Elections 2020

BJP following 'coalition dharma' by attacking me: Chirag Paswan

Lok Janshakti Party president downplays BJP's recent attacks on him, claims it was only following 'coalition dharma' as an ally of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar to be next CM of Bihar, asserts Amit Shah

• 'There is no if or but. Nitish Kumar will be the next chief minister of Bihar,' Amit Shah said
• Bihar assembly elections: Amit Shah also said that the NDA will get a two-third majority in the polls

LJP releases 2nd list of candidates; shares what voting for JD(U) means

The second phase of elections is scheduled to be held on 3 November

'Trump won't come to accord special status to Bihar': Tejashwi Yadav

Yadav made these remarks while releasing Mahagathbandhan's manifesto for the upcoming Bihar elections

Bihar Elections: Mahagathbandhan's CM face Tejashwi Yadav releases manifesto

As per the manifesto of the Mahagathbandhan-- Jobs will be given to 10 lakh youth in the first cabinet meeting

Bihar polls: 'PM Modi lives in my heart, I am his Hanuman,' says Chirag Paswan

'I don't need to use PM Modi's photos for campaigning. He lives in my heart, I am his Hanuman. If needed, I'll tear open my chest and show it,' says the LJP chief

Bihar assembly elections 2020: Shiv Sena to contest 40-50 seats

• Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut said that there is no talk about alliance with anyone till now
• Elections to the 243-seat Bihar Assembly will be held in three phase

Over 52,000 voters opt for postal ballots in 1st phase of Bihar polls: EC

• These voters belong to Senior Citizen (above 80 years of age) and PwD categories, the poll body said
• These voters will be provided postal ballots on pre-informed date(s) by the Returning Officers with proper security and videography arrangements to ensure secrecy, safety, and transparency in the process, said EC

Bihar elections: BJP releases list of 46 candidates for second phase

Elections to the 243-seat Bihar Assembly will be held in three phases -- October 28, November 3, and 7. The counting of votes will take place on November 10.

Bihar polls: Nitish Kumar announces JDU's 7-point development plan for state

• Imparting technical education to the youth and promoting entrepreneurship are part of Nitish's promises for the state
• Nitish said the '7 Nischay part-2' is in continuation with the earlier set of promises made to the public during the ongoing NDA rule in the state

Modi, Shah, Rajnath among star BJP campaigners for 1st phase of Bihar polls

• Others in the list are party president J.P. Nadda, Union Minister Smriti Irani, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, among others
• The BJP is contesting from 110 seats in the 243-member assembly

Bihar polls: Nitish to hit campaign trail with virtual rallies from tomorrow

Sanjay Kumar Jha, JD(U) national general secretary, said Nitish will be addressing people in a total of 35 assembly constituencies over the next couple of days

Bihar polls: PM Modi, other BJP leaders meet to finalise remaining candidates

• This was the second meeting of the BJP's Central Election Committee, chaired by party president J P Nadda, to finalise candidates for the Bihar polls
• BJP has already announced the names of its 29 candidates.

Lalu Prasad Yadav granted bail in Chaibasa Treasury case

Former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav granted bail in Chaibasa Treasury case, to remain in jail as Dumka treasury case still pending.

Sharad Pawar's NCP to contest Bihar Assembly polls

• Bihar assembly polls: NCP in a statement said it will share details of its poll outing soon
• NCP president Sharad Pawar will be the party's key star campaigner for the polls, it said

Bihar assembly elections 2020: BJP's Usha Vidyarthi joins LJP

• Usha Vidyarthi joined the LJP in the presence of party chief Chirag Paswan
• Elections to the 243-seat Bihar assembly will be held on October 28, November 3, and 7

JD(U), BJP seal Bihar seat-sharing deal; Nitish to lead front

• While the JD(U) will contest 122 seats in the 243-member assembly, the BJP will contest from 121 seats

What separates Bihar’s politics from UP’s

Unlike Uttar Pradesh, Bihar has never seen a single-party majority in the post-Mandal era

JD(U) hits back at ally-turned-adversary Chirag over open letter

• Chirag Paswan, vowed to facilitate the formation of a 'BJP- led government' in Bihar
• Chirag Paswan had come out with his fresh salvo a day after having announced that his party had 'ideological differences' with the JD(U)

LJP won't form alliance with Mahagathbandhan after Bihar polls: LJP chief Chirag

'We had many expectations from the current Bihar CM, but he hasn't fared well on those. Today, it's a matter of concern for me what is the Bihar CM's idea of development. The benefits of schemes haven't reached the grassroots,' Chirag Paswan said