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Travels in the Hindi belt: 'How bad can Rahul be, Modi hasn't set a very high standard,' say some young voters in Bihar

Bihar is a state where caste identities probably matter more than the rest of India. The upper caste, Baniyas and Rajputs are firm with BJP, just as they have traditionally been. Yadavs and Muslims are more consolidated with the RJD and the Congress than they have ever been. The swing vote in Bihar is usually the non-Yadav Other Backward Class (OBCs) and the Economically Backward Class (EBCs).

Bihar Assembly polls to be held in three phases from 28 Oct to 7 Nov; counting on 10 Nov

The term of the 243-member Bihar legislative Assembly comes to an end on 29 November. Of the total strength, 38 seats are reserved for SCs and two for STs

JP Nadda, top BJP leaders meet Nitish Kumar to discuss seat-sharing formula for Bihar Assembly polls

The meeting comes amid uncertainty over Kumar's alliance with the Lok Janshakti Party and if the party will fight the Bihar polls with the JD(U)-BJP combine

Bihar Assembly polls 2020: Nitish Kumar launches JD(U)'s digital platform, to hold virtual rally on 6 Sept

Due to the rising COVID-19 cases in Bihar, the JD(U) is bracing to use technology in the Assembly election which is likely to be held in October-November

Double blow to RJD: Party vice-president Raghuvansh Prasad Singh resigns, five MLCs defect to JD(U) ahead of Legislative Council polls

In another major blow to the RJD ahead of the Bihar Legislative Council polls, party national vice-president and Lalu Prasad Yadav loyality Raghuvansh Prasad Singh resigned from his post today

At 10.2%, Bihar unemployment rate almost double the national average, indicates CMIE 2019 data months before state goes to polls

India’s eastern Bihar state, one of the country’s largest and poorest states, posted a steep rise in unemployment in the year ended June 2019 to record nearly double the national jobless rate, only months out from elections

Nitish Kumar sets target of 200 seats for NDA in 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, dismisses rumours sparked by meeting with Tejashwi Yadav

Disapproving of political 'controversies' around the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Nitish Kumar called for 'patience' as the matter was sub-judice

After opposition to NRC, Bihar Assembly now passes unanimous resolution in favour of caste-based Census in 2021

Earlier on Tuesday, the Bihar Legislative Assembly witnessed a fair share of unrest over the contentious citizenship law, with a ruckus over the issues of CAA-NRC-NPR between the ruling NDA and the Opposition getting so unruly that the Speaker had to adjourn the House for 15 minutes.

FIR against Prashant Kishor for plagiarising content of 'Baat Bihar Ki' campaign; complainant alleges he was working on similar project

Besides Prashant Kishor, Gautam has registered the FIR against a person named Osama. He alleged that Osama was working with him on 'Bihar ki Baat' before he resigned from the job.

Back from adult prison, Bihar minors arrested in police raids on Muslim homes post CAA protests tell of maltreatment

Bihar Police passed minors off as adults in the First Information Report (FIR). Which meant they spent a month in an Aurangabad prison with hardened criminals before they were moved to a juvenile home on 23 January.