Bihar election LIVE: Days of 'lantern' over, Modi hits out at Lalu Prasad

PM Modi will address three rallies at Dehri-on Sone (Rohtas district), Gaya and Bhagalpur to seek support for NDA nominees. Stay tuned for LIVE updates on Bihar election 2020 campaigns

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BJP wants to retire Nitish Kumar, induct its own CM in Bihar: Owaisi

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday said that BJP and RSS are planning to have their own chief minister in Bihar and retire Nitish Kumar.

 

"The praises were so much that he did not say anything on LJP. PM didn't mention LJP. He's trying to ride two horses at once and wants to rule Bihar on one of them. He's released an election manifesto pledging 19 lakh jobs in one year; a clear indication that BJP wants their CM in Bihar and retire Nitish Kumar. BJP and RSS are working to achieve this," Owaisi told ANI when asked about PM Modi's praising Kumar in a public rally in Bihar.

 

When asked about BJP's manifesto promising free COVID-19 vaccine in Bihar, Owais said. "PM could have told that as per the Consitution everyone's life is same whether that person is from Bihar, Gujarat or Uttar Pradesh. So what kind of politics the Prime Minister is doing that only after getting power in the state, the vaccine will be provided."

9:05 PM

For how long will PM Modi keep Bihar from 'special status', asks Tejashwi

Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed his first election rally in poll-bound Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav attacked him for not giving 'special state' status category to Bihar.

8:55 PM

Will PM Modi show courage to announce special status for Bihar, asks Congress

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Modi, Rahul clash in battleground Bihar, weaponise Article 370

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi kicked off their campaign in battleground Bihar on Friday and went for  each other's jugular over the Chinese intrusion in Ladakh, both crying "insult" to soldiers and their families

8:32 PM

PM "insulted" soldiers when he said nobody intruded into Ladakh: Rahul

8:21 PM

BJP's use of Covid-19 vaccine as election sop political immorality, says Anand Sharma

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Moily slams BJP for vaccine promise in Bihar poll manifesto

Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Friday termed as "election stunt" the BJP's promise of free Covid-19 vaccine in its Bihar poll manifesto and alleged that the saffron party was focused on garnering votes with "fake promises"

7:57 PM

Parties standing against NDA opposing decisions for growth of country: PM Modi

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PM 'insulted' soldiers, did not help migrants: Rahul Gandhi in Bihar

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of having "insulted" the soldiers with his comment that nobody had intruded into Indian territory in Ladakh, and also alleged that his government did not help the migrant workers from Bihar during the lockdown.

7:36 PM

NDA will form government in Bihar: Anurag Thakur

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Friday claimed that the NDA would form a government in Bihar and the "so-called alliance" of opposition parties would be defeated badly

7:26 PM

Ahead of Bihar polls, Cong demands White Paper on demonetisation

Just five days ahead of the first phase of elections to the Bihar Assembly, the Congress on Friday again raked up the 2016 demonetisation, dubbing it "notebadli and not notebandi" and demanding a White Paper by the Centre on the issue

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For how long will the PM keep Bihar from the Special State status category, asks Tejashwi Yadav

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Chirag Paswan thanks Modi for his homage to Ram Vilas

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to late Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party leader Ram Vilas Paswan at a Bihar rally on Friday, the latter's son Chirag Paswan said he become emotional and thanked him for the gesture

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PM Narendra Modi, CM Nitish Kumar broke backbone of farmers, medium and small businesses: Rahul Gandhi at Bihar poll rally

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'Didnt know 19 was a smaller number than 10': Chidambaram on BJP's 1.9 million jobs promise in Bihar

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday took a dig at the BJP for "mocking" RJD over its 1 million jobs promise and then itself talking about creating 1.9 million jobs in its Bihar election manifesto, saying he did not know that 19 was a smaller number than 10.

 

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I met labourers amid Corona pandemic: Rahul Gandhi

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Labourers of Bihar were giving their blood & sweat to this nation: Rahul Gandhi

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BJP promising 1.9 million jobs in Bihar akin to its pledge of depositing Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts of people: Rahul Gandhi tells poll rally

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Narendra Modi calls himself nationalist but weakened country in 6 years; economy is suppressed, farmers oppressed: Rahul Gandhi

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PM Narendra Modi, CM Nitish Kumar broke backbone of farmers, medium and small businesses: Rahul Gandhi at Bihar poll rally

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Lalu coming out on bail on November 9, Nitish's farewell next day: Tejashwi

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav Friday asserted his father and party supremo Lalu Prasad will come out of jail on November 9 after securing bail in a fodder scam case, and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will have his farewell the next day

4:02 PM

Bihar has decided to re-elect Nitish Kumar: PM Modi

The people of Bihar have decided to reelect Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the state, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday

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Bihar polls: Chidambaram mocks BJP on 1.9 million-job promise

A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party promised 1.9 million jobs and free Covid vaccine in its manifesto for Bihar polls, the Congress attacked the BJP on Friday for being critical of the 1 million-job promise made by the Rashtriya Janata Dal

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Free vaccine promise cannot be legally faulted: Former poll panel chiefs

Three former chief election commissioners on Friday said the BJP's move to promise free coronavirus vaccine to people in its manifesto for the Bihar assembly polls cannot be legally faulted

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Bihar deserves quality education: PM Modi

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Each & every citizen of Bihar must cast his/her vote in the Bihar Elections: Modi

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People know that it is important to make Nitish Kumar the CM again for faster development: PM Modi

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Bihar election 2030 LIVE update: Opposition has formed 'Pitara' against NDA called 'Mahagathbandhan', says PM Modi

Opposition parties have formed a 'pitara' (box) against NDA called Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance), said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gaya on Friday adding that the grand alliance allowed Naxal movement in the past.

 

"The opposition parties have formed a 'pitara' against NDA, they call it 'Mahagathbandhan'. But each and every citizen of Bihar is aware of every bit of that Mahagathbandhan which allowed Naxal movement in the past," said PM Modi while addressing a public rally in Gaya.

 

When action is taken on people who break the country, these people go and stand with them, PM Modi stated, adding that the model of these people has been to make Bihar sick and helpless.

 

"In the last few years, a lot of effort and strict actions have been taken to limit the activities of Naxals in the country. Naxal presence has now been restricted to limited areas," he added.

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When migrant workers from Bihar were being chased away from other states PM Narendra Modi didn't help them: Rahul Gandhi at poll rally