The human development index has been steadily improving, but also shows that the gap between Bihar and the national HDI rose under the Lalu regime
As the alliance heads for victory, the cry within the BJP to dump Nitin is expected to get louder.
The trend comes after the counting of votes in the first four hours till 12 noon
The National Democratic Alliance has crossed halfway mark as per the Election Commission of India's latest trends for 238 of 243 seats at around 11
The NDA is leading in 15 seats, while the Grand Alliance is ahead in nine constituencies, as per the early trends of counting in Bihar assembly polls
The exercise will decide the electoral fate of over 3,700 candidates who are in the race to win the 243 seats of the state assembly
Losing the state amid soaring unemployment and an economy experiencing the sharpest dive in decades will be a setback for Modi, who invested a lot of political capital in the campaign.
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Counting will be taken up at 55 centres across 38 districts where the outcome will decide the fate of the Nitish Kumar government that has helmed the state for a decade and half
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday greeted veteran BJP leader L K Advani on his 93rd birthday, and prayed for his good health and long life. Notably, Kumar had served as the railway minister in the erstwhile Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, when Advani was the deputy prime minister. "Best wishes to senior leader Shri L K Advani on his birthday. Wish him a healthy and long life," Kumar tweeted. Modi, taking to Twitter, said, "Wishing a very happy birthday to our guide, our inspiration, great nationalist leader and former deputy prime minister L K Advani. Praying for your good health and long life." Advani, the longest-serving president of the BJP, is credited with charting the path for his party to grow from the margins of national politics to become its leading player, before coming to power in the 90s.
Many exit polls gave the RJD-led alliance an edge over the ruling NDA, while at least three predicted a clear majority for the 'Mahagathbandhan' which has projected Tejashwi Yadav as its CM face
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Over 55% voter turnout was registered in phase three of the Bihar assembly elections with the Election Commission noting that the figures are likely to go up later in the evening
The CPI said that the imminent defeat of President Trump in the US election was a "definite blow" to the right-wing forces and their policies, adding that this would be replicated in the Bihar polls
An estimated 46% of the total 2.35 crore electors exercised their franchise till 3 pm in the 78 assembly seats of Bihar where polling is underway
An estimated 35% of the total 2.35 crore electors exercised their franchise till 1 pm in the 78 assembly seats of Bihar where polling is underway in the third and final phase of elections
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to voters for the last phase of polls in Bihar to cast their votes in maximum numbers and set a new record
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's stunner that the ongoing assembly elections were his last, triggered hectic speculation in the political circles on Friday
Congress leader P Chidambaram claimed Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has conceded defeat by declaring the ongoing state assembly polls as the last election he is contesting