Bihar Assembly Elections 2020, Elections in Bihar

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People thought EC was being ‘fool-hardy’ by holding Bihar polls, but we lived up to challenge: CEC Sunil Arora

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8 Bihar Ministers facing criminal cases, says Association for Democratic Reforms

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Data | Bihar Assembly election 2020 was the closest in State's history

First Cabinet meet of new Bihar govt. approves 5-day legislature session

The State cabinet approved the Parliamentary Affairs Department’s proposal to convene the first session of the 17th assembly and 196th session of the Legislative Council from Nov. 23-27, Minister Amarendra Pratap Singh of the BJP said

Congress sees bid to break Grand Alliance

Shivanand Tiwari said that during the recent Bihar polls, Rahul was having a picnic at his sister’s house in Shimla

Nitish Kumar starts new term with 14-member team

RJD and Congress boycott swearing-in ceremony

RJD veteran Shivanand Tiwari stirs hornet’s nest with Rahul’s criticism

Mr. Tiwari’s remarks made during interviews with TV channels prompted calls for his outster from the RJD

Analysis | Nitish will have to live with a different BJP

Party seems to be making a break from some of the old patterns of its relationship with JD(U)

RJD, Congress to boycott swearing-in ceremony of new govt. in Bihar

The mandate for change was against the NDA, say both the Opposition parties

Bihar Assembly election | Delay in finalising seat sharing hurt ‘Mahagathbandhan’: Tariq Anwar

Senior Congress leader Tariq Anwar said the Bihar poll results were “definitely below” the Congress’ expectations and it was a setback to bag only 19 out of the 70 seats it contested

Coronavirus: Nearly 160 tonnes of biomedical waste generated during Bihar polls

The poll authorities also relied on an inexpensive but effective technology used to track EVMs to ensure that the waste reached public health centres for its onward journey to the incinerator.

Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar CM on November 16

Tarkishore Prasad, a four-time BJP MLA from Katihar in northeast Bihar, was elected as BJP Legislature Party leader.

Bihar Assembly elections | NDA to meet on Nov.15 to elect leader

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar submits resignation.

Ours was a model electoral campaign: RJD’s Manoj K Jha

Senior Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj K Jha speaks to The Hindu about what went wrong for the Mahagatbandhan in the present Assembly

Chirag Paswan to launch ‘Dhanyavad Yatra’ in Bihar

Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan will take out a ‘Dhanyavad Yatra’ in the last week of November to thank voters for supporting his ‘Bihar

Bihar Assembly elections | ‘Only BJP can look into’ role of LJP, says Nitish Kumar

We are allies and work together, says JD(U) chief

Bihar Assembly election | Grand Alliance lost because of Congress’ poor performance, says Tariq Anwar

Senior Congress leader Tariq Anwar on November 12 came out with the candid admission that his party, on account of its dismal performance in the

Bihar Assembly election results | On irregularities in counting of votes, CEC says ultimate decision lies with people

EC had to hold four press conferences on November 10 to respond to various aspects of the process, Mr. Arora pointed out.

Nitish Kumar may take oath as Bihar CM on November 16

The newly elected MLAs of the NDA are yet to meet formally and elect Nitish Kumar as their leader

Bihar Assembly elections | ‘Nitish Kumar’s model of development — ending mafia raj, jungle raj — has found popularity among people’

The results have just been out and there are some formalities that all political parties have to go through within their own set up

Mandate is in our favour, says Tejashwi Yadav

NDA won by deceit, RJD leader claims.

A churning in Bihar politics

With the JD(U)’s diminished presence, politics in the State is going to evolve mostly around the BJP, the RJD and the Left

Bihar Assembly Elections | People trust NDA’s policies, says Narendra Modi

‘Under leadership of Nitish Kumar, NDA will fulfil the promise of this mandate’

Bihar Assembly election | New House has to be constituted by November 29

In close contest, NDA gets simple majority in Bihar Assembly

Bihar Assembly election | Left alleges irregularities in last stages of counting

Will approach the Election Commission, the parties say in a joint statement

Bihar Assembly Elections | Congress, RJD too scared to talk about CAA, NRC: Asaduddin Owaisi

“[CAA and NRC were] part of the issues we were raising. We were consistently talking about injustice towards Seemanchal,” says AIMIM chief.

Nitish Kumar thanks PM Modi for support

Sources in the political corridor of the State told The Hindu that the new government in Bihar might be formed after Diwali

Bihar Assembly elections | 68% of newly elected Bihar MLAs have pending criminal cases: ADR

The number of winners with criminal cases had increased from 142 in 2015 to 163 in 2020, says report

Bihar Assembly elections | Victory belies anti-incumbency claims; Nitish to remain CM: BJP Bihar president

Asked what he believes swung the hard-fought elections in the NDA’s favour, he said it was largely due to Narendra Modi’s welfare programmes for the poor

Bihar Assembly election | Our prime focus was to make BJP emerge stronger, says Chirag Paswan

We’re happy with the impact our party made, says the Lok Janshakti Party chief

Data | Bihar Assembly election 2020: A matter of alliance cohesion

The Mahagathbandhan fell short due to the poor performance of the Congress in the seats it contested

Bihar Assembly elections | No second thoughts about Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister, says BJP in-charge for Bihar

It is true that the Lok Janshakti Party may have affected the JD(U) tally, says Bhupendra Yadav

If Nitish becomes Bihar CM, credit goes to Shiv Sena: Saamana

The Shiv Sena and the BJP had contested the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections together, but the alliance fell apart.

Bihar Assembly polls | NDA overcomes stiff challenge to retain power in Bihar

The ruling coalition won 125 seats in the 243-member State Assembly against 110 clinched by the Opposition Grand Alliance.

Bihar Assembly polls | Tejashwi Yadav wins Raghopur by over 38,000 votes

His bettered his previous victory margin of 22,733 votes.

Bihar Assembly Elections | NDA gets simple majority

BJP which had contested 110 seats, won 74, while the RJD emerged as the single largest party with 75.

Bihar Assembly Elections | Modi lauds women for ‘blessing’ NDA

He thanked women and students of the State.

The mandate was about Nitish

Even in his personal defeat, he can be the force of course correction in the State

Employment, finally an election issue

Several myths persist about job creation, which can misguide policymaking

In Bihar, the subdued narrative of the silent voter

It has been a decisive influence in the ongoing electoral outcome in the State, along with the primacy of material issues

Bihar Assembly polls | AIMIM to take a call on lending support after results are out

Asaduddin Owaisi’s party will contest the polls in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and other States.

Bihar Assembly Elections | Election Commission denies RJD charge, says trends in public domain

‘More EVMs and postal ballots had delayed counting’

Bihar Assembly Elections | Congress finds no hope, remains the ‘weakest link’

Questions will not only be raised about the party’s strategy, but may also delay the return of Rahul Gandhi as party president.

Bihar Assembly elections | Quiet satisfaction in BJP over results

NDA managed to keep its support base with caste arithmetic and social coalition intact

Bihar Assembly elections | CPI(ML) on song

Party credits people of Bihar for its highest tally in over 30 years

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