Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday expressed confidence in the people's verdict in the ongoing Bihar Assembly elections, dismissing the BJP's claims and slogans as baseless.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday announced that he, along with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, laid the foundation stone of a grand temple of Goddess Sita, worth Rs. 850 crores, which is underway to be built in Sitamarhi, during an election rally in Banmankhi town of Purnea di
The release added that after scrutiny, no discrepancy/malpractice was found at any of the Polling Station and no re-poll was recommended in Phase-I of the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections.
Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Friday said that the high voter turnout of 64.66 per cent in the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections is a sign of support for the NDA.
"They are in power in the country. They're in power in the state, so they should investigate. They're suffering the consequences of the kind of Bihar they've created. People are driving them out, which means that a Grand Alliance government is being formed," Sahani told reporters.
The first phase of the assembly elections in Bihar concluded peacefully on Thursday with a record voter turnout of 64.66 per cent, the highest-ever in the state's history.
"The opposition people have resolved that they want to settle infiltrators in India. Over the last few years, new dimensions of development have emerged here. During the RJD regime, there was jungle raj, and today there is the rule of law. At that time, there was corruption; today, effort
"During the Congress regime, under the Sonia-Manmohan regime, Pakistani terrorists would come, detonate bombs and leave. No action would be taken against them. Instead, they were treated to Biryani. Just recently, our men were killed in Pahalgam. PM Modi, in just 20 days, launched Operati
Bihar recorded the highest ever voter turnout of 64.66 per cent in the first phase of assembly elections on Thursday, with the voting on 121 seats concluding peacefully.
Meanwhile, Bihar Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Munger range, Rakesh Kumar, on Thursday said that strict action will be taken against those responsible in the Lakhisarai incident, where RJD supporters in Khoriari village surrounded the car of BJP Sinha and pelted stones and slipper
Bihar Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vinod Gunjyal on Thursday stated that the first phase of the assembly elections was concluded peacefully, with the state witnessing a voter turnout of approximately 64.46 per cent.
Bihar recorded 60.41 per cent polling in the first phase of assembly polls, according to Election Commission data at 8 pm. The polling percentage is higher than the overall voting percentage recorded in the previous three assembly polls in the state.