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  • Climate-friendly agriculture reduces costs, farmers benefit: Nitish

    Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, while appealing to the farmers to adopt climate-friendly agriculture, today said that this not only reduces their cost but also benefits them.

    Kumar on Monday, first year in 30 districts and second year in eight districts under climate-friendly agriculture program under water-life-greenery / Bihar campaign through video conferencing from one, Nek Samvad, located at Anne Marg here. After launching, he said that his government has done many things for the development of agriculture sector.

    The agricultural roadmap was started in the year 2008 and now the third agricultural roadmap is going on. This has increased both production and productivity in the agricultural sector. Agriculture is the basis of livelihood of 76 percent of the people in the state. The state of flood and drought remains constant in the state. Farmers will benefit greatly by adopting a weather-friendly crop cycle. The Chief Minister said that the Agriculture Department has selected five villages in all the districts for the implementation of climate-friendly agriculture program.

    Farmers will be aware and benefited by this. He said that climate-friendly agriculture reduces the cost of farmers and benefits them more.

  • Nitish Kumar can swear in as CM on this date

    After the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) got a majority in the Bihar Election 2020, all eyes are on the formation of the next government. There is a possibility that a new government may be formed next week after Diwali. Informed sources gave this information on Wednesday and said that JDU President Nitish Kumar (NItish Kumar) will once again become the Chief Minister. Growing on the path of being the Chief Minister for the longest time in Bihar, Nitish Kumar may take oath on Monday, November 16 or after next week.

    Earlier, at the end of November, he can send the resignation to the Governor in view of the term of the current government. The record of the longest Chief Minister in Bihar till date is in the name of Shri Krishna Singh, who held this post for 17 years and 52 days. Nitish Kumar has so far lived in this post for 14 years and 82 days. After taking oath as Chief Minister, Kumar’s name would fall into the distinct category of being sworn in as Chief Minister seven times in the last two decades.

    Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister for the first time in the year 2000 but had to resign due to lack of support from the MLAs required for majority. Kumar became the Chief Minister in 2005 when the NDA got an absolute majority. In 2014, in view of the poor performance of JDU in the Lok Sabha elections, Kumar resigned as the Chief Minister on moral grounds. However, in less than a year, he returned to power.

  • Shah arrives at Nadda’s residence, congratulations for victory in Bihar assembly elections and by-elections

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday congratulated BJP President JP Nadda at the residence of BJP President JP Nadda for winning the Bihar Assembly Elections and the grand success achieved in the by-elections in various states. He congratulated the visiting National President JP Nadda at the residence of the BJP in the victory. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nadda, all of us activists are dedicated to the overall development of the country.

    In a very exciting contest in the Bihar Assembly elections, the Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) achieved a magical figure of majority by sweeping 125 seats out of 243 seats, while the Grand Alliance had The account came to 110 seats. Even though the NDA has won a majority in the election, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which is leading the opposition ‘Grand Alliance’, has emerged as the single largest party with 75 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged as the second largest party with 74 seats after counting of votes for nearly 16 hours.

  • Bihar have relied on the NDA’s mantra of sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas, says PM Modi

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked the people of Bihar whom he said have clearly stated development as their priority, even as results of the Assembly polls trickled in with the ruling NDA leading in 122 seats.

    “Bihar has taught the world the first lesson of democracy. Today Bihar has told the world again how democracy is strengthened. A record number of poor, deprived and women of Bihar also voted and have today also given their decisive decision for development,” PM Modi tweeted in Hindi.

    “The poor in villages, farmers, labourers, merchants, shopkeepers and every section of Bihar have relied on the NDA’s mantra of sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas. I again assure every citizen of Bihar that for the balanced development of every person, every region, we will continue to work with full dedication,” he said.

    In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said that the youth of Bihar have relied on their strength and resolve of the NDA.

    “Young people in Bihar have made it clear that this new decade will be for Bihar and self-sufficient Bihar is its roadmap. The youth of Bihar have relied on their strength and resolve of the NDA. This youthful energy has now encouraged the NDA to work harder than before.

    Every voter in Bihar has clearly stated that he or she is an aspirant and priority is only and only development. The blessings of the NDA’s good governance again after 15 years in Bihar shows what Bihar’s dreams are, what Bihar’s expectations are,” PM Modi said.

    Modi’s tweets followed the congratulatory tweet by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. “Every section of Bihar has once again rejected hollow politics, casteism, and politics of appeasement, and flagged the development of NDA. This is the victory of the hopes and aspirations of every person of Bihar. This is the victory of the double engine development of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar. Congratulations to the workers of Bihar BJP,” Shah tweeted.

  • NDA gets majority with 125 seats in Bihar, Mahagathbandhan gets 110 seats

    On the political pitch of Bihar, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) once again won in a breath-stopping match on the lines of T20. Bihar voters prefer Tejashwi’s youth-led opposition grand alliance to veteran leadership of NDA led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

    In the results of all 243 seats of Bihar Assembly late on Tuesday, the ruling NDA in the state has achieved the magic figure of majority with 125 seats. The RJD-led opposition grand alliance is reduced to 110 seats. In this election, AIMIM has won five seats, LJP and BSP one each. Independent candidate has also won one seat. At the same time, exit polls again failed to capture the mood of the people of Bihar.

    At the same time, the RJD, which is involved in the opposition grand alliance, won 74 seats, Congress won 19 seats, CPI Male 12 seats, CPI and CPI-M won two seats each. In this election, AIMIM has won five seats, LJP and BSP one each. Independent candidate has been successful in winning one seat. At the same time, JDU has won again in the by-election for Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency.

    The RJD’s ally Left benefited while the Congress was at a loss. In the thrilling contest in the first assembly election of the Coronasal, AIMIM gave up the dream of victory of the opposition Grand Alliance. At the same time, NDA’s old ally LJP forced himself to become a ‘younger brother’ of the BJP by ‘martyr’, pushing JDU to number three. Skepticism on the outcome continued till late night. The key to power was sometimes seen in the hands of the NDA and sometimes by the Grand Alliance. Meanwhile, late evening, RJD accused of rigging. At the same time, the Election Commission held a press conference late at one o’clock and rejected all the allegations.

  • EC trends for 200 of 243 seats- NDA leading on 102 seats – BJP 54, JDU-42, Vikassheel Insaan Party-5, HAM-1

     Counting of votes polled in Bihar Assembly elections began at 8 am on Tuesday at 55 counting centres across 38 districts of the state.

    The voting across 243-assembly constituencies in Bihar was held in three phases on October 28, November 3, and November 7 to decide the fate of 3,755 candidates. Over 7,29,27,396 electors were eligible to vote in Bihar polls and the voter turnout was at 57.05 per cent, which was 0.39 per cent higher compared to 56.66 per cent in 2015 elections.

    The poll body also increased the number of counting centres to 55 in 38 districts across Bihar, in order to comply with social distancing guidelines. The number of counting centres in the state was 38 during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

    EC trends for 200 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 102 seats – BJP 54, JDU-42, Vikassheel Insaan Party-5, HAM-1

    Mahagathbandhan ahead on 88 seats – RJD 57, Congress 17, Left 14

    BSP leading on one seat, LJP on 4, while AIMIM is ahead on 2 & independents on 3

    EC trends for 189 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 97 seats – BJP 53, JDU 39, Vikassheel Insaan Party 5

    Mahagathbandhan ahead on 82 seats – RJD 54, Congress 14, Left 14

    BSP has a lead on one seat, LJP on four, while AIMIM is ahead on 2 & independents on three

    Janata Dal (United) leading in Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat in Bihar which went to by-poll, as per Election Commission

    EC trends for 161 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 81 seats – BJP 42, JDU 34, Vikassheel Insaan Party 5 Mahagathbandhan ahead on 75 seats – RJD 51, Congress 13, Left 11 BSP has a lead on one seat, LJP on two, while AIMIM and an independent ahead on one each

    A year ago, RJD couldn’t win a single seat in Lok Sabha polls. As per Lok Sabha results, JDU & allies were to win over 200 seats. In last one year, nothing has harmed brand Nitish or added to brand RJD, we’re losing only due to COVID19 impact: Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi

    RJD’s Tej Pratap Yadav trailing behind JDU’s Raj Kumar Ray from Hasanpur seat

    BJP’s Jamui candidate Shreyasi Singh leads over RJD’s Vijay Prakash by 1,323 votes.

    Early trends of counting in Bihar assembly polls: the NDA is leading in 15 seats, while the Grand Alliance is ahead in nine constituencies.

    As per the Election Commission of India’s trends at around 9:40 am on Tuesday NDA is leading on 32 seats – BJP 20, JDU 9 and Vikassheel Insaan Party on 3 seats.

    BJP ahead on 9, JDU and RJD leading on 5 seats each, Congress has a lead on 3, Vikassheel Insaan Party ahead on 1 seat, according to official Election Commission trends

    BJP leading on 8 seats, JDU and RJD ahead on 3 seats each, Congress on 1, Vikassheel Insaan Party also ahead on one seat.
    According to official Election Commission trends, Bharatiya Janata Party leads on 5 seats, JD(U)-2 seats, RJD-1 seat, Congress-1 seat, Vikassheel Insaan Party-1 seat, and Bahujan Samaj Party-1 seat

    According to official Election Commission trends, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads on Darbhanga assembly seat

    Early trends in, Tejashwi’s grand alliance takes early lead over Nitish’s NDA

    Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) have been imposed in and around the counting centres to prevent the gathering of people.

    This time Bihar witnessed a triangular contest with the ruling JDU-BJP alliance and grand alliance (RJD, Congress and others) and Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), which is eying the role of a kingmaker in case of a hung Assembly.

    On one side is the NDA which includes JD-U (115 seats), BJP (110 seats), Vikassheel Insaan Party (11 seats) and Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (7 seats).

    Mahagathbandhan constitutes RJD (144 seats) and the Congress with 70 seats. Other alliance partners include the CPI-ML (19 seats), CPI (6 seats), and the CPIM (4 seats).

    Incumbent chief minister Nitish Kumar was the face of the NDA while Mahagathbandhan declared Tejashwi Yadav as its chief minister candidate.

    LJP contested over 130 seats on its own and fielded candidates against all JD-U nominees and only a few against BJP.

    Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is eyeing his fourth term with ally BJP by his side. In 2015, however, Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) fought polls with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress under the Mahagathbandhan banner. The BJP-led NDA had fought the elections with LJP and other allies.

    RJD with 80 seats had emerged as the single largest party in the elections, followed by JD-U (71) paving way for Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the third term. BJP was reduced to 53 seats and got the largest vote share (24.42 per cent).

    However, in 2017, differences emerged between the RJD and JD-U, resulting in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar returning to the NDA.

    The exit polls differed in their prediction of tallies of major players in Bihar assembly polls with most predicting an edge for Mahagathbandhan or its victory.

  • Announcement of CM Nitish in the election meeting- Government will forgive education loan

    Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has made a big announcement on Saturday before the second phase of Bihar assembly elections. He has claimed that if his government is formed again in the state, the education loan will be forgiven. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that if his government comes to power again, Mega Skill Centers will be built in Bihar. Youth will be trained.


    He was addressing an election rally at Loknath High School in Jagdishpur in support of JDU candidate Laxmikant Mandal from Nathanagar. The Chief Minister later addressed election meetings in support of NDA candidates at Gopalpur in Bhagalpur, Simri Bakhtiarpur and Sonvarsharaj of Saharsa and Bedlaur in Khagaria. At the Simri Bakhtiyarpur meeting, the Chief Minister said, “If a person is unable to repay the education loan, the government will forgive him.”

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses election rally in Chhapra

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the election rally in Chapra said that we have seen the election meetings before. No matter how hot the election may have been, no matter how close the election has come. Even before 10 am, such a huge rally is never possible. This is a wonderful sight. The enthusiasm of the people here is worth seeing. PM Modi said that it is clear from the first phase of voting that the NDA government is being formed again under the leadership of Nitish Babu. I congratulate the overwhelming support you have given to the NDA in the first phase of voting and whoever has voted.

    After Modi Chapra, PM Modi will address election public meetings in Samastipur, East Champaran and West Champaran. JDU National President and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will also be present in Samastipur and Bagaha’s election public meetings.

  • NDA may get 160 seats, but BJP will dominate Nitish

    According to a survey conducted for the Bihar Assembly elections, the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government can be formed once again in the state. A similar figure has been encountered in the Open Now poll of Times Now and Sea Voters. According to the survey, the NDA can win 160 seats out of the total 243 assembly seats in Bihar. 

    While the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) -led grand alliance can get 76 seats. Others have 7 seats, of which five can get LJP. If we talk about party wise seats, then BJP can get 85 seats in JDU, 70 seats in JDU and 5 seats for us and VIPs in 160 seats of NDA. At the same time, RJD can get 56 seats in the grand alliance, Congress 15 and the Left 5 seats. 

    Voters were also questioned in this survey conducted for the Bihar Assembly Election, which has revealed the answer. People were asked in the survey, which is the most important issue for them in this election? In response to which about 49 percent people said that the biggest issue for them is job. At the same time, electricity, water and road is the issue for 12.9 percent people. Corruption was the issue for 8.7 per cent of the people, At the same time, in response to a question about the performance of the current Nitish Kumar-led NDA government, 43.6 per cent people have said bad, while 29 per cent people have said good and 27.5 per cent people have given average. In response to a question mainly about how Nitish Kumar’s performance is rated, 28.2 percent people have described it as good. 42 per cent of the people reported poor and 29.2 per cent rated Nitish Kumar’s performance as average. At the same time, the answer to the question of who is preferred as Chief Minister, 32 per cent people have agreed to the name of Nitish Kumar, second place 17.6 per cent took the name of Tejashwi Yadav and 12.5 per cent took the name of Sushil Modi.while women safety was for 7.1 per cent and education for 6.7 per cent.

  • BJP MLA from Bihar Vinod Kumar Singh died, minister in Nitish government

    Vinod Kumar Singh, a minister in the Bihar government and a BJP MLA, has died at Medanta Hospital in Delhi. Vinod Kumar Singh was ill for the last several days. He was admitted to the hospital a few days ago following a complaint of brain hemorrhage. The death of Minister Vinod Singh has been given by his PA Rajiv Ranjan himself.

    Minister Vinod Kumar Singh was originally from Katihar in Bihar and was counted as the strongest leader of the Bihar BJP. Bihar government minister Vinod Kumar Singh was a BJP MLA in Pranpur assembly constituency of Katihar. A few days ago he had a corona with his wife, after which he became healthy, but after this, his health deteriorated again due to which he had to be sent from Patna to Delhi with the help of air ambulance for treatment.

    In the elections in the year 2010, Vinod Kumar Singh defeated the four-time MLA Mahendra Narayan Yadav from Pranupur seat in Katihar district and fed lotus again in Pranpur. In 2015, again Vinod Kumar Singh defeated NCP candidate Ishrat Praveen and reached the assembly. He was given the responsibility of the Minister of Mining and Ghosts in the Nitish government and later the Ministry of Backward and Extremely Backward Welfare.