Bihar Assembly Election 2020 LIVE Updates: Janata Dal Rashtrawadi Candidate Shot Dead in Sheohar

I always bow before the public and Congress says that the Chief Minister always kneels. Oh, Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath, what do you know about humility before the public; you are full to the brim with pride & arrogance. BJP works only for the people: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

RJD's Predisposition Towards Anarchy Drove Nitish Away: Nadda | The RJD is predisposed towards anarchy and lawlessness. And they remain unrepentant. It is the very reason why Nitish Kumar had to dump them and return to the BJP after which the state resumed its march towards progress: BJP President JP Nadda 

Bihar Elections Candidate Shot, Admitted to Hospital | Janta Dal Rashtrawadi Party's candidate for Bihar Elections, Narayan Singh shot at in Hathsar village of Sheohar district. He has been admitted to a hospital. One person arrested. More details awaited.

The six-year-old girl was allegedly raped, killed and then set on fire, with her half-burnt body found at a home in Tanda’s Jalalpur village, police said on Thursday.

Congress Says BJP Targeting Punjab Rape Case Due to Bihar Polls | Congress Women Wing chief Sushmita Deb said: "On the eve of the Asthami Puja in Navratris we take the oath to save girls. But we were amazed to see that a number of press conferences were held by BJP Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Prakash Javadekar, and Harsh Vardhan to condemn the rape of a minor in Punjab." Deb said that rape in any state anywhere in the country was "condemned by everyone", whether it's Nirbhaya, Unnao, or Hathras crimes. "I was saddened as Sitharaman, Javadekar and Vardhan broke their silence on the issue of women safety for the first time after the September 14 Hathras case."

Rahul Gandhi Strikes Back Against BJP's Jibes over Punjab Rape Case | Unlike in UP, the governments of Punjab and Rajasthan are NOT denying that the girl was raped, threatening her family and blocking the course of justice. If they do, I will go there to fight for justice: Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi

Unlike in UP, the governments of Punjab and Rajasthan are NOT denying that the girl was raped, threatening her family and blocking the course of justice.

If they do, I will go there to fight for justice. #Hathras

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 24, 2020

WATCH | Nirmala Sitharaman Slams Rahul & Priyanka Gandhi For Their Silence On Hoshiarpur Rape Case

Rupani has "affirmatively committed an act of undue influence on the voters in the name of religion by displaying and publishing his speech as a caller tune prior to ringing of the mobile phone of all mobile telephone operators," said the complaint, dated Friday.

Nadda also made an attempt to blur caste lines by presenting development and jobs as a unifying factor.

Nitish Kumar Refrains from Speaking Against Chirag Paswan | Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on addressed a poll rally in LJP founder Ram Vilas Paswan's native Alauli assembly seat but refrained from speaking anything either against the party or its president Chirag Paswan who has been attacking him regularly.

UPDATE | This election isn't about any candidate but Bihar's future. We must keep that in mind while voting. Since 2014 there's been a shift in Indian election ethics. Now politics is based on the merit of work done not casteism, regionalism & other divisive bases of votes: BJP President JP Nadda

In an interview to News18, BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia says the upcoming bypoll in Madhya Pradesh is not a prestige issue, but a question of development and progress.

Smriti Irani Hits Out at Bihar Rally | Union Minister Smriti Irani says, "Bihar's self-respecting people don't pray to God for a chance to get money in fodder scam. While praying to goddess Laxmi, they find that she neither comes by holding 'haath' of Congress nor brings 'Lalten'. She comes by sitting on 'Kamal'"

#WATCH Patna: Union Min Smriti Irani says "Bihar's self-respecting people don't pray to God for chance to get money in fodder scam. While praying to goddess Laxmi, they find that she neither comes by holding 'haath' of Congress nor brings 'Lalten'. She comes by sitting on 'Kamal' pic.twitter.com/QNujupqM0j

— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2020

Sachin Pilot to Campaign for Candidates in MP Bypolls | Congress leader and former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot will be campaigning for the party candidates in the Assembly bypolls in Madhya Pradesh. Pilot will campaign for the Congress candidates in Bhind, Morena and Shivpuri, according to a statement issued by the party. 

BJP's Vaccine Promise Injustice to Others: Maha Min | Maharashtra minister and senior NCP leader Nawab Malik hit out at the BJP for promising free coronavirus vaccine to the people of poll- bound Bihar, adding that such an announcement during a nationwide outbreak is injustice to other citizens, adding "in Maharashtra, our government will provide the vaccine for free".

BJP Campaign in Bihar's Nalanda | During the coronavirus pandemic, Modi ji gave five kg of wheat/rice per person and one kg of pulses per family from March to Chhath and Deepawali for 80 crore people: BJP President JP Nadda at Nalanda Rally

'Lalten Yug' Has Come to an End: Nitish Kumar | For 15 years people had the opportunity to work and what was the electricity consumption? 700 megawatt. It's 6000 megawatts now. Electricity has reached all houses, 'Lalten yug' has come to an end. We have made this Bihar: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Vaishali rally 

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's Vaishali Rally Update | Forget about villages, even cities didn't get proper electricity before we came to power. We made gradual improvements and decided to bring electricity to every house. We had set December 2018 as the deadline but we achieved the goal in November itself: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Vaishali

UPDATE | The Election Commission has the requisite powers to take strict measures like banning rallies and countermanding polls for violation of COVID-19 guidelines during campaigning, but it will be an uphill task to ensure compliance, according to former chief election commissioners, reports PTI. 

The six-year-old girl was allegedly raped, killed and then set on fire, with her half-burnt body found at a home in Tanda’s Jalalpur village.

An exciting three-cornered contest is on the cards in the reserved Imamganj assembly segment where former Speaker of Bihar assembly Uday Narayan Choudhary seeks to wrest back the seat from ex-Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi. The Lok Janshakti Party has queered the pitch for the main contenders by fielding a former legislators daughter-in-law in the fray. There are a total of 10 candidates in the fray on the seat which will go to vote in the first phase on October 28. The defeat, in 2015, at the hands of Manjhi had come as a big humiliation for Choudhary, both of them former loyalists of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who shared an acrimonious relationship since the days they were in the JD(U).

Amid the opposition's criticism of the BJP's Bihar poll promise of free COVID vaccines, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asserted that the announcement was perfectly in order and a party can announce what it wants to do when it comes to power. Sitharaman had released the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) manifesto for the Bihar polls on Thursday. A highlight of the promises made in the document was free COVID vaccines for the state's people if the saffron party comes back to power. Opposition parties had slammed the BJP for the promise and demanded action by the Election Commission (EC), while alleging that the ruling party was using the pandemic for political gains.

Kejriwal Pitches for Free Vaccine Throughout India | Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the Covid-19 vaccine should be made available throughout the country for free, saying all the people were troubled by the coronavirus. A debate has started on whether the vaccine, which is yet to materialise, should be made available to people for free, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) promising free doses of the vaccine in its manifesto for the Bihar polls.

The entire country should get the vaccine for free, it is everyone's right. We will see when the vaccine comes, what it's like and how much it costs: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on being asked if his government would provide vaccine for free to residents pic.twitter.com/jIOjVc3KuS

— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2020

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said the funds for new jobs it will come from the state’s 2.13 lakh crore budget, of which only 60 per cent was spent.

Former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is the second big name from the party to test positive in Bihar after deputy chief minister Sushil Modi.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's election meeting for Bihar assembly polls 2020 underway at Teghra in Begusarai district.

Fadnavis Test Covid Positive | Maharashtra Chief Minister and Bihar BJP election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis tests positive for coronavirus.

I have been working every single day since the lockdown but now it seems that God wants me to stop for a while and take a break !
I have tested #COVID19 positive and in isolation.
Taking all medication & treatment as per the advice of the doctors.

— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) October 24, 2020

During the Lok Sabha elections, various agencies had seized cash and banned items valued at Rs 35.27 crore. The amount is expected to rise further during the assembly polls, officials said.

Bihar election 2020: As Parties gear up for assembly poll on 243 starting from 28 October, here are some jargons that you need to know.