Bihar Assembly Election 2020 highlights: Bihar is gearing up for assembly elections 2020. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a three-phase election in Bihar in October-November. Voting for 243 assembly seats in the state will be held on October 28, November 3 and November 7. The campaign has reached fever pitch as first phase draws near. A total of 1,066 candidates are in the fray for the 71 seats going to the polls in the first phase on October 28 and 1, 464 for 94 seats in the second phase after the withdrawal of nomination papers. A total of 1,411 nominations have been filed for 78 assembly seats in Bihar which will go to polls in the third and last phase on November 7. The Rashtriya Janata Dal, which heads the opposition Grand Alliance coalition in the Bihar elections, has released poll manifesto reiterating its promise of 10 lakh jobs and loan waiver for the farmers. Catch all the latest updates on Bihar Assembly Election 2020 here:
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Union Minister Ravishankar Prasad addresses a public rally in Purnia.
"Someone is saying we'll make a new Bihar. But in his poster of 'New Bihar', photo of his parents, who ruled state for 7.5 years each, is missing. Why're you so ashamed of your parents' photo?" he said (ANI)
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"Why give another chance to a CM who didn't provide employment & failed to eradicate poverty. When migrants got stuck, where was his chopper? Then Nitish Ji said, stay where you are," Tejashwi Yadav during camaigning in Rohtas district (ANI)
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Those who don't have any knowledge or experience, are speaking against me at behest of their advisors. We're not interested in campaign, we're concerned about nepotism. We consider whole Bihar as one family but for few, only blood relatives are their family: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar (ANI)
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Aren't all borders secure under PM Modi's leadership? In last 6 yrs, 4700 km long 4-lane roads have been constructed from Arunachal Pradesh to Galwan so that jawans can reach the borders without delay, whenever needed: BJP national president, in Aurangabad (ANI)
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to address two rallies in Bihar on 28th October - in Valmikinagar and Kusheshwar Asthan(ANI).
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Inflation is the biggest issue. BJP people used to wear a garland of onions. Now it's about to touch Rs 100/kg. There's unemployment, starvation is rising, small traders are destroyed, poverty is rising. GDP is falling, we're going through an economic crisis: Tejashwi Yadav, RJD (ANI)
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Those who were speaking about onion when it touched Rs 50-60/kg are now silent when it has crossed Rs 80/kg. Farmers are being destroyed, youth is unemployed, Bihar is poor and people are migrating for education, jobs & medical help. Starvation is on a rise: Tejashwi Yadav, RJD (ANI)
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Everyone knows where the money is going, CM has to contest election & do a lot of things. All of this is a matter of investigation. It'll be investigated by our govt - that where is all the money of liquor smuggling, '7 Nischay' scheme & funds by centre going: Chirag Paswan, LJP (ANI)
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Why is liquor ban not being reviewed? Is liquor smuggling not going on? Everyone is getting it. Govt & admn are colluding. There is not one minister in Bihar govt who doesn't know about it. If you don't want to review it, it means you yourself are involved: Chirag Paswan, LJP (ANI)
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A Janata Dal Rashtravadi party candidate and one of his supporters were shot dead duringtheir poll campaign in Bihar's Sheohar, while the suspected attacker was also lynched, according to the police. Shri Narayan Singh, 45, was killed on Saturday evening while campaigning at the Hathsar village in the Puyanhiyapolice station area, they said Singh himself had a criminal record and over three dozen cases registered against him, they said. Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh linked thekilling to a "gang war". Sheohar's Sub-Divisional Police Officer Rakesh Kumar said Singh was shot in his chest. He was rushed to the Sheohar Sadar Hospital from wherehe was referred to another facility, but he died on the way, police said. (PTI)
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The Election Commission of India has announced the three-phased election in Bihar amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Voting for 243 assembly seats in Bihar will be held on October 28, November 3 and November 7. Counting of votes will take place on November 10. Stay tuned to this LIVE blog for the latest updates through the day.
