Bihar Assembly Election 2020 LIVE Updates: Nitish Kumar Won't be Able to Retain His Position, BJP-LJP Will Form Govt After Polls, Says Chirag Paswan

Anurag Thakur Reminds Bihari Voters of Gabbar Singh to Keep ‘Jungle Raj’ Away | Union Minister Anurag Thakur used the iconic ‘so ja bete nahi to Gabbar Singh aa jayega’ dialogue of the 1975 Bollywood blockbuster ‘Sholay’ to warn people against Bihar’s return to ‘jungle raj’ if the RJD was voted to power. Thakur, the Union Minister of State for Finance, asked people to be wary of parties who want to push the state back to the era of caste tension. 

Opinion polls show a clear lead for the ruling NDA. But, in Bihar, the pre-poll surveys have often differed with the post-poll results.

Nitish Kumar Seeks Votes in Name of Modi, Says PM will Develop Bihar | Marking a full circle from the time he had refused to share stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar sought votes in his name. With PM's vikas mantra, Nitish devoted his speech here to works undertaken by the Centre in Bihar and said Modi would ensure the state was developed if the NDA was voted back to power.

CM Nitish Kumar to Address Rally in Champaran District at 11 AM 

बिहार में बहुत तरक्की हुई है, अब बिहार विकसित राज्य बनाने के लिए पुनः NDA की सरकार को चुनें। अभी बहुत काम किये हैं लेकिन और भी काम करना बाकी है। pic.twitter.com/wrekuezjT5

— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 28, 2020

After Bihar, BJP Now Promises 'Free Coronavirus Vaccine' in Manifesto for Madhya Pradesh Bypolls | After its promise of free coronavirus vaccine in Bihar amid elections, BJP reiterated its word in Madhya Pradesh. The party has promised free Covid-19 vaccine to every resident of MP in its manifesto for the November 3 Assembly byelections.

Lavishing praise on Modi, Kumar referred to a slew of projects to assert that the people of Bihar can never forget what he has done for the state.

CM Nitish Kumar Won't be Able to Retain His Position: Chirag Paswan | "This time people voted for change and development. The feedback I am getting from my party candidates and workers clearly indicates that CM Nitish Kumar won't be able to retain his position after November 10. BJP-LJP will form a new government in Bihar," said Chirag Paswan, LJP. 

Chirag Paswan Slams Nitish Kumar Over Maintaining Silence on Punjab Dusshera Celebration

बिहार की धरती पर राहुल गांधी जी ने प्रधानमंत्री जी के सम्बंध मे पंजाब में हुई निंदनीय घटना का उल्लेख किया और बिहार के मौजूदा मुख्यमंत्री @NitishKumar जी ख़ामोश है।प्रधानमंत्री के साथ स्टेज शेयर करने को बेताब रहते है मगर राहुल गांधी के इस घृणित बयान पर अपना मुँह नहीं खोलते है।

— युवा बिहारी चिराग पासवान (@iChiragPaswan) October 29, 2020

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Modi Will Make Bihar a 'Developed' State if People Vote NDA to Power: CM Nitish Kumar | Bringing the 'Modi factor' to the fore of the poll campaign, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar devoted his speech at a BJP rally here to development works undertaken by the prime minister for Bihar and said Narendra Modi will make it a "developed" state if the ruling NDA is voted back to power. Lavishing praise on Modi, Kumar referred to a slew of projects to assert that the people of Bihar can never forget what he has done for the state.

In a break from the past, the CEC attended the poll panel briefing here on voter turnout in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections held on Wednesday. Usually, the briefing is held by the…

Bihar's Provisional Voter Turnout Slightly Lower Than 2015 | The coronavirus pandemic did not have much impact on the voter turnout in the first phase of Bihar assembly polls as an estimated 53.54 voters exercised their franchise compared to 54.75 per cent in these districts in 2015, according to provisional figures. This is the first major election being conducted amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

Nitish Comes Under Oppn Fire Over Munger Killing on Poll Day | The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar came under heavy opposition fire, the day of the first of the three-phase assembly polls, with rivals drawing comparisons between the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the Monday incident in Munger where a young man was killed in firing during a police crackdown on a religious procession.

Gandhi said that people had to make a choice between the young leadership of the RJD-Congress combine and ‘beeta hua samay’ (past) of Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar.

1st phase of Bihar Poll Passes off Peacefully with 54.26 Pc Voter Turnout | The first phase of polling for the Bihar assembly elections passed off peacefully as an estimated 54.26 per cent of nearly 2.15 crore eligible voters exercised their franchise, marginally ower than in 2015, as the coronavirus scare failed to impact the turnout. The polls were held in 71 constituencies spread across 16 districts amid tight security and strict COVID-19 regulations in place.

Yogi Adityanath To Address Rally in Bihar | Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will address election rallies in Siwan and Hajipur districts today.