DOUBTS OVER ELECTION COMMISSION’S NEUTRALITY IN BIHAR POLLS
NEW DELHI: Even as the Bihar Assembly election campaign intensifies, the focus has shifted from political rallies to the credibility of the Election Commission of India (ECI). Amid mounting allegations of bias and inefficiency, several observers and experts have expressed grave concerns over the poll body’s ability to conduct a genuinely free and fair election. […]
PM MODI CAMPAIGNS IN BIHAR
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Modi started the poll campaign in Bihar on Friday, addressing the first two public rallies at Samastipur and Begusarai. In his swipe at Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress in Begusarai, he said fight in Bihar is between NDA and “lathbandhan.” He said the leaders of ‘jungle raj’ only cared about their […]
PM’S BIG STATEMENT ON NITISH KUMAR
NEW DELHI: This is the first time Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken of contesting the election with JDU boss Nitish Kumar as the face of the campaign, although it does not automatically follow he will return as Chief Minister. The National Democratic Alliance, under the leadership of Nitish Kumar, will break all records and […]
MAHARASHTRA WOMAN DOCTOR’S SUICIDE NOTE ON HER PALM
NEW DELHI: A woman doctor, who allegedly died by suicide at a district hospital in Maharashtra’s Satara, was raped by a police sub-inspector (SI) four times over a span of five months, according to a note that was found written on her hand. The doctor, who was working as a medical officer at Phaltan sub-district […]
BJP IN TIGHT SPOT WITH RIVALS MAKE TEJASHWI CM FACE
BJP IN TIGHT SPOT WITH RIVALS MAKE TEJASHWI CM FACE: JDU ASSERTIVE ON LEADERSHIP ISSUE NEW DELHI: The political landscape of Bihar has taken a dramatic turn with the Mahagathbandhan (MGB) officially announcing Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial face for the upcoming Assembly elections. The move has not only consolidated the Opposition’s campaign but […]
TEJASHWI MAHAGATHBANDHAN’S CM FACE, SAYS ASHOK GEHLOT
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav is the chief ministerial candidate for the Mahagathbandhan in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot made this announcement during a press conference in Patna on Thursday, showcasing the opposition’s strategy for the upcoming polls. “We have decided to contest elections with Tejashwi Yadav […]
CLEAR PICTURE OF BIHAR POLLS LIKELY TO EMERGE BY OCTOBER 23
New Delhi, October 22:The electoral scenario in Bihar is expected to become much clearer by October 23, when the deadline for the withdrawal of nominations for the second phase of the Assembly elections ends. This development will effectively finalize the list of contesting candidates across all 243 Assembly constituencies, setting the stage for an intense […]
TEJASHWI PLEDGES JOBS TO WOMEN VOLUNTEERS
TEJASHWI PLEDGES JOBS TO WOMEN VOLUNTEERS, CONTRACTUAL STAFF NEW DELHI: Rastriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, who has promised a government job in each household, on Wednesday pledged permanent government jobs to community mobilisers under Bihar’s flagship Jeevika self-help groups and regularisation of services of over 150,000 contractual employees. He called the pledge historic and […]
ASHOK GEHLOT TO MEET TEJASHWI TO RESOLVE ‘FRIENDLY FIGHTS’
NEW DELHI: In a bid to prevent split of the Mahagathbandhak fights, former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot will meet Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Bihar Assembly Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday. Gehlot has been named the senior election observer of the Congress in the Assembly polls. Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel has […]
CONG-RJD FEUD AND NDA RIFT CLOUDS FIRST PHASE CAMPAIGN IN BIHAR
NEW DELHI: As campaigning intensifies for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, both the ruling NDA and the Opposition Mahagathbandhan are heading toward a razor-thin and unpredictable contest. Internal dissensions, rejected nominations, and fractured seat-sharing deals have turned the political battlefield volatile just weeks before polling. The Mahagathbandhan, led by Rashtriya Janata Dal […]
