New Delhi: A total of 163 ( 68 per cent) out of the 241 winners in the Bihar Assembly polls have declared criminal cases against themselves in the poll affidavits, with RJD topping the list with around 73 per cent, Bihar Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said. Of the 163 MLA-elects, 123 (51 […]
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PM’s effigies burnt on Dussehra, not of ‘Ravan’: Rahul
Bettiah (Bihar): Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi were burnt in Punjab on Dussehra, and not that of ‘Ravan’. He said that burning the effigy of the Prime Minister was sad, but the youth are angry with him. Addressing an election meeting in Valmikinagar, Rahul praised Rashtriya […]
Over 18% voting as glitches in 75 EVMs hassle Bihar voters
Patna: Even as the Election Commission said that 18.48 per cent polling was recorded till 11 am during the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections in 71 constituencies on Wednesday, voters in some districts faced inconvenience due to technical glitches in EVMs. Voters waited in queues for over an hour and some even returned home without […]
Bihar phase 2 polls: 495 ‘crorepati’ candidates in fray, BJP tops list of millionaires, BSP has least
New Delhi: Out of 1,463 candidates in poll fray for the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, 495 are ‘crorepatis (millionaires)’, a report claimed on Tuesday. The report was released by the Bihar Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) after analysing the self-sworn affidavits of all the 1,463 candidates, who are contesting […]
Battle of the biggies: Modi, Rahul to address rallies in Bihar on Friday
Patna (1 Min Read): With campaigning for assembly elections on at full swing in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will add further heft and heat to the proceedings from Friday. Prime Minister Modi will launch his campaign on Friday by addressing a rally at Dehri in Rohtas district. This will […]