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BJP Youth Wing Chief Targets Bihar's Tejashwi Yadav On Unemployment Dig

Written by Sukirti Dwivedi | Sunday September 27, 2020, New Delhi

In a veiled attack on RJD's Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, new President of BJP's youth wing Tejasvi Surya said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "created more job opportunities in Bihar than any other government". The Karnataka MP, who replaced Poonam Mahajan, added he will head to poll-bound Bihar tomorrow and strengthen the party there.

Next Bihar Polls To Be Fought On Basis Of Work Done By PM Modi-Nitish Kumar: BJP MP

Press Trust of India | Thursday September 24, 2020, New Delhi

BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Wednesday said the Rs 1.70-lakh crore package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Bihar has been implemented successfully and the JD(U)-BJP dispensation will return to power in the state after the upcoming assembly elections on the basis of its performance.

PM Modi To Lay Foundation Of 9 Highway Projects Of Over Rs 14,000 Crore In Bihar

Press Trust of India | Saturday September 19, 2020, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of nine highway projects in Bihar through video conference on Monday and also inaugurate optical fibre internet services through which the state's all 45,945 villages will be connected, the PMO said on Saturday.

No Postal Ballot Facility To Voters Above 65 In Bihar Polls: Government

Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 16, 2020, New Delhi

The Election Commission has decided not to extend the facility of postal ballots to voters above 65 years of age in the Bihar polls and various other bye-elections, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday.

Chirag Paswan Urges BJP To Fight On More Seats Than JD(U) In Bihar Polls

Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 16, 2020, New Delhi

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Chief Chirag Paswan has urged BJP president JP Nadda that the party should fight more seats than the Janata Dal (United) in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar coming in for criticism at a meeting of LJP leaders, including MPs, on Wednesday.

"Conspiracy By NDA": Raghuvansh Prasad Singh's Letter Sparks Row In Bihar

Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 15, 2020, Patna

The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Monday cast doubts over letters written by its founding member Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, from his hospital bed, barely a couple of days before breathing his last, drawing angry reactions from the ruling NDA in Bihar.

Will Fight Bihar Election Together: Hemant Soren After Meeting Lalu Prasad At Ranchi Hospital

Press Trust of India | Saturday September 12, 2020, Ranchi

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren met RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav at a Ranchi hospital today and said his party JMM will fight Bihar polls along with RJD.

Amid Widening Rift With Nitish Kumar, BJP Ally Ram Vilas Paswan's Caution Ahead Of Bihar Polls

Press Trust of India | Saturday September 12, 2020, New Delhi

Amid the growing rift with NDA partner JD(U) ahead of the Bihar assembly election, Lok Janshakti Party patron Ram Vilas Paswan has said he will stand firmly with "whatever decision" his son and LJP chief Chirag Paswan takes on the party's ties.

Top BJP Leaders Meet Nitish Kumar, Informal Talks On Seat-Sharing: Sources

Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday September 12, 2020, Patna

Top BJP leaders, who are in Bihar today, met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as the party begins preparations for their joint fight in the assembly elections later this year.

Day After Leaving Lalu Yadav's Party, Top Leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh Writes To Nitish Kumar

Press Trust of India | Friday September 11, 2020, Patna

A day after leaving Lalu Yadav's party RJD, former union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh wrote to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar seeking extension of MGNREGA benefits to the farm sector, a step being seen as an attempt by the veteran socialist leader to get closer to the ruling JD(U).

"Won't Forget": Devendra Fadnavis On Sushant Singh Rajput Posters In Bihar

Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday September 11, 2020, Patna

Sushant Singh Rajput's posters and banners in Bihar, put up by BJP workers, have provoked an opposition outcry with the Congress alleging that the actor's name was being dragged into politics for electoral gains. Top BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, who has been tasked with managing the party's campaign for the Bihar election, made it clear that the subject was linked to public emotions and his party would not stop until justice was done.

PM To Launch Three Schemes Worth Rs 901 Crore In Bihar: Sushil Modi

Press Trust of India | Friday September 11, 2020, Patna

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch three schemes for Bihar worth Rs 901 crore on Sunday, the state's Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said.

"After 32 Years, No More": As Leader Quits, Lalu Yadav's Unexpected Reply

Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 10, 2020, Patna

One of Lalu Yadav's oldest associates, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, has quit the RJD in a huge jolt for Bihar's main opposition party ahead of state elections. The former Union Minister has shown an inclination towards Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United, say sources.

JD(U) Did "Favour" Saying It Never Had Alliance With Us: Lok Janshakti Party

Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 09, 2020, New Delhi

The Lok Janshakti Party said on Tuesday that the JD(U) has done it a "favour" by making it clear that the two parties have never had any alliance, in a sarcastic reaction as the ties between the two National Democratic Alliance (NDA) members from Bihar continue to unravel.

Nitish Kumar Won't Even Get Double Digits Without Allies: Tejashwi Yadav

Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 08, 2020, Patna

Hitting back at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for launching a blistering attack on Lalu Prasad politically as well as personally, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav Tuesday said the JD(U) president's "impressive face" cannot fetch him seats even in double digit if his party enters poll fray on its own.