Bihar Election 2020 LIVE Updates: They Want Youth Votes But Not Youth Leader, Says Tejashwi in Attack on NDA, Slams Personal Comments

"It is serious issue for us... the state government has failed to provide security to candidates of opposition parties," said Kushwaha, whose party is leading the Grand Alliance Secular Front (GASF)…

List of Key Constituencies | The key constituencies in the second phase include, Raghopur, Hasanpur, Bankipur, Jhanjharpur, Maner, Begusarai and Govindganj. The second phase of Bihar polls will be held on 3 November in West Champaran, East Champaran, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Araria, Purnea, Kishanganj, Katihar districts in Seemanchal. Besides, other districts like Samastipur, Patna, Vaishali and Muzaffarpur will also go for polls.

HIGHLIGHT | Campaigning for the second phase of Bihar assembly elections ended on Sunday evening, setting the stage for polling on Tuesday in 94 constituencies spread across 17 districts. The last day of campaigning witnessed hectic canvassing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing four back-to-back rallies in support of NDA candidates, and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who is also in the fray in this phase, criss-crossing over a dozen venues. According to the Election Commission, more than 2.85 crore voters will decide the electoral fate of 1,463 candidates -- 1316 male, 146 female and one transgender. 

Tejashwi Yadav in a tweet attacked the state government over unemployment and basic issues. "What can I say if they are personally criticizing and not talking about unemployment and basic issues? If there is any shortcoming, they should criticize the leadership skills, policy decisions and ideology and not the individual.

बेरोजगारी और मौलिक तथ्यों को दरकिनार कर अगर वो व्यक्तिगत आलोचना कर रहे है तो मैं क्या कह सकता हूँ?

अगर कोई कमी है तो उन्हें नेतृत्व कुशलता, नीतिगत फ़ैसलों व वैचारिकता की आलोचना करनी चाहिए ना कि व्यक्तिगत।बिहार की 60 फ़ीसदी आबादी युवा है इन्हें युवा का वोट चाहिए लेकिन नेता नहीं।

— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) November 2, 2020

The Mithila region was hit hard by floods, and a large section of the extremely backward communities (EBCs), whose numbers are higher than the state average in many seats here, and scheduled castes…

No Anti-incumbency in Bihar: Nitish Kumar | Nitish Kumar said that there is no anti-incumbency in the state and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will get a majority in the Assembly elections. "There is no anti-incumbency in Bihar, I am not worried about that at all... NDA will get a majority, and if things upturn, then it will be a result of the previous 15-year rule and people will run away again," Kumar said, adding that he will be "at peace" if he is voted out.

Will RJD Delay Salaries or Stop Development Work: Nitish Kumar | Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said providing 10 lakh jobs, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's main poll promise, would cost the exchequer Rs 1.44 lakh crore annually, and wondered if his rival would shelve other development works or delay salaries to implement his pledge. Kumar also said his government has changed the state's industrial policy and that "we will be able to invite several industries". Tejashwi has promised he would sanction 10 lakh government jobs in his very first cabinet meeting if the 'Mahagathbandhan' is voted to power. "That is impossible, they won't get the chance to govern," Kumar said. "But for what he (Tejashwi) has said, it will cost the state exchequer Rs 1.44 lakh crore annually...,

Where was Double Engine for Migrants During Lockdown: Lalu Prasad | Lalu Prasad Yadav took a dig at PM Modi ahead of the second round of the Assembly polls, over his "double engine" remark. "It is not a double engine but it is a trouble engine government in Bihar," Lalu Prasad said from his official Twitter handle. Where was the "double engine" when migrants from the state had to be brought back during the lockdown, he asked. He was reacting to Modi's statement, at his Chapra rally, that Bihar has a double engine government meant for development, referring to his party and the Janata Dal-United, while the opposition has a "double Yuvraj", a jibe at Congress' Rahul Gandhi and RJD's Tejashwi Yadav. 

Polls to 94 Constituencies in Second Phase Tomorrow | Campaign for the second phase of Bihar assembly polls ended on Sunday evening as the state will go to polls for 94 constituencies across 17 districts on Tuesday. 

Actor and Cricketer Using Me for Publicity: Nitish Kumar | Bihar CM Nitish Kumar mocked his opponents Tejashwi Yadav and Chirag Paswan, saying a "cricketer and an actor" were using his name for more publicity. When asked about how he felt about young leaders making political and controversial comments, Kumar said he did not care about it. "How does it matter, one was from the field of cricket, another from cinema, let them have their publicity. They have been falsely accusing me for their own publicity. But for me, the whole of Bihar is my family and I am working for the development of the state," he said in an exclusive interview to CNN-News18.