Bihar Election 2020: The Assembly polls for 243 seats in the state are taking place in 3 phases. The first phase of the polling will be held on October 28 (71 seats), November 3 (94 seats) and 7 (78 seats). The counting of votes will take place on November 10. A look at key candidates.
Confident of the 'Mahagathbandhan' getting two-thirds majority in the upcoming assembly election in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday said providing jobs to unemployed youth would be a top priority for him and his government will also bring a legislation in the first assembly session to nullify the "anti-farmer" laws brought by the Centre.
Senior Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha has exuded confidence that the grand alliance will form the next government in Bihar with an absolute majority.
BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi tweeted a video in which he said, "The RJD has made an objectionable remark against forward castes in its rally at Rohtas.
Meanwhile, voting in the first phase on Wednesday will decide fate of nearly half-a-dozen ministers of Nitish Kumar cabinet-Krishnandan Varma, Prem Kumar, Jay Kumar Singh, Santosh Kumar Nirala, Vijay Sinha and Ram Narayan Mandal.
Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar is the NDA's chief ministerial face and is engaged in holding rallies one after the another.
Drawing sharp retorts from leaders of the ruling NDA, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said that the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is tired and no longer able to manage Bihar.
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The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Saturday released its manifesto for the Bihar Assembly Election 2020. It which was released by party's chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav along with other leaders, promised farm loan waiver and 10 lakh jobs.
PM Modi today addressed three election rallies in Sasaram, Gaya and Bhagalpur, starting his campaign for Bihar Assembly Election 2020, the first phase of which is scheduled to be held on October 28.
Speaking to ANI in Hyderabad on October 23, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi spoke on Bihar polls.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attend 'Badlav Sankalp' rally at Hisua in Nawada district. "PM Modi and CM Nitish Kumar even took away the jobs of those employed and forced all mills to close," he said.
The promise of free COVID-19 vaccine for all Bihar residents, after it gets the required approval, by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its manifesto is completely legal, said Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday.
Congress ticket to Mashkur Ahmed Usmani from the Jale assembly seat. Usmani was accused of putting Jinnah’s picture inside the room while being the Aligarh Muslim University’s student union president.
Bihar is the first state in India to go to polls in the middle of the pandemic. The three-phase assembly elections will begin on October 28, 2020. The counting of votes will take place on November 10.
Election fever is high in Bihar these days and with top political leaders hitting the street and holding rallies the social distancing norms have gone for a toss.
Young leaders like Chirag Paswan and Tejashwi Yadav dominate Bihar Election 2020 but there several other young faces too who will be seen during this election.
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