Giriraj Singh Elections 2014

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  Voting On 72 Seats Today, NDA Took Home 56 Last Time: 5-Point Guide

  The Hindi heartland, at the heart of the BJP's spectacular win in 2014, is voting in the fourth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections today. The BJP and its allies had won 56 of the 72 seats up for grabs - an impressive strike rate of 77 per cent but an equally large score to defend. From more than half-a-dozen union ministers to movie stars - t...

• BJP's Giriraj Singh's New Shocker: 'Why Are Terrorists From One Community?'

  BJP leader Giriraj Singh has stirred another controversy with a comment questioning why "all terrorists belonged to one community." Mr Singh had been booked during the national election for making a hate speech.

• BJP Candidate Giriraj Singh Surrenders in Hate Speech Case, Granted Bail

  BJP leader Giriraj Singh today surrendered in a district court in Patna and was later granted bail in a case of alleged hate speech lodged in Patna.

• BJP leader Giriraj Singh's anticipatory bail rejected in hate speech case

  A local court today rejected the anticipatory bail petition of BJP leader Giriraj Singh who is facing non-bailable arrest warrant in connection with his hate speech made ten days ago.

• Those who vote for Modi should jump into the sea, says Farooq Abdullah

  He later claimed that he was only reacting to BJP leader Giriraj Singh's comment - that 'those who don't support Mr Modi should go to Pakistan'.

• BJP candidate Giriraj Singh, accused of hate-speech, gets anticipatory bail

  A court in Patna has granted anticipatory bail to BJP leader Giriraj Singh for his alleged hate speeches during election campaign.

• Read Election Commission order banning BJP's Giriraj Singh from campaigning

  The Election Commission has banned BJP candidate Giriraj Singh from campaigning in Bihar and Jharkhand for saying that those who oppose Narendra Modi "will only have place in Pakistan."

• 'Muslims are too secular,' says AAP's Shazia Ilmi in video

  Ms Ilmi is running for Parliament from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. Her party has yet to comment on the video. NDTV cannot verify its authenticity.

• No irresponsible statements please, says Narendra Modi after Togadia controversy

  Narendra Modi today said he disapproved of any irresponsible statement by "those claiming to be BJP's well-wishers" and those making them should refrain from doing so, without naming Pravin Togadia and Giriraj Singh.

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  BJP's Giriraj Singh remains defiant, #ModiSendMeToPak trends

  BJP leader Giriraj Singh, who controversially said "Narendra Modi's critics should go to Pakistan", is a rage on social media.

• Rebuked by BJP, leader Giriraj Singh stands by 'Modi critics to Pakistan' remark

  The Bihar police today registered a First Information Report or FIR against BJP leader Giriraj Singh, who kicked up a major controversy following his comments on Narendra Modi's critics.

• There'll be no place in India for Modi critics, says BJP leader Giriraj Singh

  In remarks that are bound to create a big political storm, a BJP leader from Bihar suggested at a rally today that those who oppose his party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will have "no place in India" after the results of the general election are announced.

• Key Fights: Nawada, Bihar

  Nawada in south Bihar is dominated by Bhumihars and Yadavs. The BJP's Giriraj Singh is a Bhumihar. The JD(U) and RJD have fielded Yadavs . JDU's Kaushal Yadav, the three-term MLA from Gobindpur, is known for his muscle power. The RJD has fielded former Bihar minister Raj Ballabh Yadav.