Tag: Bihar Assembly elections 2020

RJD blames Cong, intra-party friction behind GA’s defeat in Bihar polls

At a meeting of the RJD held today to review the party’s debacle in the elections, party leaders trained guns at their key ally, the Congress, for putting up a disastrous performance despite getting so many seats under the seat sharing arrangement. The Congress had contested 70 seats in the just-held elections but managed to win only 19 with its strike rate of roughly 27 per cent.

December 22, 2020

Nitish Kumar, 2 BJP deputy chief ministers and 12 others to take oath today

Out of the fourteen ministers, two are deputy chief ministries, Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi from the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) who will be among those taking oath on Monday at the event which will be attended by Home Minister Amit Shah.

November 16, 2020

NDA elects Nitish Kumar as leader of legislature party, likely to take oath as Bihar CM tomorrow

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has always maintained that Nitish Kumar would retain the post, but the dismal performance of the Janata Dal United (JDU) had put a question on it.

November 15, 2020

Leaders urge masses to vote in third phase of Bihar elections

In the third phase,  78 of Bihar’s 243 assembly seats are up for election today which will decide the fate of thousands of candidates.

November 7, 2020

PM Modi urges voters to cast vote in large numbers and set new voting record

'However, it is necessary to wear masks and maintain social distancing,' PM said.

November 7, 2020

Bihar elections: 45.85% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm for phase III of polls

About 2.34 crore voters will decide the fates of 1204 candidates, including the Speaker and 12 members of the state cabinet.

November 7, 2020

‘Who talks like this?’ Nitish Kumar on Yogi Adityanath’s CAA remark

Nitish Kumar in an election rally has told off Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath’s remark of ‘throwing out infiltrators’ and said all this is ‘faltu baat.’

November 5, 2020

53.51% turnout in phase 2 Bihar polls: EC

Voting in 94 seats crucial for important leaders like Tejashwi Yadav

November 4, 2020

Tejashwi Yadav to PM Modi: ‘Hope you haven’t forgotten your promises’

Tejashwi Yadav tweeted,“Hope that you will not forget the promises made to Biharis in the last 6 years and will fulfil them.”

November 3, 2020

‘Jungleraj, double Yuvrajs rejected by people of Bihar, NDA will come to power again’: PM Modi

'Not just the country, Bihar is giving a message to the world. In COVID times, people are coming out in huge numbers to vote,' PM said.

November 3, 2020

Leaders urge masses to vote in second phase of Bihar elections

In the second phase, 94 of Bihar’s 243 assembly seats are up for election today which will decide the fate of thousands of candidates.

November 3, 2020

PM Modi to address two rallies in Bihar today

The rallies in Saharasa and Farbisganj will wind up PM Modi’s election tour in Bihar

November 3, 2020

Bihar elections: Stone pelting during Nitish Kumar’s rally in Madhubani

An impressive 53.46 per cent voters had joined the first phase of polling which was held on 71 Assembly seats spread across 16 districts.

November 3, 2020

‘They have no idea of my work, dedication’: Nitish Kumar on Tejashwi Yadav, Chirag Paswan

'What did those who inherited everything know about the tenacity of the workmen,' he said.

November 2, 2020

Tejashwi Yadav asks Nitish Kumar to speak on job, unemployment issues

The sharp attack by the opposition leader, was when Nitish Kumar on Thursday in a rally said that his government has provided over 6 lakh jobs during its 15-year regime as compared to 95,000 people getting jobs during the RJD regime from 1990 to 2005.

October 30, 2020

‘Offer some pakoras to Nitish ji, PM ji when they come here next’: Rahul Gandhi

A person among the crowd shouted, “they ask to sell pakoras” (referring to PM Modi’s pakoras employment remark).

October 28, 2020

Rahul Gandhi hits out at PM Modi on unemployment, migrants issue at rally in Bihar

The Congress leader also attacked Prime Minister Modi on the three agricultural laws passed by the centre.

October 28, 2020