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Nitish Kumar was 'reluctant to continue as Bihar CM', BJP had to convince him, says Sushil Modi
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Nitish Kumar was 'reluctant to continue as Bihar CM', BJP had to convince him, says Sushil Modi

The former Bihar deputy CM, paying tribute to Arun Jaitley on his birth anniversary, also claimed that the farmers’ protest would not have continued for this long had Jaitley been alive

New Bihar govt approves five-day legislature session in first cabinet meet, likely to elect Speaker of Assembly
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New Bihar govt approves five-day legislature session in first cabinet meet, likely to elect Speaker of Assembly

The members of the newly-constituted 17th Bihar Assembly will also be administered the oath during the session from 23 November to 27 November

Kapil Sibal's 'business as usual' remarks for Bihar polls hurt sentiments of Congress workers, says Ashok Gehlot
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Kapil Sibal's 'business as usual' remarks for Bihar polls hurt sentiments of Congress workers, says Ashok Gehlot

While several party leaders echoed Sibal's comments in an interview with a newspaper, Gehlot said that there was "no need" for Sibal to speak about internal issues in the media

Congress' Tariq Anwar says delay in finalising seat-sharing for Bihar polls affected Grand Alliance's tally
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Congress' Tariq Anwar says delay in finalising seat-sharing for Bihar polls affected Grand Alliance's tally

Anwar, Congress general secretary and a veteran leader from Bihar, said the results were "definitely below" the party's expectations and it was a setback to bag only 19 seats

Disappointed with party's performance in Bihar polls, CWC will review it soon, says P Chidambaram
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Disappointed with party's performance in Bihar polls, CWC will review it soon, says P Chidambaram

The Congress managed to win only 19 of the 70 seats it had contested, down from its previous tally of 27 seats out of the 41 seats it had fought in the 2015 Assembly elections

Bihar Election Result 2020 Updates: NDA partners to meet tomorrow in Patna, alliance will decide on oath-taking, says Nitish
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Bihar Election Result 2020 Updates: NDA partners to meet tomorrow in Patna, alliance will decide on oath-taking, says Nitish

Bihar Election Result 2020 LIVE Updates: Addressing a press conference after meeting newly-elected MLAs of the JD(U) on Thursday, Nitish Kumar said that the NDA will be forming the new government in Bihar as people have given it the mandate

Bihar polls: Nitish Kumar says haven't made claim for CM post yet, NDA allies will make final decision tomorrow
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Bihar polls: Nitish Kumar says haven't made claim for CM post yet, NDA allies will make final decision tomorrow

Addressing a press conference after meeting newly-elected JD(U) MLAs at the party headquarters in Patna, Nitish added that a decision on the date of the swearing-in ceremony will also be taken in the NDA meeting on Friday

Bihar poll result analysis: Vote share dips for most, but BJP's margins rise; fewer women MLAs win despite high female turnout
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Bihar poll result analysis: Vote share dips for most, but BJP's margins rise; fewer women MLAs win despite high female turnout

The difference between the average vote share of first-time candidates and candidates who have contested in Bihar elections before , is highest for the Congress, potentially indicating that the party's performance varies highly based on the candidate

Bihar Election Final Results 2020 Updates: BJP only party whose seats increased despite being in power for 3 terms, says PM
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Bihar Election Final Results 2020 Updates: BJP only party whose seats increased despite being in power for 3 terms, says PM

Bihar Election Final Results 2020 LIVE Updates: : Addressing BJP workers following the victory of NDA in Bihar Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the saffron party now had footprint across the country and results had made it clear that people would now support only those who work honestly for development

Day after Bihar election results, BJP credits Modi for NDA's win, consoles JD(U); LJP, Left, AIMIM key talking points
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Day after Bihar election results, BJP credits Modi for NDA's win, consoles JD(U); LJP, Left, AIMIM key talking points

Apart from the emerging winner, almost like always, the underdogs — the Left parties, AIMIM and LJP — captured people's attention even as they numerically did not amount to much in absolute terms

Bihar election results: Nitish Kumar-led NDA wins 125 constituencies; Mahagathbandhan gets 110 seats
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Bihar election results: Nitish Kumar-led NDA wins 125 constituencies; Mahagathbandhan gets 110 seats

The RJD finished as the single-largest party with 75 seats, while the Congress won a mere 19 seats

Kumhrar Election Result 2020 DECLARED: BJP's Arun Kumar Sinha wins against RJD's Dharamendra Kumar
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Kumhrar Election Result 2020 DECLARED: BJP's Arun Kumar Sinha wins against RJD's Dharamendra Kumar

While the BJP's Arun Kumar Sinha got 81,400 votes, the RJD's Dharamendra Kumar got 54,937 votes

Muzaffarpur Election Result 2020 DECLARED: Congress' Bijendra Chaudhary wins against BJP's Suresh Kumar Sharma
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Muzaffarpur Election Result 2020 DECLARED: Congress' Bijendra Chaudhary wins against BJP's Suresh Kumar Sharma

Muzaffarpur Election Result 2020 | While the Congress candidate got 81,871 votes, the BJP candidate got 75,545 votes

Gaya Town Election Result 2020 DECLARED: BJP's Prem Kumar wins against Congress' Onkar Nath
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Gaya Town Election Result 2020 DECLARED: BJP's Prem Kumar wins against Congress' Onkar Nath

While the BJP candidate won 66,932 votes, the Congress candidate won 55,034 votes

Bihar election seat-wise results 2020: NDA gets majority on 125 seats; here's full list of winners
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Bihar election seat-wise results 2020: NDA gets majority on 125 seats; here's full list of winners

The Nitish Kumar-led NDA defeated the Tejashwi Yadav-led Mahagathbandhan in the Bihar Assembly Election 2020 after securing an absolute majority winning 125 seats

Supaul Election Result 2020 DECLARED: JD(U)'s Bijendra Prasad Yadav wins against Congress' Minnatullah Rahmani
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Supaul Election Result 2020 DECLARED: JD(U)'s Bijendra Prasad Yadav wins against Congress' Minnatullah Rahmani

While the JD(U) candidate got 86,174 votes, the Congress candidate got 58,075 votes

Tarapur Election Result 2020 DECLARED: JD(U)'s Mewa Lal Choudhary defeats RJD's Divya Prakash
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Tarapur Election Result 2020 DECLARED: JD(U)'s Mewa Lal Choudhary defeats RJD's Divya Prakash

While Mewa Lal Choudhary got 64,468 votes, Divya Prakash got 57,243 votes.

Bankipur Vidhan Sabha Election Result 2020 DECLARED: BJP's Nitin Nabin defeats Congress' Luv Sinha
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Bankipur Vidhan Sabha Election Result 2020 DECLARED: BJP's Nitin Nabin defeats Congress' Luv Sinha

Bankipur Vidhan Sabha Election Result 2020 | While the BJP's Nitin Nabin received 83,068 votes, Luv Sinha got 44,032 votes

Bihar Election Result 2020: NDA wins Bihar with clear majority; RJD emerges single largest party with 75 seats, MGB bags 110
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Bihar Election Result 2020: NDA wins Bihar with clear majority; RJD emerges single largest party with 75 seats, MGB bags 110

The NDA, which earlier in the day took the lead before dipping below the majority mark in the evening, has now firmed up its edge and is set to cross the magic number of 122 seats

Patna Sahib Election Final Result 2020 Declared: BJP's Nand Kishore Yadav defeats Congress' Pravin Singh by 18,300 votes
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Patna Sahib Election Final Result 2020 Declared: BJP's Nand Kishore Yadav defeats Congress' Pravin Singh by 18,300 votes

Yadav received 51.91 percent (97,692) of the total votes polled in the Patna Sahib Assembly constituency against Singh's 42.19 percent (79,392) votes