Bihar Election 2020: Assembly elections in Bihar will be spread over three phases starting October 28.
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, who has made unemployment in Bihar a major poll issue, released the party poll manifesto today reiterating his promise of 10 lakh jobs and better health infrastructure.
He also hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for trying to "fool people". "Our promise for 10 lakh jobs is genuine, we could have also made fake promises of 50 lakh jobs like the NDA government," Mr Yadav, the chief ministerial face of the Grand Alliance, said today.
The state is going to vote on October 28, November 3 and November 7, and the results will be announced on November 10.
Here are the updates on Bihar Assembly Elections 2020:
Only 13.5% Women Candidates In Phase 1 Of Bihar Polls
Even though the female voters are nearly equal to the male voters in Bihar when it comes to contesting elections, the ratio changes drastically.
According to the data shared by the Election Commission, out of a total of 1,066 contestants in the fray in the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections, only 144 females have been given tickets from the political parties, translating to a meager 13.5 per cent of all contestants.
According to Bihar's electoral profile, there are over 3.8 crore male voters and more than 3.4 crore female voters.
However, in the 2015 assembly elections, 273 women were given tickets, out of which 28 won, which means that 11.52 percent of female candidates made it to the Legislative Assembly.
Bihar Assembly Polls: Why It Is Nitish Kumar Versus Everyone In This Bihar Election
Nitish Kumar's "Sushasan Babu (Mr Good Governance)" tag is at stake as he fights for a fourth straight term as Bihar's Chief Minister. The heckling at his rallies and pro-opposition slogans raised during his tours should deeply worry his campaign managers. Nitish Kumar, 69, faces multiple challengers in the Bihar election. Weeks ago, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would not have imagined so many rivals ranged against the Chief Minister.
Read Here 15 years ago, in Bihar, where the situation of education, law and order was very bad, today our leader has given a new dimension to development in the same Bihar with good governance. We have dreamed of a developed Bihar, which we will surely fulfill: JDU leader Dr Ashok Chaudhary.
Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) resolution is to bring overall development to the state and create a new 'stunning' Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav.
Bihar Polls: Chirag Paswan Targets Nitish Kumar Again, This Time Over Alcohol Ban
Days before Bihar election, the biggest since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Lok Janata Party chief Chirag Paswan kept up his attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. This morning, he targeted the JDU chief over the alcohol ban in the state, a poll promise that was implemented after the 2015 state election. "In the name of liqour ban, people in Bihar are being labelled as smugglers. Bihar's women- the sisters and mothers - don't want to see their own turning into smugglers. Along with Bihar's chief minister, all other ministers know that the state is seeing a rise in smuggling of alcohol amid increase in unemployment... but it seems everyone has taken a vow of silence," Chirag Paswan tweeted this morning.
Tejashwi Yadav Hits Out at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Over Corruption
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should mention the name of one such police station and block office in entire Bihar where any work is done without offering or without the bribe? If I am wrong and have any doubts, then in your speech, please ask the public once. The answer will be found: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.
Bihar Polls: As Tejashwi Yadav Releases RJD Poll Manifesto, A Dig At BJP, Nitish Kumar
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, who has made unemployment in Bihar a major poll issue, released the party's poll manifesto today reiterating his promise of 10 lakh jobs and better health infrastructure.
Read Here I reiterate that Nitish Kumar cannot handle Bihar: - We have made a comprehensive plan in our vision for Bihar. This is our "sankalp" for change. We will ensure that our promises are implemented
- They had released letters saying that inbound migrants (coming to Bihar during lockdown) would invite crime
We want to make Bihar better: Tejashwi Yadav
- This is not a manifesto, its a "pran" which has been made after talks with exports
- Smart village is mentioned. It mentions about our plans for job, health infrastructure
- I assure you that I will sign papers to ensure jobs to 10 lakh people on the very first day. Vacancies for professors, engineers, police department
- The government can easily provide 4 lakh jobs. We want to make Bihar better
- For this we have to compete with the national average. Our promise for 10 lakh jobs is genuine, we could have also made fake promises of 50 lakh jobs like the NDA governmen
- Nitish Kumar is not able to utilise the Bihar budget entirely. Only 40 per cent used.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav releases party's manifesto for Bihar Elections 2020, in Patna.