Tag: Polls
Bihar Voters To Miss Lalu Prasad Yadav, Ram Vilas Paswan, Others In Poll Arena
Although coming Bihar Assembly elections are unique in many ways since the campaigning and balloting will be held amid coronavirus pandemic, the voters will miss RJD leader Lalu Prasad's light-hearted jibes and potshots at his political rivals since he is in jail after conviction in fodder scams. ....
Rajya Sabha Polls For 11 Seats In 2 States On Nov 9
The biennial elections to fill 11 Rajya Sabha seats in two states, which will fall vacant with the retirement of incumbent lawmakers in November, will be held on November 9, the Election Commission of India said on Tuesday. ....
Grand Alliance Releases Bihar Poll Manifesto, Pledges Change
The Grand Alliance in Bihar on Saturday released its election manifesto or 'Sankalp Patra', and reiterated its commitment to give 10 lakh jobs to the state's youths and waive farm loans if it returned to power. ....
Lalu Attacks Nitish Over Remark Linking Coastal Areas To Industries
After Kashmiri militants, Article 370, Left extremism and Jinnah, the Indian Ocean is the latest to enter the political war of words in Bihar at a time when the campaign for the Assembly polls is in full swing. ....
BJP Leader Manoj Tiwari's Security Increased In Bihar
The Bihar Police has increased the security cover for BJP MP and popular Bhojpuri film star Manoj Tiwari during Assembly elections in view of intelligence inputs about a possible attack on him during electioneering. ....
Dissent Deliberately Stifled As Terrorism, Indian Economy In Deep Crisis: Sonia Gandhi Attacks Modi Government
Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has attacked the Modi government for what she called "targeting political opponents and civil society members" and cautioned that the world's largest democracy was at the crossroads as "dissent was stifled as terrorism or branded anti-national activity". ....
Bihar Phase 2 Polls: 502 Candidates Have Criminal Cases, RJD Tops List
Out of the 1,463 candidates in the poll fray in the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, 502 have criminal cases against them of which 389 are serious, a report claimed on Tuesday. ....
Ex-CM Jitan Ram Manjhi Wants Review Of Liquor Ban In Bihar
In the middle of a crucial assembly election, the liquor ban is turning out to be a controversial issue in Bihar. ....
Bihar Phase II: 8.02% Polling In Two Hours
The second phase of polling for the 94 seats in Bihar on Tuesday was witnessing a slow start as the Election Commission registered 8.02 per cent polling till 9 a.m. even as the leaders were urging the voters to come out in large numbers. ....
If Voted To Power, Will Fulfill Aspirations Of Bihar: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the opposition parties saying they only learnt to "divide" society and win irrespective of anything else. He said while the NDA government ensured fulfilment of all basic facilities in Bihar during its last tenure, it will now fulfil all "aspirations" of the people if elected to power. ....
