Tag: Polls
Bihar Elections: RJD Demands Bihar Voters' Insurance, Voting Till 7 Pm
A day after the Election Commission announced the dates for the Assembly elections in Bihar, the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Saturday urged the poll panel to increase voting hours by one hour and insurance to voters in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.....
Shiv Sena To Decide Soon On Contesting Bihar Polls
The Maharashtra-based Shiv Sena will soon take a decision on contesting the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, party MP and Chief Spokesperson Sanjay Raut said here on Tuesday. ....
Bihar Seat-sharing: BJP-JDU Nearing Consensus, LJP Not On-board Yet
After a long huddle at BJP President JP Nadda's residence, BJP's Bihar prabhari Bhupendra Yadav said that the Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal (United) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will fight the Bihar assembly polls together next month. However, it is learnt that while the BJP and JDU have reached a consensus, the LJP is still not on board. ....
Test Of Fire For Tejashwi As Bihar Hopes For Change
While the ruling party is engaged in turning the battle for Bihar Assembly elections 2020 as 15 years versus 15 years (15 years of NDA compared to 15 years of the RJD government), the main opposition party Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is targeting the Nitish government on the issues of corruption and law and order. ....
Former DGP Gupteshwar Pandey's Name Missing From JD(U) List For Bihar Polls
Bihar's former DGP Gupteshwar Pandey, who was tipped to contest the October-November Assembly election on a Janata Dal-United ticket, does not figure in the list of 115 candidates released by the state's ruling party on Wednesday. ....
Twitter Imposes New Limits On Political Figures Before US Polls
As the US presidential election inches closer, Twitter on Friday said it will add additional warnings and restrictions on tweets with a misleading information label from US political figures (including candidates and campaign accounts), US-based accounts with more than 100,000 followers, or that obtain significant engagement. ....
'Kashmiri Militants Will Take Shelter If RJD Wins In Bihar'
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai has courted controversy for saying "if the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) wins the upcoming Assembly election in Bihar, Kashmiri militants will take shelter in the state". ....
Twitter Launches Dedicated Search Prompt For Bihar Elections
The micro-blogging site Twitter on Friday announced a partnership with the Election Commission of India and launched a new search prompt that makes it easy to find credible and authoritative information related to Bihar Assembly elections. ....
Record Turnout In Early Voting For US Presidential Election Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
US states have witnessed a record turnout in the early voting, both in-person and by mail, for the November 3 presidential election despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it was reported.....
Bihar Polls: Caste Factor Reflects In Selection Of RLSP Candidates
Despite the claims of the political parties that development will be the core issue in the Assembly election this year in Bihar, caste politics continues to play the crucial role. The parties are selecting candidates on the basis of caste dominance in a particular area and the same reflects in the candidate list of the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP). ....
