According to an official release issued by the ECI, 14 participants from seven countries, France, South Africa, Belgium, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Colombia, attended the inaugural session.
Supaul constituency is set to have a high-stakes battle with the Janata Dal (United) looking to maintain its over two-decade-long winning streak here, while the Congress and Jan Suraaj Party are making efforts to unseat the incumbent.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that the promises made in the NDA's "sankalp patra" are not just words on paper but a roadmap for Bihar's progress and a blueprint for the state's bright future.
BJP National President JP Nadda arrived on Tuesday to address a massive public meeting at the sports ground in Daulatpur, Koilwar block, in support of NDA-backed BJP candidate Raghavendra Pratap Singh.
Campaigning ended for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections on Tuesday evening with top campaigners from BJP, Janata Dal (United), RJD, Congress, Jan Suraaj and other political parties holding rallies, roadshows and interacting with voters to boost prospects of their candidates.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he implemented 'jungle raj' by engaging in 'vote theft'.
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Tuesday led a massive roadshow in Bihar's Bhojpur district, calling on voters to support his party as a "new option" for changing the state's governance system.
"Mahagathbandhan is going to be trounced. Thus, all these schemes will improve daily. They have realised that they will lose badly. RJD knows that NDA will win many of its seats. The ambience is in favour of PM Modi and Nitish Kumar's development model," Kishan told ANI.
A case has been registered against Union Minister and JD(U) leader Lalan Singh at Mokama police station in Bihar over his controversial remark made during a roadshow in support of party candidate Anant Singh for the Mokama assembly by-election.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) grassroot workers in Bihar to get women electors to vote in large numbers in the Assembly elections, giving the mantra "Pehle matdaan, phir jalpaan."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that people of Bihar have made up their mind to make NDA victorious in the assembly polls and break the record of the last 20 years.