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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicBihar Assembly Polls

Topic: Bihar Assembly Polls

BJP, JDU & LJP will fight upcoming Bihar elections together & win, says JP Nadda

The Bihar Assembly elections are due in October-November. However, the EC not taken a final call on poll dates due to Covid-19 & has sought suggestions from political parties.

‘It’s a joke, discourages voting’ — Bihar MLAs upset by EC’s poll guidelines amid Covid

Both ruling and opposition MLAs in Bihar express reservations over EC guidelines, say enforcing the norms will be difficult during campaigning. 

BJP ropes in former Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das to woo extremely backward classes in Bihar

Raghubar Das has already participated in 45 virtual assembly meetings and is likely to hold a few more. BJP has also given Maharashtra ex-CM Devendra Fadnavis a role in Bihar.

‘Sita equal to Ram’ — JD(U), RJD want Modi govt to now develop Janaki Janmabhoomi Sitamarhi

Both ruling JD(U) and opposition RJD say Sitamarhi, believed to be birthplace of Sita, should be developed as Janaki Janmabhoomi along the lines of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

No Question Hour, Zero Hour as Bihar holds 1-day assembly session, the last before polls

Around 12 bills and the supplementary budget was passed by the Bihar assembly without a single question being asked.

All eyes on EC as opposition chorus to defer Bihar polls gets louder but BJP, JD(U) look set

BJP says RJD doesn’t want election now as it fears of losing, while opposition is asking why ruling alliance wants the exercise when people are dying due to Covid.

EC won’t extend postal ballot facility to people over the age of 65 in Bihar

Opposition parties had raised concerns, even calling the proposal ‘unconstitutional’. But EC has cited logistical constraints for not extending the facility.

Ram Vilas Paswan, ‘weather scientist of Indian politics’, fights a do-or-die battle in Bihar

Ram Vilas Paswan has been part of every coalition government at the Centre since 1989, but his political stocks in Bihar have only been dwindling.

Holding Bihar polls amid Covid will put people at risk, turnout may be low: Chirag Paswan

LJP chief & Lok Sabha MP Chirag Paswan has urged Election Commission to think and then take a decision that will be beneficial for the people at large.

Bihar poll officer suggests toothpicks for voting, khadi gloves in booths in state elections

Bihar Chief Electoral Officer R. Srinivasa says his office has sent several proposals to Election Commission to ensure voters adhere to Covid safety norms during polls due this year.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

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.