Bihar
8 articles on India Vote Kar are tagged “Bihar”, published between April 2018 and December 2019. They are filed mainly under BJP, Congress, JDU. They are listed below, newest first, followed by related coverage and topics.
RJD’s Bihar bandh against citizenship law disrupts rail and road traffic
Thousands of Rashtriya Janata Dal supporters took to the streets across Bihar on Saturday, disrupting train and road traffic as they tried to enforce a statewide shutdown to protest against the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the new citizenship law. Protests across the state In Patna, hundreds of party supporters, some of them children, armed with sticks and waving party flags, forced their way into bus stands and railway stations until police chased them off. In Nawada, protesters burnt tyres on national highway 31 and held up vehicles,Read More
Bihar Mahagathbandhan announces seat sharing and RJD candidates for Lok Sabha 2019
The opposition grand alliance in Bihar has announced how it will share the state’s Lok Sabha seats. At a press conference, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said the RJD would contest 19 seats, the Congress 9, HAM (S) 3 and the VIP 3, with the CPI (ML) also getting a seat. Candidates for the RJD’s seats were declared on the same day. RJD candidates Tanvir Hassan – Begusarai Sharad Yadav – Madhepura Abdul Bari Siddiqui – Darbhanga Raghuvansh Prasad Singh – Vaishali Surendra Ram – Gopalganj Randhir Singh – Maharajganj ChandrikaRead More
Tejashwi Yadav backs SP-BSP alliance, signals RJD will stay with Congress in Bihar
Two days after the BSP’s Mayawati and the SP’s Akhilesh Yadav unveiled their tie-up for the 2019 general election, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, son of party founder Lalu Prasad, welcomed the tie-up. He did not say whether the RJD would join it, but indicated that his party would stay with the Congress in Bihar. Visit to Lucknow Tejashwi said he felt compelled to travel from Patna to Lucknow to congratulate the Uttar Pradesh leaders. Asked about the Congress in Bihar, given that the SP-BSP combine had left itRead More
Bihar begins enrolling new voters ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha election
Bihar started enrolling new voters on Saturday as part of preparations for the 17th Lok Sabha election due next year, according to the state’s deputy chief electoral officer, Baijunath Kumar Singh. He said residents who turn 18 can also sign up on their own through the National Voters’ Service Portal (NVSP). Who can apply and by when Anyone reaching the age of 18 on January 1, 2019 is eligible, and applications will be accepted until October 31. Singh described the exercise as the special summary revision of the photo electoralRead More
नीतीश ने जदयू कार्यकारिणी में दिए संकेत: भाजपा के साथ, पर हर मुद्दे पर नहीं
नई दिल्ली में हुई जनता दल (यूनाइटेड) की राष्ट्रीय कार्यकारिणी की बैठक में नीतीश कुमार ने साफ किया कि भाजपा से गठबंधन जारी रहेगा, लेकिन राज्य में जदयू की ताकत बड़ी है और लोकसभा सीटों की मांग भी वह उसी के अनुरूप रखेगा। माना जा रहा है कि आगामी लोकसभा चुनाव के लिए सीट बंटवारे पर दोनों दलों के बीच कड़ी खींचतान होगी। सीट बंटवारे पर रुख जदयू महासचिव केसी त्यागी ने कहा कि बैठक में भाजपा के साथ सीटों के बंटवारे पर चर्चा नहीं हुई। हालांकि सूत्रों के मुताबिकRead More
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