Govt enhances expenditure limit of candidates

The poll spending limit for candidates has been enhanced by 10% based on the recommendation of the Election Commission keeping in mind difficulties they may face due to Covid-19 curbs

Lalu attacks Nitish over remark linking coastal areas to industries

After Kashmiri militants, Article 370, Left extremism, the Indian Ocean is the latest to enter the political war of words in Bihar at a time when the campaign for the Assembly polls is in full swing

Want to establish a sports authority in Bihar: Champion shooter Shreyasi

Shreyasi Singh has said she wants to establish a sports authority here to make sports competitive and professional in Bihar

Bihar polls: Chirag Paswan slams BJP leaders for calling LJP 'vote katua'

LJP chief Chirag Paswan voiced strong displeasure over the use of term 'vote katua' for his party by some BJP leaders to keep Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar happy

Luv contesting as Bihar putra; I'm not saying quiting politics: Shatrughan

Shatrughan Sinha Monday said it's an encouraging trend that youths are entering politics, but made it clear that he himself is not retiring

Entry of parachute candidate triggers mass resignation in JDU unit in Sakra

Party workers were miffed as many senior JD-U leaders were present in the party and strengthened it at the grassroots level but the party gave the ticket to Ashok Kumar Chaudhary

1,510 candidates in fray for 2nd phase of Bihar elections after scrutiny

A total 1,510 candidates are left in the fray for the second phase of polling to 94 assembly seats in Bihar after the scrutiny of nomination papers