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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 26, 2020, 07:52:49 IST
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Bihar assembly elections live updates: 30.9% prefer Nitish Kumar as next chief minister
The Election Commission announced dates for Bihar assembly elections. The elections in the state will be held in 3 phases on October 28, November 3 and 7. The Nitish Kumar-led NDA government takes on the Grand alliance led by Congress and Tejashwi Yadav's RJD. Stay with TOI for live updates
13:03 (IST) Sep 25
Special expenditure observers to be appointed for Bihar poll and, if needed, for bypolls, says Arora
13:02 (IST) Sep 25
Social media platforms should make adequate arrangements to prevent misuse of their platform, says CEC
If found violating orders action will be taken against them.
12:59 (IST) Sep 25
Model code of conduct has come into immediate force with the announcement, says CEC
12:57 (IST) Sep 25
To further decongest polling stations & allow more free movement of voters, polling time has been increased by 1 hour. It'll be held from 7 am-6 pm, instead of 7 am-5 pm earlier. However, this will not be applicable to Left-wing affected areas.
CEC Sunil Arora
12:55 (IST) Sep 25
EC senior officers had visited Bihar on September 14 and September 15 to assess preparedness and have reported that they are satisfied with the measures, says CEC
12:53 (IST) Sep 25
District election officers to identify grounds for physical campaigning and also ensure circles are marked on the ground to ensure social distancing, says Sunil Arora
12:52 (IST) Sep 25
Covid-19 positive persons under home/institutional quarantine can cast vote at the last hour of the poll day, besides the option by postal ballot, says CEC
12:49 (IST) Sep 25
Over 7 lakh hand sanitiser units, about 46 lakh masks, 6 lakh PPE kits, 6.7 lakh units of faces-shields, 23 lakh (pairs of) hand gloves arranged, says Sunil Arora
For voters specifically, 7.2 crore single-use hand gloves arranged.
12:48 (IST) Sep 25
The term of assembly in the state of Bihar is due to expire on 29th November, 2020. Bihar assembly has a strength of 243 members, of whom 38 seats are reserved for SCs and two for STs, says chief election commissioner Sunil Arora
12:41 (IST) Sep 25
Bihar polls: Number of voters per polling station cut to 1,000 to facilitate social distancing, says CEC
This will raise number of polling stations to over 1 lakh in 2020 from 65,337 in 2015 poll.
12:40 (IST) Sep 25
With Covid showing no signs of abating, a way had to be found to balance democratic rights to choose representatives and making sincere efforts to protect health and safety of people.
Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora
12:40 (IST) Sep 25
This is the first assembly poll to be held since Covid-19 outbreak, says EC Sunil Arora
12:38 (IST) Sep 25
The elections in Bihar need meticulous planning, says Sunil Arora
12:34 (IST) Sep 25
The world has changed, certainly not for the better, says EC Sunil Arora
12:14 (IST) Sep 25
Tejashwi Yadav not acceptable as leader, 'Mahagathbandhan' will break before polls: Ram Kripal Yadav
Speaking to ANI, Ram Kripal Yadav, when asked about cracks in the opposition camp, said that no coalition party of Mahagathbandhan is ready to accept Tejashvi Yadav as its leader. He said that their use and throw attitude towards coalition partners has left the RJD ineffective in the state. "Mahagathbandhan was founded on selfish interests. RJD is leading the Opposition camp. Neither they have the intelligence not heart to accommodate and run a coalition. RJD has a character of use and throw. They throw those out who are not of use to them. Jitin Ram Majhi has left it, Kushwaha is on verge of leaving it. VIP and Congress will meet the same fate. RJD is leaderless as their choice of leadership is unacceptable to all coalition parties," stated Yadav when asked about Upendra Kushwaha's unhappiness over Tejashvi Yadav being the leader of the coalition.
Read full story12:03 (IST) Sep 25
A three-judge bench of justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and MR Shah also refused to grant liberty to the petitioner to give representation to the election commission in this regard. "We can't permit everybody to go to the election commission. We can only permit you to withdraw the petition," the bench said.
11:55 (IST) Sep 25
Tejashwi Yadav not acceptable as leader, 'Mahagathbandhan' will break before polls, says Ram Kripal Yadav (ANI)
11:51 (IST) Sep 25
SC refuses to entertain plea seeking postponement of upcoming Bihar assembly polls in view of Covid-19 pandemic, reports PTI
11:35 (IST) Sep 25
The Prime Minister is interacting with the party workers on the day when the EC is to announce the Bihar polls, prior to which, he had launched and inaugurated a slew of development projects for the state
11:13 (IST) Sep 25
At an emergency meeting of the party here, the RLSP leaders deplored the RJD's propensity for taking "ektarfa" (unilateral) decisions, blaming it for bringing the grand alliance to the brink of disintegration. "We had quit the NDA, given up positions of power, because of the belief that the country needed a political alternative. It seems all our efforts are going down the drain", RLSP principal national general secretary Madhaw Anand said after the meeting.
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