Bihar Election 2020 highlights: Bihar is gearing up for assembly elections 2020. The Election Commission of India 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 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda appealed to the people not to have any "confusion" and look back at the track record of Rashtriya Janata Dal, which is coming up with "lofty" promises if voted to power. Ahead of the elections, the Centre has permitted with certain conditions political gatherings in poll-bound Bihar and also in those constituencies where bypolls are to be held with the maximum number of people in a close space or a hall capped at 200 while in an open space, it will depend on the area. Catch all the latest updates on Bihar Assembly Election 2020 here:
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|Chirag creating confusion to save his political existence: Sambit Patra
BJP national spokeperson Sambit Patra targeted Chirag Paswan on Friday . "Chirag ji is creating confusion to secure his own political existence," he said.
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| Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) releases a list of 26 candidates for second phase of Bihar polls to be held on November 3
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The Bharatiya Janata Party has no links with Chirag Paswan's LJP,Union MinisterPrakashJavadekar, said in a PTI Paswan. the BJP leader said, was trying to create confusion by making misleading statements and his efforts will not bear any fruit. (PTI)
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Chirag Paswan has chosen a separate path in Bihar. He is trying to mislead people by taking names of senior BJP leaders. We don't have any B or C team. NDA will get three-fourth majority. Chirag's party will be left as a vote cutter party: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar(ANI)
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"Before 2014, political leaders would accuse each other of inciting hatred and casteism in their poll speeches. But PM Modi has changed the political culture of the country. Now leaders have to show their report card," BJP president JP Nadda ina poll rally in Banka
Bihar Election 2020 LIVE updates | BJP releases schedule of PM's Bihar rallies
Oct 23:Sasaram, Gaya andBhagalpur
Oct 28:Darbhanga, MuzaffarpurandPatna.
Nov 01: Chapra, East ChamparanandSamastipur.
Nov 03: West Champaran, SaharsaandAraria
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PM Narendra Modi will address 12 rallies in Bihar between Oct 23 and Nov 3. CM Nitish Kumar to accompany the PM in most of the rallies.
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RJD party was born to save a politician from corruption. The CM at that time was of Janata Dal and when his name came to light in a big scam & party pressured the CM to resign then RJD was formed: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad at a press conference in Patna. (ANI)
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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said that CM Nitish Kumarwas tired and coudn'thandle the state. "He doesn't want to talk about development, unemployment, education, health infrastructure and poverty," the former Bihar deputy CM said.(ANI)
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BJP president J P Nadda will address the public in Hisua and Barahat districts of Bihar today. Nadda is on a two-day tour in the poll-bound state
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The Congress finally announced its final list of 49 candidates on October 15. The party has fielded former Lok Sabha MP Shatrughan Sinha’s son Luv Sinha from the Bankipur seat in Patna. Veteran socialist leader Sharad Yadav’s daughter Subhashini will contest from the Bihariganj seat in Madhepura. The party is contesting 70 seats as part of the sea-sharing formula in the Grand Alliance.
Bihar Election 2020 LIVE updates | Nadda ridicules RJD promise of development in Bihar
Taking a swipe at rival RJD for coming up with "new map" of development for Bihar inthe election, BJP president JP Nadda yesterday suggested that sons should know how their father ran the party rule in the state. He appealed to the people not to have any "confusion" and look back at the track record of the party which is coming up with "lofty" promises if voted to power. (PTI)
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The Election Commission of India has announced three-phased election in Bihar, which has been billed as one of the biggest elections globally during 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.
