New Delhi: Campaign for Bihar assembly election is in full swing. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, 69, faces multiple challengers in the Bihar election as he tries to win a fourth term.
Chirag Paswan stepped up his campaign today, seeking votes even from the BJP voters who do not support the Chief Minister. His tweet this morning read: "I request you to please vote for LJP candidates to implement #Bihar1stBihari1st. Everywhere else vote for the BJP. The coming government will be a #Nitish-free government."
This morning, Tejashwi Yadav, who is officially Nitish Kumar's main opponent, targeted the chief minister over his latest outburst at an election rally. "Respected Nitish ji is tired. The public is fed up of his stale, boring and age-old speeches," the RJD leader replied in a veiled dig to Mr Kumar, who a day earlier had accused Tejashwi Yadav's father attacked Tejashwi Yadav's father, Lalu Yadav, of ignoring the state's development during his rule.
Bihar will vote for a new government across three phases starting October 28, with results due on November 10.
Here are the Updates on poll campaigning for Bihar Election:
Oct 25, 2020 16:49 (IST)
"Entire Bihar Is My Family, Serving People Is My Duty": Nitish Kumar
While addressing a public rally in Phulparas constituency on Sunday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lashed out at dynastic politics of the opposition and said that the whole state is his family.
"For others, wife, son, daughter and limited members are the families, but to me whole Bihar is my family. Serving people is my duty," he said.
"Bihar was in a pathetic situation. Lots of crime happened here. The development rate was almost zero. We controlled everything. We kept saying right from the beginning we''ll go on the path of progress with justice," he said.
JD(U) has fielded Sheela Mandal from Phulparas to contest against Kripanath Thakur of Congress and Bonod Kumar Singh of the Lok Jan Shakti Party. In the last elections held in Bihar in 2015, Guljar Devi of JD (U) had won from this seat.
Oct 25, 2020 15:08 (IST)
The LJP has fielded candidates against the BJP in five of the state's 243 seats. This, however, was done with the permission of the party which Chirag Paswan said would be his partner in government formation after the election.
Oct 25, 2020 10:16 (IST)
Nitish Kuma is fighting for a fourth straight term as Bihar's Chief Minister.
Oct 25, 2020 08:21 (IST)
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan -- who is contesting his first election in Bihar alone -- will visit Sitamarhi today where he will perform puja of Goddess Sita.
Oct 25, 2020 08:13 (IST)
Campaign for Bihar assembly election is in full swing. Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey is campaigning in his parliamentary constituency Buxar.
