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Bihar polls: EC warns of misuse of social media to incite communal, caste
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 1 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora on Thursday said that in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic situation, the number of polling stations in Bihar for the Assembly elections has increased from 65,333 in 2015 to 1,06,526 in 2020.
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LJP is likely to stay with NDA: Ramdas Athawale
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Union Minister of State Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said that Lok Janshakti Party President Chirag Paswan is likely to stay with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) despite the recent confusion over seat-sharing among the alliance partners for the upco
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EC removes Bihar Excise Commissioner B Karthikey Dhanji
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 1 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday removed Excise Commissioner B Karthikey Dhanji from his post for 'inadequate action-plan' in view of the Bihar Assembly elections.
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JP Nadda to meet top Bihar BJP leaders over election strategy, seat sharin
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): BJP national president JP Nadda will meet with top party leaders from Bihar today over the strategy for the upcoming assembly elections and to discuss seat-sharing.
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Villagers in Naxal-affected areas of Gaya eager to vote in Bihar assembly
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], September 30 (ANI): Residents of Parsawan village in Wazirganj assembly constituency of Gaya district are enthusiastic about voting in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections as the administration is making necessary arrangements for polling in the Naxal affected areas of
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Bihar polls: Chirag Paswan definitely the CM candidate of LJP, says Shahna
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 29 (ANI): Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan should be the chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections and the party should fight on 143 seats, said LJP national general secretary, Shahnawaz Ahmad Kaifi on Tuesday.
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Palaniswami to be AIADMK's CM candidate for Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 29 (ANI): Incumbent Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami will likely be the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (AIADMK's) candidate for the top post in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for 2021, sources said.
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RJD, Congress to declare seat-sharing for Bihar polls later this week
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): The RJD-Congress-Left alliance is holding final rounds of seat-sharing talks for Bihar assembly elections and an announcement is likely to be made later this week.
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Nitish Kumar called and asked to join JDU, says former Bihar DGP Gupteshwa
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 27 (ANI): Gupteshwar Pandey, the former Bihar Director General of Police (DGP), joined the Janata Dal (U) on Sunday at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence in Patna--a month ahead of the state assembly elections and said that he doesn't understand polit
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MHA to send 300 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) companies to Bihar
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to send 300 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) companies initially to Bihar for area domination to ensure peaceful conduct of polls.
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If RJD comes to power, 10 lakh govt jobs to be approved in first Cabinet:
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 27 (ANI): If the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) forms government in Bihar, then 10 lakh permanent, government jobs will be approved in the first Cabinet meeting itself, said RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday.
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No decision yet on contesting Bihar assembly polls: Gupteshwar Pandey
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 26 (ANI): Former Director-General of Police (DGP) Bihar, Gupteshwar Pandey on Saturday said that he has not taken any decision on contesting the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.
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