Bihar Election 2020 highlights | Tejashwi Yadav, 4 ministers of Nitish Kumar government in fray in 2nd phase of elections on Tuesday

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Over 1,200 candidates in the Bihar polls have declared criminal cases against themselves, with 115 of them accused in cases related to crimes against women and 73 candidates facing cases related to murder, according to a report by poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Out of the 3,722 Bihar assembly election candidates analysed, 1,201 (32 per cent) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves, the report said. In the 2015 Bihar assembly elections, out of 3,450 candidates analysed, 1,038 (30 per cent) had declared criminal cases against themselves, it added. (PTI)

A road is being constructed to connect Ayodhya & Sitamarhi which will be named Ram-Janki Marg & can be travelled in 5-6 hours. I have especially come to congratulate & greet you all on the construction of Ram Mandir: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath in Sitamarhi (ANI)

31% candidates in Bihar phase 3 polls have declared criminal cases against them: ADR

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Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha writes to PM Narendra Modi demanding an investigation into the death of LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan. "There are several doubts that bring his son Chirag Paswan in question," reads the letter.

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Be it Congress or RJD, they only know how to cheat people. They've been dividing the society on the basis of caste, region & religion. Don't expect them ever to unite people : UP CM Yogi Adiyanath in West Champaran

Those who looted jobs of youth for the benefit of their family, how're they even promising jobs now, from where they'll bring the jobs? When they were in power, let alone provide food to the poor, they even digested fodder ofanimals, who can't say a word: UP CM Yogi Adityanath(ANI)

What can be a bigger crime than your own cops firing on innocent people & shooting Durga bhakts. Nitish Kumar govt has become a form of Mahisasur. Everyone knows that crowd swells up during Durga Puja, so will you shoot at people to control crowd? : LJP President Chirag Paswan(ANI)

Nitish Ji is not able to handle Bihar. There're only 77 policemen per lakh population in Bihar & job vacancies have not been filled. We're asking the public to give us a chance, so we can do what CM couldn't achieve in 15 years. His farewell is guaranted: RJD Chief Tejashwi Yadav (ANI)

The Congress has alleged that people of Bihar were made to drink contaminated water inNitish Kumar's regime, and the cities and towns in the state turned into garbage dumps.Congress national general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said not only the water has turned impure but alsothere is corruption in government schemes related to it. Besides, people are forced to live in cities filledwith garbage, he claimed. (PTI)

Campaigning for the second phase of Bihar assembly elections ended last evening, settingthe stage for polling on November 3 in 94 constituencies spread across 17 districts.The last day of campaigning witnessed hectic canvassing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing fourback-to-back rallies in support of NDA candidates, and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who is also in the fray in this phase, criss-crossing over a dozen venues. According to the Election Commission, more than 2.85 crore voters will decide the electoral fate of 1,463 candidates -- 1316 male, 146 female and one transgender.

Hello and welcome to Moneycontrol’s LIVE coverage of the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. Bihar is heading for polls in three phases, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, to elect a new 243-member Legislative Assembly.

The first phase of polling took place on October 28 and witnessed a 55.6 percent voter turnout, according to the Election Commission. The second phse will happen on November 3 and third one on November 7. The counting of votes will happen on November 10. The election is gathering steam by the day. Stay tuned for the latest updates.