Biharelections

Take cash from my opponent, that's totally cool, but don't drink free liquor before voting, Manjhi tells Imamganj voters

Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi signed off his campaigning for Imamganj Wednesday advising the crowds to stay off free liquor that may be doing the rounds because it could be “drugged” and may put them to sleep.

Bihar hate talk hits new low: Lalu says he’s ganged up with Nitish to ‘emasculate Modi’

Barely days after the Election Commission told parties to back off from hate talk in Bihar, RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav told a crowd at a middle school middle school ground in the reserved constituency of Bodh Gaya that he and Nitish Kumar have joined forces to “emasculate Modi.”

24 hours to go, 66.8 million voters, 243 seats: Bihar battle is Modi’s acid test

Some 66.8 million people will be eligible to vote from Monday in staggered assembly polls in Bihar in the biggest popularity test for Narendra Modi since the BJP was routed in Delhi in February.

Bihar Polls: Nitish tells state to choose him ('Bihari') over 'outsider' Modi

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar gave as good as he got on Friday, hitting back at Prime Minister Modi’s “barbs” with barely 48 hours to go before Bihar votes for 243 seats in a five phase election.

3 days to go, 243 seats: Top Bihar trends for you, bite sized

If you’re in a hurry, here’s a bite sized fix on the Bihar assembly elections you can dig into anytime of the day. This is a mix of dates and numbers, people and trends published in a multitude of sources and compressed into one screen for your convenience.