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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
TopicBihar assembly 2020

Topic: bihar assembly 2020

Bihar verdict today — RJD-led alliance confident after exit polls but NDA hasn’t given up hope

Bihar braces for election results today as a buoyant oppn, led by Tejashwi Yadav, and a hopeful NDA under CM Nitish will look to cross majority mark of 122 in 243-member assembly.

Bihar election updates: PM Modi says democracy has won with blessings of the people

Counting for Bihar's 243 assembly seats stretches late into the night. BJP & RJD's vote share remain neck-and-neck, but trends show NDA has crossed halfway mark. Here are the day's updates.

Bihar exit polls 2020 project win for RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, Tejashwi Yadav as next CM

The exit polls have mostly predicted a close win for the RJD-Congress alliance, though some say the CM Nitish Kumar-led NDA could give a tough fight.

Over 55% voter turnout in Bihar polls phase 3, EC says figures may go up

Polling was held in 78 assembly segments of Bihar in the third and final phase of the state elections in which 2.35 crore people were eligible to vote

Expert in Urdu poetry, Punjab finance minister leaves a mark in Bihar’s Muslim seats 

Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, who spent 10 days campaigning in Bihar, is not just an expert in the Urdu poetry but has also read the Quran.  

2 days on, not a murmur within JD(U) urging Nitish to reconsider ‘retirement decision’

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has announced these polls will be his last but that has hardly rocked his party, unlike in 2014, when workers protested vociferously against his then decision to quit.  

EC registers nearly 35% votes till 1 pm in final phase of Bihar election

According to the Election Commission, the poll percentage at 1 pm was 34.82, higher than the corresponding figures for the first phase (33.10) and the second phase (32.82) of polls.

Vote in maximum numbers, set a new record, says PM Modi on last day of Bihar polls

Polling is underway in 78 assembly constituencies of Bihar in the third and final phase of state elections. Results will be out on 10 November.

Nitish Kumar will never become Bihar CM again, says Chirag Paswan as polling begins

The third and final phase of polls in Bihar is underway across 78 assembly constituencies spread over 16 districts

BJP sent Yogi, Nadda to Darbhanga to take on Congress candidate it calls ‘Jinnah sympathiser’

Congress’s Maskoor Usmani is contesting from Jale seat in Darbhanga, where Yogi Adityanath & JP Nadda campaigned in last 2 days, claiming credit for Ram Mandir, Article 370 removal.

On Camera

Mamata Shankar stuck in Dark Ages. Gen Z showing India there’s no one way to wear a saree

In an interview with Anandabazar Patrika Shankar waxed eloquent about her many objections to the pallu not covering the bosom area of Gen Z women. She called them ‘women of the street’.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.