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Bihar elections: Nearly 46% turnout till 3 pm in the third and final phase

An estimated 46% of the total 2.35 crore electors exercised their franchise till 3 pm in the 78 assembly seats of Bihar where polling is underway

Nearly 35% voting till 1 pm in the third phase of Bihar elections

An estimated 35% of the total 2.35 crore electors exercised their franchise till 1 pm in the 78 assembly seats of Bihar where polling is underway in the third and final phase of elections

Bihar election 2020 LIVE updates: Vote against unemployment, says Tejashwi

Bihar Assembly election 2020 LIVE updates: Today is the final phase of voting. Bihar election result 2020 will be declared on November 10. Stay tuned for Bihar election 2020 LIVE updates

Vote in maximum numbers, set record: PM Modi's appeal to Bihar voters

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to voters for the last phase of polls in Bihar to cast their votes in maximum numbers and set a new record

Bihar polls: Nitish does not have retirement on his mind, asserts his party

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's stunner that the ongoing assembly elections were his last, triggered hectic speculation in the political circles on Friday

'Last election' appeal means Nitish Kumar has conceded defeat: Chidambaram

Congress leader P Chidambaram claimed Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has conceded defeat by declaring the ongoing state assembly polls as the last election he is contesting

Best of BS Opinion: Brace for return migration, overseas listing, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar creates a flutter, says this is his 'last election'

The 69-year-old chief minister has governed the state for four terms

Bihar polls: People will vote for Mahagathbandhan, says Rahul Gandhi

Taking a swipe at PM Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Rahul Gandhi during a poll campaign in Araria has come out with spin-off of Electronic Voting Machine by dubbing it Modi Voting Machine

Bihar elections: Revised voting percentage in 2nd phase recorded at 55.7%

he provisional voting figure till late Tuesday night was 54.64 which rose marginally after the poll panel updated the data with the arrival of more inputs from these constituencies

A parallel economy: Bootleggers flourish in Bihar's liquor crackdown

Ahead of the 2015 assembly elections in Bihar, chief minister Nitish Kumar had promised to ban the consumption of alcohol in the state if re-elected

Bihar registers 846 fresh coronavirus cases, seven more fatalities

The Covid-19 tally in Bihar rose to 218,963 with 846 fresh cases, while seven more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,108, a health department bulletin said

Bihar polls: Jungle raj allies against 'Jai Shri Ram' chants, says PM Modi

Over 53% turnout in Phase 2 in Bihar

Bihar polls LIVE: 53.51% voter turnout recorded in second phase, says EC

Bihar Assembly election 2020 LIVE updates: The figure was likely to go up as voting continued beyond schedule in several places

Youths know Modi, Nitish Kumar 'looted' Bihar, says Rahul Gandhi

Hitting out at PM Modi and CM Nitish Kumar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged they have "looted" Bihar, and claimed that people have decided to vote them out of power

Bihar election phase-2 in pictures: Nitish, Tejashwi, Chirag, others vote

Polling in Phase-2 is underway in 94 constituencies of Bihar Assembly elections 2020

Poor voted for me to be their 'Pradhan Sevak': PM Narendra Modi in Bihar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again attacked Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav, saying the people rejected the "double yuvraj and jungle raj" in Bihar

Bihar has become 'Lalumay': Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tej Pratap Yadav

In phase two of the Bihar polls, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and son of supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav said Bihar has become 'Lalumay' and everyone looks up to him with respect

Bihar's liquor crackdown has hit the state's poorest offenders worst

The manner in which prohibition arrests are made indicates a bias among Bihar's law enforcement agencies, said social scientist DM Diwakar. "They are arresting carriers, not businessmen," he said

One wrong vote will push Bihar towards jungle raj: Sushil Kumar Modi

Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi asked voters to be cautious, stating that "one wrong vote of yours will again push Bihar towards jungle raj"