Tag: bihar-election
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Nitish met Manjhi
(Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) Patna: The Grand Alliance has suffered a major setback before the Bihar Assembly elections. All the speculation of ‘Hindustani Awam Morcha’ being out of the alliance seems to be at the end. HAM national president Jeetan Ram Manjhi reached Chief Minister’s residence and met Nitish Kumar. With this, information about his…
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Political enthusiasts intensify along with Election Commission guidelines,
(Anjali Shreya, Intern Journalist): The stir of political parties has intensified after the Election Commission’s guideline regarding the Bihar Assembly elections. The stalwarts of allies from the Grand Alliance constituents to the NDA are busy preparing their own land. A two-day meeting of the Virtual State Working Committee to formulate BJP’s election strategy is starting…
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Patna police active for the upcoming elections
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Patna police have started their preparations for the upcoming assembly election. In this regard, Patna IG Sanjay Singh has given the necessary instructions to all police officers in a meeting. He has clarified that criminals whose warrants are pending for six months should be arrested immediately. Apart from this, instructions…
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Manjhi’s HAM quits Grand Alliance in Bihar ahead of polls
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): In a setback to the Grand Alliance before the Bihar assembly polls, former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) (HAM-S) has announced that it’ll leave the alliance. The party, which is ready to hitch the NDA, will take a turn on the difficulty during a few days. “The…
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Bihar will set a new election paradigm
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The Election Commission (EC) is set to come up with guidelines to hold elections for the Bihar assembly soon. This will be the first major election since the pandemic hit India. The EC is planning to allow physical rallies, but with a limited public presence, permit online filing of nomination…
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Bihar: Nine SPs among 17 IPS transferred
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): In a major reshuffle on Monday, the Bihar government transferred 17 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers ahead of the assembly elections due in October-November. The police chiefs of Saran, Bhojpur, Jehanabad, Jamui, Aurangabad, Vaishali, Araria, Khagaria, and Bagaha districts have been replaced. 1980 batch IPS officer and additional director general of…
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Fulfilled promises within time, says CM Nitish Kumar
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar made a slew of promises and highlighted the work his government has done in the poll-bound state in his Independence Day address in Patna on Saturday. He said he will seek votes on what he has promised. “I had said that I will not come before…
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Bihar Election will not be delayed due to Covid-19
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The Election Commission has once again said that assembly elections will be held in Bihar on time. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said that election preparations are going on keeping in mind the Covid-19 epidemic. Thus, the Election Commissioner has rejected the demand to postpone the elections. Talking to a…
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Bihar Election 2020: Update
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): Recently, the Election Commission (EC) sent a letter to 150 registered political parties in Bihar asking them to reveal reasons why candidates with criminal records are given poll tickets. This has resulted in jitters within the state’s political parties. That comes as the political activity in Patna picks up ahead of…