Page 11 - Bihar Elections

It's raining jobs

Bihar politicians are making irresponsible promises

As Bihar prepares for polls, voters hope next five years are better

For Tejashwi Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Chirag Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), this election is a route to power - not necessarily to the throne

Bihar election LIVE: Campaign ends for first phase of assembly polls

Stay tuned for LIVE updates on Bihar election 2020

Rahul Gandhi to address two poll meetings in Bihar on Wednesday

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address two public election meetings at Valmiki Nagar and Kusheshwar Asthan in Bihar on October 28. Senior state Congress leader Prem Chandra Mishra on Monday said that Gandhi will hold the meeting at Valmiki Nagar at 12 noon and the one at Kusheshwar Asthan at 2.30 pm. Bypoll to the Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat will be held on November 7, while Kusheshwar Asthan Assembly constituency will go to polls on November 3. In Bihar, the Congress is a part of the RJD-headed Grand Alliance which also has the CPI(ML), CPI(M) and the CPI as constituents. The Assembly elections in the state would be held in three phases - on October 28, November 3 and November 7. Counting of votes will be taken up on November 10.

LJP will probe Nitish govt's 7 resolves scheme if voted to power: Chirag

Continuing with his tirade against Kumar, the LJP president alleged illegal trade in liquor is rampant in the state due to patronage of the bigwigs in the Nitish Kumar's government

Covid vaccine updates: Key facts and major announcements you should know

All people of the country will be given Covid vaccine for free, Union Minister Pratap Sarangi announced on Sunday

Litmus test in Bihar: Can PM Modi rescue the election for Nitish Kumar?

From being a 'sure thing' to a test, the Bihar assembly election seems to have transformed and the BJP-JDU combine are now banking on PM Modi's popularity to reach home

Bihar Assembly elections 2020: Campaigning for first phase to end today

The campaigning for the first phase of the high-decibel Bihar Assembly Elections will end on Monday (today) evening

Vaccine politicking

Free inoculation for Bihar is cynical populism

Free vaccine in Bihar, are others from Bangladesh? Uddhav to BJP

Thackeray on Sunday slammed the BJP over its poll promise of free COVID-19 vaccine in Bihar, adding does that party think those from other states hail from Bangladesh or Kazakhstan

LJP to promote religious tourism in Bihar if voted to power: Chirag

LJP chief and MP Chirag Paswan on Sunday asserted that he will develop various places associated with sufi saints in the state to improve revenue collections

Entire Bihar is my family, serving people is my duty: Nitish Kumar

JD(U) has fielded Sheela Mandal from Phulparas to contest against Kripanath Thakur of Congress and Bonod Kumar Singh of the Lok Jan Shakti Party.

'From lantern era to LED era', Nadda's dig at RJD in Bhagalpur rally

In a clear dig at the RJD, whose electoral symbol is the lantern, BJP President JP Nadda said that the BJP-led NDA government is taking Bihar out of the age of lantern era to that of a LED era

Bihar polls: Lawlessness is nature of RJD, says BJP chief JP Nadda at rally

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda on Saturday lashed out at the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) over the promises of providing employment made by it.Addressing the public in Biharsharif, he said that under whom lawlessness existed in the state are now talking about jobs."Lawlessness is the nature of RJD. They never sought forgiveness for what they did to the people of Bihar. This implies that they still have the same intentions. Nitish Kumar knew that good governance can not be achieved while in power with the RJD alliance. This is why he broke ties with them and came with BJP," Nadda said.He further said that the results of this election would decide the future of the state urging voters to be more vigilant before casting their votes."This election isn't about any candidate but Bihar's future. We must keep that in mind while voting. Since 2014 there's been a shift in Indian election ethics. Now politics is based on the merit of work done not casteism, regionalism & other ..

Bihar polls: Nitish refrains from speaking anything against Chirag or LJP

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar addressed a poll rally in late Ram Vilas Paswan's Alauli assembly seat but refrained from speaking anything either against the party or its president Chirag Paswan

BJP politicising Punjab rape case due to Bihar elections, says Congress

Congress slammed the BJP for what it called "politicising" a minor's rape and murder in Punjab just because of Bihar polls by questioning the "silence" of Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi on the crime

RJD manifesto for Bihar polls: One million jobs, farm loan waiver

Rashtriya Janata Dal, which heads the opposition Grand Alliance coalition in the Bihar elections, released poll manifesto Saturday reiterating its promise of 1 mn jobs and loan waiver for the farmers

Vote out the corrupt, give youth a chance in Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav

Tejashwi Yadav said that a government of the corrupt is ruling in Bihar. He appealed to people to give an opportunity to the youth in this election and said that 1 million youth will be given jobs

Free Covid vaccine promise for Bihar polls perfectly in order: Sitharaman

Amid opposition's criticism of BJP's promise of free Covid vaccines, FM Sitharaman asserted that the announcement was perfectly in order and it can announce what it wants to do when it comes to power

RJD releases manifesto ahead of Bihar elections, reiterates promises

The RJD released its manifesto or vision document, reiterating the promise to recruit 1 million persons in government jobs if the party returned to power