Page 24 - Bihar Elections

Quest for 'Third Front' in Bihar before polls an extremely tough challenge

Prashant Kishor and Yashwant Sinha have shown intent towards providing an alternative in Bihar

In Bihar, BJP looks to play 'nationalism' card right over Ladakh clash

The party and ally JD(U) set to cash in on the Ladakh valour of Bihar Regiment in the poll run-up

We're clear on not allowing internet voting amid Covid-19: Ashok Lavasa

"The cost of conducting elections will rise. We are now estimating the costs and the possible sources of supply of items like human gloves and other items required," Lavasa said

Time to fight coronavirus not elections: Prashant Kishor to Nitish Kumar

Polls in Bihar are due in October-November but the Election Commission has so far not made any official announcement about its schedule

BJP planning to forge a balance between its allies in Bihar amid tension

Tension between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Chirag Paswan is becoming evident

Tejashwi seeks to wash away RJD s sins with an apology: NDA smirks

"I was young when the party was in power. Still, if there were any mistakes, I apologise for that," Yadav said

ECI seeks coronavirus report from states ahead of deciding on elections

The ECI has written a letter to the State Election Commissioners of states like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat asking the condition of the states

PM Modi's address to nation had eye on upcoming Bihar polls: Oppn parties

The RJD said the BJP cannot win the elections on PR stunts.

PMGKY extended with an eye on Bihar polls: Maharashtra Cong chief

Maharashtra Congress chief Thorat also pointed out that the PM did not say anything about the stand- off with China in eastern Ladakh in his address

Double trouble for RJD as Nitish makes gains ahead of Bihar assembly polls

Another blow to the RJD was the resignation of former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh as the party's national vice-president

Nitish hatching plots against oppn: Tejashwi after 5 RJD MLCs join JDU

Yadav said that all the steps taken by Nitish Kumar are aimed at furthering his personal ambitions

RJD suffers setback in Bihar upper house; Raghuvansh quits party post

The development, which blindsided the RJD, reduced the partys strength in the 75-member Vidhan Parishad to just three

Bihar: Election for nine legislative council seats to be held on July 6

The counting will take place on July 6 evening itself after the conclusion of the polling as per laid down norms

Virtual reality: BJP's campaign blueprint for Bihar polls in Covid-19 era

Among the 21 points flagged in the 23-page booklet are the "help" extended by the Modi government to 5.2 million workers to reach their homes in Bihar in 3,840 "Shramik" trains in 25 days

Shah to kickstart Bihar campaign on Sunday with 'virtual rally' in Chhapra

This will be the first of the several "virtual rallies" the BJP has planned for its Bihar Assembly poll campaign. The polls are scheduled for October.

Bihar election not forgotten: Nadda holds talks with top BJP leaders

ihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, former agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh, Rajya Sabha MP Bhupender Yadav, and some others attended the conference

A Pandemic and an election: Covid19-led migration to test Bihar alliance

At the time of writing this report, more than 500 people have been tested in Bihar. The state has also reported 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and registered one death

LJP to contest Bihar elections with development an issue: Chirag Pawan

He said that if the manifesto is released before the Assembly elections, caste will not be an issue, but the focus will be on development of the state

The rationale behind Nitish's anti-NRC stand and bonhomie with Tejashwi

The president of the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) also vociferously denounced a nationwide National Register for Citizens (NRC) and termed the BJP's demand for it "needless" and without justification

Kushwaha, RJD or Congress - who will be Prashant Kishor's alliance partner?

The BJP is desperate to retain Kumar and his Janata Dal (United) within the fold of the NDA, and both Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have said Kumar is their chief ministerial candidate.