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Bihar Assembly elections: 71 seats go to the polls in the first phase

Voting is underway in 71 constituencies across 16 districts in the first phase of the Bihar assembly election on Wednesday

Nitish Kumar will ditch BJP to join RJD after poll results: Chirag Paswan

Firing a fresh salvo at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, LJP chief Chirag Paswan said that he and his party Janata Dal (United) are prepared to ditch the BJP and join RJD after the poll results are out

PM Modi urges people of Bihar to vote following coronavirus protocols

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged voters to exercise their electoral rights as polling for the first phase of Bihar Assembly polls is underway

Bihar elections 2020: 502 candidates face criminal charges in phase 2

A report by Association of Democratic Reforms revealed that the RJD has fielded the maximum number of tainted candidates in the second phase of elections

Bihar: What is at stake for Modi in the first election after Covid-19?

The state is currently ruled by a coalition that includes Modi's BJP and the election will be the first political test of how voters view his handling of the pandemic

Under our govt, Bihar's youth will enjoy 85% reservation in jobs: Tejashwi

The RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said said that almost 85% of jobs in the government sector will be reserved for local youth in Bihar if his party is voted into power

Bihar polls: Nitish vows solar streetlights, irrigation tools to villages

Nitish also vowed to reach out to the people, left out due to the COVID-19 pandemic, after the elections

Modi, Rahul Gandhi in Bihar on Wednesday for second round of campaigning

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Bihar on Wednesday to campaign for their respective alliances in the high-voltage state assembly polls

Bihar Assembly elections: Taunts, messages & promises before first phase

Confident of two-thirds majority; providing jobs priority: Tejashwi

Confident of the 'Mahagathbandhan' getting two-thirds majority in the Bihar polls, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said providing jobs to unemployed youth would be top priority for him

NGO moves SC against electoral bonds scheme ahead of Bihar assembly polls

Ahead of Bihar Assembly elections, an NGO has moved the Supreme Court seeking urgent hearing of its 2017 PIL challenging the 2018 Electoral Bonds Scheme meant for funding political parties

Nitish won't speak on real issues like inflation, corruption: Tejashwi

Tejashwi Yadav said that Nitish Kumar can only indulge in abusing him but won't speak on the real issues like inflation and corruption that affects people

Nitish using unpleasant words as he can sense his imminent loss: Surjewala

The Congress Leader called the Jamoora comment made by Bihar Minister Sanjay Jha against LJP chief Chirag Paswan 'undignified and unacceptable'

First phase of Bihar Assembly elections on Wednesday; 71 seats go to polls

More than two crore voters in Bihar will decide the fate of 1,066 candidates across 71 assembly segments in the first phase of elections

Tejashwi Yadav poses 11 questions to PM Modi ahead of his Bihar visit

RJD leader and Mahagatbandhan's chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav has posed 11 questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his visit to Bihar on October 28

Bihar Assembly polls: Time to write new future in Bihar, says Sonia Gandhi

A day ahead of the first phase of polling in Bihar, the Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday issued a video message appealing the people to vote for a change in the state.

Bihar elections: Giriraj Singh attacks Tejashwi Yadav over promise on jobs

Giriraj Singh lashed out at Tejashwi Yadav over his jobs' promise and asked how many jobs he had created when his party had over 12 ministers in the administration

Chirag should worry about his father's legacy, not use harsh words: BJP

BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya said Chirag Paswan to not use harsh words against his opponents in Bihar elections and not say anything that can tarnish the legacy of his late father Ram Vilas Paswan.

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

Best of BS Opinion: Cinema beyond biases, Tejashwi Yadav's promise & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day