Bihar election 2020

Video: BJP Central Election Committee meeting chaired by PM Modi begins

The meeting of the BJP Central Election Committee has started. Other senior leaders along with BJP President JP Nadda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have attended this meeting.

Oct 10, 2020, 19:56 PM IST

Now, being called Bihari is a matter of pride: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in letter

Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pens a letter to the people of the state. The CM has written in this letter that now being called Bihari is not an insult but a matter of pride. 

Oct 08, 2020, 09:55 AM IST

Bihar elections 2020: RJD releases first list of candidates; Shivanand Tiwari's son gets ticket

RJD has released names of 15 candidates. The party also allotted symbols to the candidates at Rabri Devi's residence. 

Oct 05, 2020, 15:20 PM IST

Tejashwi, Tej Pratap named in FIR in murder of former RJD leader in Purnia

The Bihar Police have registered an FIR against six people including leader of state’s opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, Mahua MLA, Tej Pratap Yadav, senior RJD leader Anil Kumar Sadhu and three unidentified assailants in connection with murder of former secretary (SC/ST cell) of the state unit of the Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) Shakti Mallik on Sunday.

Oct 05, 2020, 10:16 AM IST

Shreyasi Singh, CWG gold medallist shooter, joins BJP ahead of Bihar polls

Ace shooter Shreyasi Singh, daughter of former union minister late Digvijay Singh, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar on Sunday (October 04, 2020).

Oct 04, 2020, 20:39 PM IST

Bihar Assembly election 2020: Tejashwi Yadav to lead alliance; RJD to contest on 144 seats, Congress gets 70

According to the seat-sharing agreement that has been agreed upon by the alliance partners ahead of the three-phase election starting on October 28, the RJD will contest on 144 seats, while the Congress will contest from 70 seats. 

Oct 03, 2020, 18:46 PM IST

Bihar Assembly election 2020: With NDA or solo, LJP to decide today

Bihar's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan will address a meeting of the party`s parliamentary board on Saturday (October 3, 2020) to decide whether the party goes solo or remains with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.

Oct 03, 2020, 08:58 AM IST

Former Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey joins Nitish Kumar's JD(U) today

Putting rest to days of speculations, former Bihar Director-General of Police (DGP) Gupteshwar Pandey has joined the ranks of Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) on Sunday.

Sep 27, 2020, 15:21 PM IST

Bihar polls: What the recent crossovers from one alliance to another indicate

At this point in Bihar, where dates for assembly elections have been announced, while the seat-sharing discussions have not yet concluded in the two alliances, some leaders have already changed sides -- from the Mahagathbandhan to the NDA or the other way around. 
 

Sep 27, 2020, 12:49 PM IST

Issues from Mumbai can be sent as parcel to Bihar for assembly polls 2020, says Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut took a jibe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by saying that state Assembly polls should be contested on issues of development and law and order. Raut said if the state government has exhausted all poll issues, then some can be sent from Mumbai as a 'parcel'. 

Sep 26, 2020, 13:25 PM IST

Sources: Bihar Assembly elections may be held in November

Election Commission's press conference on Bihar Assembly elections today at 12:30 pm. Election dates can be announced.

Sep 25, 2020, 12:58 PM IST

Supreme Court rejects plea seeking postponement of Bihar Assembly polls due to COVID-19

The Supreme Court has rejected a plea seeking directions to the Election Commission on India to postpone Bihar assembly election which is to be scheduled in October and November.

Sep 25, 2020, 12:06 PM IST

Election Commission's press conference on Bihar Assembly Elections at 12:30 PM today

Election Commission's press conference on Bihar Assembly elections today at 12:30 pm. Election dates can be announced.

Sep 25, 2020, 09:36 AM IST

Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey of Sushant Singh Rajput case fame, takes voluntary retirement

Director General of Police (DGP) Bihar Gupteshwar Pandey has sought early retirement from services and state Governor Phagu Chauhan has reportedly accepted his resignation.

Sep 23, 2020, 07:48 AM IST

Bihar: PM Modi lays foundation stone for 9 highway projects

PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of 9 highway projects in Bihar, as well as he inaugurated a plan to connect about 46 thousand villages of Bihar with optical fiber network.

Sep 21, 2020, 14:22 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi lays foundation of 9 highway projects, launch optical fibre internet services in Bihar

During the inauguration event, PM Modi also spoke on the two Agriculture Reform bill which was passed in Rajya Sabha amid ruckus and lauded the bill calling it beneficial for farmers.

Sep 21, 2020, 13:21 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi to lay foundation for nine projects in Bihar worth over Rs 14,000 crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will lay the foundation stone for nine highway projects and also inaugurate optical fibre internet services in Bihar ahead of the state assembly elections.

Sep 20, 2020, 23:22 PM IST

Wrong policies led to failure of Congress-RJD government in Bihar, says AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday claimed that wrong policies led to the failure of the Congress and RJD governments in Bihar.

Sep 20, 2020, 09:11 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Rs 516 crore Kosi Rail Mahasetu in poll-bound Bihar today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the historic Kosi Rail Mega Bridge in Bihar on Friday (September 18, 2020). The bridge is 1.9 kilometres long and has been constructed at a cost of Rs 516 crores.

Sep 18, 2020, 06:33 AM IST

Bihar will complete all central schemes on time: CM Nitish Kumar assures PM Modi

Prime Minister inaugurated two sewage treatment plants (STP)- one each at Beur and Karmalichak in Patna- which would treat the water before releasing them in river Ganga to help prevent the river getting polluted.

Sep 16, 2020, 01:42 AM IST