Bihar Election 2020 LIVE Updates: Farmers Destroyed, Youth Unemployed, Starvation on the Rise, Alleges Tejashwi Yadav

BJP President JP Nadda to Address Public Meetings in Bihar Today | BJP president JP Nadda will address public meetings in Bihar's Poornia and Aurangabad districts.

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BJP Posters Leave out Nitish Kumar, Spark Row | Just three days ahead of the first phase of Bihar assembly elections, BJP put up life-size posters with only Narendra Modi’s image across the state, manifestly indicating that the party has decided to seek votes only in his name, observers here felt. The dropping of Nitish’s photo has also happened three days ahead of Modi’s second leg of electioneering on October 28 — he will address physical rallies at Patna, Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur. 

For a Nitish-free Bihar, Back BJP Where LJP Isn’t in Fray: Chirag Paswan | In an early morning tweet, Paswan said, “I request you all to vote for LJP candidates where they are contesting to implement Bihar1st Bihari1st and in the rest of the places, vote for BJP. The next government will be a Nitish free government.” Paswan took another swipe at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar by referring to a full page advertisement of BJP with only the PM’s photograph, though the advertisement had the symbols of all four parties in the NDA. 

Farmers are Being Destroyed, Youth is Unemployed: Tejashwi Yadav | "Those who were speaking about onion when it touched Rs 50-60/kg are now silent when it has crossed Rs 80/kg. Farmers are being destroyed, youth is unemployed, Bihar is poor and people are migrating for education, jobs and medical help, starvation is on a rise," said Tejashwi Yadav, RJD

Inflation is the biggest issue. BJP people used to wear a garland of onions. Now it's about to touch Rs 100/kg. There's unemployment, starvation is rising, small traders are destroyed, poverty is rising. GDP is falling, we're going through an economic crisis: Tejashwi Yadav, RJD pic.twitter.com/wy9nP74Egv

— ANI (@ANI) October 26, 2020

Campaigning for the first assembly election post lockdown was marked by high-voltage rhetoric. From Chirag Paswan hoping for a "#Nitish-free government' to Modi warning voters against those who made…

With Fadnavis, Covid Drives 4 Prominent BJP Leaders Out of Bihar Campaign | The Covid-19 virus is making its presence conspicuous in the Bihar assembly elections. BJP's election in-charge and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also tested corona positive on Saturday. With this a quartet of prominent BJP leaders have been compelled to keep away from campaigning in Bihar because of testing positive for Coronavirus.

Everyone knows where the money is going, CM has to contest election and do a lot of things. All of this is a matter of investigation and it will be investigated by our govt - that where is all the money of liquor smuggling, '7 Nischay' scheme & funds by centre going: Chirag Paswan, LJP

Why is liquor ban not being reviewed? Is liquor smuggling not going on? Everyone is getting it. Govt & admn are colluding. There is not one minister in Bihar govt who doesn't know about it. If you don't want to review it, it means you yourself are involved: Chirag Paswan, LJP pic.twitter.com/kre6CIAK4B

— ANI (@ANI) October 26, 2020

61% Bihar Voters Say Chirag Paswan & BJP are Hand in Glove | In a twist in the Bihar elections, as many as 61 per cent Bihar voters feel that Chirag Paswans LJP and BJP are actually working hand in glove with each other. As per the ABP-CVoter opinion poll on Bihar state elections released, 61 per cent said LJP and BJP are actually working hand in glove with each other. There have been murmurs that Chirag Paswan is attacking Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and supporting the BJP in the state elections.

Taking to his official Twitter handle, Sushil Kumar Modi made a series of claims related to Lalu’s 'superstitious' lifestyle and his belief in black magic.

Nitish Kumar's 15 Years as CM Scores Over Lalu's Reign: Poll | Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumars track record of governance over 15 years scores over arch-rival RJD supremo and former Chief Minister Lalu Prasad by a wide margin. As per the ABP-CVoter opinion poll on Bihar state elections released on Saturday, respondents were asked to draw a comparison between 15 years governance of Lalu Prasad and 15 years governance of Nitish Kumar. On whose governance has been better, respondents to the tune of 61.6 per cent said Nitish Kumar's governance has been better while 38.4 per cent endorsed Lalu Prasad.

60% See BJP-JDU Tussle Over Bihar CM Post if BJP Wins More Seats | More than 60 per cent Bihar voters think that post elections BJP and JDU will have a tussle over the Chief Minister post, if the BJP wins more seats. As per the IANS ABP-Cvoter opinion poll on Bihar state elections released on Saturday, more than 60 per cent Bihar voters foresee a BJP-JDU tussle over the CM post. As per the opinion poll, BJP is emerging as the single largest party much ahead of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar led JD-U.

Lok Janshakti Party is contesting on 138 seats and the party had earlier said that it will field candidates against Nitish Kumar’s JD(U).

5 Statements That Sum Up the Bihar Campaign So Far

-  "Mera pehla kalam chalega to ek saath dus lakh yuvaon ko sarkaari naukri milega": Tejashwi Yadav
- "Agar padhna chahte ho toh apne baap se pucho…apni maata se pucho…kahin koi school tha, ya ban raha tha": Nitish Kumar
- "Nitish Kumar will be next Chief Minister of Bihar": Amit Shah
- "Every ‘Biharwaasi’ will get free [Covid-19] vaccination”: BJP manifesto
- "Fir Ek Baar NDA Sarkaar": Narendra Modi

WATCH | Tejashwi Yadav Condemns Sushil Modi For Claiming Lalu Yadav Performed Tantric Rituals To Kill Him

BJP to Overtake JD-U in Bihar Seats Tally, NDA Getting Clear Majority | The NDA is comfortably returning back to power in Bihar with a clear majority but the remarkable twist is that BJP is emerging as the single largest party much ahead of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar led JD-U. As per the opinion poll data of Bihar state elections released by IANS ABP-CVoter, Nitish Kumar led NDA comprising JD-U and BJP alliance will get 135-159 seats in the assembly elections, getting a clear majority.

Sheohar Candidate, Supporter Shot Dead, Attacker Lynched | A Janata Dal Rashtravadi party candidate and one of his supporters were shot dead during their poll campaign in Bihar's Sheohar, while the suspected attacker was also lynched, police said. Shri Narayan Singh, 45, was killed on Saturday evening while campaigning at the Hathsar village in the Puyanhiya police station area, they said Singh himself had a criminal record and over three dozen cases registered against him, they said.

A revisit of the composition of the grand alliance and the list of the candidates fielded by it, gives credence to Tejashwi Yadav’s claim of his politics not just being about M(Muslim) and Y(Yadav)…

LJP to Promote Religious Tourism in Bihar if Voted to Power: Chirag | Holding Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar responsible for not developing religious tourism in his 15-year-rule in the state, LJP chief and MP Chirag Paswan asserted that he will develop various places associated with sufi saints in the state to improve revenue collections.

Free Vaccine in Bihar, Are Others from Bangladesh? Maha CM to BJP | Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray slammed the BJP over its poll promise of free Covid-19 vaccine in Bihar, adding does that party think those from other states hail from Bangladesh or Kazakhstan. He was speaking at the Sena's annual Dussehra rally, held at the Savarkar hall in Dadar due to coronavirus norms instead of the usual venue, the sprawling Shivaji Park.

Calling for a Nitish-free government in Bihar, Paswan appealed to voters to choose the BJP in seats where the LJP has not put up candidates.

Campaigning for First Phase of Elections to End Today | Campaigning for the first phase of Bihar Elections 2020 will end today. The state will vote in three phases on October29, November 3 and 7 results will be announced on November 10.