Bihar Assembly polls 2020 date

Bihar assembly election 2020: Congress fields Shatrughan Sinha's son Luv Sinha from Bankipore

Luv Sinha, 37, is the Congress candidate from Bankipore; and will be contesting against BJP's three-time MLA Nitin Navin.

Oct 16, 2020, 08:52 AM IST

Bihar assembly election 2020: PM Narendra Modi, Smriti Irani, Yogi Adityanath among BJP's star campaigners — Check full list

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday (October 11) released a list of 30 star campaigners for phase 1 of the upcoming Bihar assembly election 2020. 

Oct 11, 2020, 19:29 PM IST

Bihar assembly election 2020: BJP releases list of 46 candidates including Nand Kishore Yadav, Nitish Mishra

The BJP is contesting the assembly elections in alliance with the JD(U). Two other parties, VIP and HAM have also been included in the alliance.

Oct 11, 2020, 18:48 PM IST

Bihar Assembly election 2020: BJP may spring a surprise by denying ticket to relatives of sitting MPs

The seat-sharing formula in the ruling NDA is reportedly finalised for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections and according to sources, the party may spring a surprise in its list of final canddiates. 

Oct 06, 2020, 13:06 PM IST

Bihar assembly election 2020: Congress set to finalise first list of candidates today

The Congress is expected to finalise the first list of its candidates for the Bihar Assembly election 2020 on Monday (October 5) at the virtual meeting of the party's central election committee.

Oct 05, 2020, 09:23 AM IST

Bihar assembly elections 2020: CPI announces candidates in its quota of 6 seats

The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday announced the names of candidates for six Assembly constituencies that the party was given under the seat-sharing arrangement of the Grand Alliance in Bihar.

Oct 04, 2020, 21:41 PM IST

BJP central election committee meets to finalise candidates for Bihar assembly elections

Earlier in the day, BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and Nadda, held long deliberations over the unfolding political situation in the state where the saffron party has declared JD(U) president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as the leader of the alliance for the three-phase polls.

Oct 04, 2020, 21:37 PM IST

Bihar assembly election: LJP to not fight polls under Nitish Kumar leadership, back BJP-led govt

According to sources, the party is most likely to contest alone but still support the BJP, sources said, adding that it may field its candidates against all JD(U) nominees in the three-phase elections. 

Oct 04, 2020, 17:07 PM IST

As LJP remains undecided, JD(U), BJP seal 50:50 seat-sharing formula in Bihar: Sources

BJP and Nitish Kumar's JD(U) have not yet announced the seat-sharing agreement for the Bihar Assembly elections. 

Oct 04, 2020, 14:00 PM IST

Bihar Assembly Election 2020: From Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav to Asaduddin Owaisi, key political figures to watch out for

Political parties in Bihar on Friday welcomed the three-phase poll schedule announced by the Election Commission, with the two major electoral alliances predicting their victory in the elections.

Sep 25, 2020, 18:59 PM IST

Bihar assembly election 2020: Here's why the polls this time will be unique

One of the key decision by the Election Commission on Bihar assembly election is to extend the polling hours by one hour. 

Sep 25, 2020, 15:58 PM IST

Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Check full schedule and other crucial details here

The Election Commission of India (ECI) informed that the election in Bihar will be held three phases amid strict COVID-19 protocols. 

Sep 25, 2020, 13:40 PM IST

Bihar assembly election 2020 to be held in three phases from October 28, results on November 10

The Bihar assembly election 2020 will be held in three phases beginning from October 28 and results for all seats will be announced on November 10.

Sep 25, 2020, 13:27 PM IST