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Tejashwi or Nitish? Bihar set to know amid predictions of change

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 CM Nitish Kumar greets BJP veteran L K Advani on his 93rd birthday

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.

Exit polls project a clear edge for RJD-led alliance over NDA in Bihar

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

Exit Polls 2020 LIVE updates: Setback for Nitish, Tejashwi-era in Bihar?

Bihar Election Result 2020 LIVE updates: Stay tuned for Bihar election exit polls and result 2020

55.22% voter turnout in Bihar polls phase-3, figure may go up: EC

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

Trump's imminent loss in US polls definite blow to right-wing forces: CPI

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

Bihar elections: Nearly 46% turnout till 3 pm in the third and final phase

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

Nearly 35% voting till 1 pm in the third phase of Bihar elections

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

Bihar election 2020 LIVE updates: Vote against unemployment, says Tejashwi

Bihar Assembly election 2020 LIVE updates: Today is the final phase of voting. Bihar election result 2020 will be declared on November 10. Stay tuned for Bihar election 2020 LIVE updates

Vote in maximum numbers, set record: PM Modi's appeal to Bihar voters

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 polls: Nitish does not have retirement on his mind, asserts his party

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's stunner that the ongoing assembly elections were his last, triggered hectic speculation in the political circles on Friday

'Last election' appeal means Nitish Kumar has conceded defeat: Chidambaram

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

Best of BS Opinion: Brace for return migration, overseas listing, and more

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar creates a flutter, says this is his 'last election'

The 69-year-old chief minister has governed the state for four terms

Bihar polls: People will vote for Mahagathbandhan, says Rahul Gandhi

Taking a swipe at PM Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Rahul Gandhi during a poll campaign in Araria has come out with spin-off of Electronic Voting Machine by dubbing it Modi Voting Machine

Bihar elections: Revised voting percentage in 2nd phase recorded at 55.7%

he provisional voting figure till late Tuesday night was 54.64 which rose marginally after the poll panel updated the data with the arrival of more inputs from these constituencies

A parallel economy: Bootleggers flourish in Bihar's liquor crackdown

Ahead of the 2015 assembly elections in Bihar, chief minister Nitish Kumar had promised to ban the consumption of alcohol in the state if re-elected

Bihar registers 846 fresh coronavirus cases, seven more fatalities

The Covid-19 tally in Bihar rose to 218,963 with 846 fresh cases, while seven more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,108, a health department bulletin said

Bihar polls: Jungle raj allies against 'Jai Shri Ram' chants, says PM Modi

Over 53% turnout in Phase 2 in Bihar

Bihar polls LIVE: 53.51% voter turnout recorded in second phase, says EC

Bihar Assembly election 2020 LIVE updates: The figure was likely to go up as voting continued beyond schedule in several places