Shiv Shankar Paswan, Rajnagar Assembly Election 2020 – Latest News & Results

Bihar: FIR Registered Against Tej Pratap Yadav for Hiding Details of Property in Election Affidavit

A FIR has been registered against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav over allegedly hiding details of property in the affidavit filed during the Assembly elections in Bihar in 2020, the police said on Thursday.

Election Commission Says ‘No Mismatch in EVM, VVPAT Counts in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020’

"They (VVPAT) fully matched (the) EVM count," a commission spokesperson said. Five polling stations are randomly selected in each assembly seat for matching the VVPAT with the EVM count. The machines have been used with all EVMs since the 2017 Goa assembly polls.

After Kapil Sibal, P Chidambaram Questions Congress' Poor Show in Elections, Says 'Bypoll Results Show Party Has no Organisational Presence'

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has said the results of by-polls show the grand old party has no organisational presence on the ground or has weakened considerably.

PM Narendra Modi Congratulates Nitish Kumar, Says NDA Family Will Work Together for Progress of Bihar

Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar expressed confidence that Bihar will achieve new dimensions of development under Kumar's leadership.

Nitish Kumar Takes Oath as Bihar Chief Minister For 7th Term; Tarkishore Prasad, Renu Devi Sworn In as Deputy CM

Along with Nitish, two senior BJP leaders - Tarkishore Prasad and Renue Devi - were expected to take oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers. Prasad was on Sunday chosen by the BJP as its Legislature Party leader, whereas, Renu was appointed as the Deputy Leader in the House.

Bihar Government Formation: Nitish Kumar to Take Oath as Bihar CM Today; Amit Shah, JP Nadda to Attend Swearing-in Ceremony

Nitish Kumar will take oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the seventh time on Monday in the afternoon. A total of 14 other ministers will also take oath along with Nitish Kumar. Among those who will be sworn-in, include Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi as deputy CMs of the state.

Bihar Government Formation: Tarkishore Prasad, Renu Devi Likely to be Deputy CMs; Reports Say BJP to Also Take Post of Speaker in State Assembly

Bihar is likely to get two deputy chief ministers this time. The newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) legislature party leader Tarkishore Prasad on Monday hinted that the state could get two Deputy CMs to assist Nitish Kumar, who was named as the CM in the NDA meeting on November 15. T

Bettiah Vidhan Sabha Seat Result in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Renu Devi of BJP Declared Winner

Bettiah is among the 94 vidhan sabha segments that will be contested in the second round of the elections. In the last assembly polls held in 2015, the seat was wrested from the BJP by Congress leader Madan Mohan Tiwari. With this victory, the Congress ended up claiming a constituency which the BJP was representing consecutively since 2000.

Harsidhi Vidhan Sabha Seat Result in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Krishnanandan Paswan of BJP Wins

The Harsidhi assembly segment is among the 94 seats that went to polls in the second phase of elections in Bihar. The seat, in 2000 and 2005 elections, was won by the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). In 2010, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) succeeded in wresting the seat, followed by a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) victory in 2015.

'Bihar Elections Were in Full Swing and Rahul Gandhi Was Enjoying Picnic': RJD's Shivanand Tiwari Slams Congress Over Mahagathbandhan Loss

Tiwari asked the Congress to explain their failure in majority of the 71 seats they contested under the grand alliance. The party was able to win only 19 constituencies, down from its 2015 tally of 27. The RJD veteran pointed out that "not even 70" major rallies were organised by the Congress leadership.

BJP Deliberating on Two Deputy Chief Ministers in Bihar, Says Party Leader Tarkishore Prasad

Newly-elected BJP legislature party leader Tarkishore Prasad on Sunday said that the party is deliberating on two Deputy Chief Ministers in Bihar. "I have been given big responsibility of the leader of the BJP legislature party and I will carry out the duty to the best of my ability," Prasad told ANI.

Nitish Kumar Named As Next CM of Bihar, 16–17 Ministers Likely to Be Sworn In Along With Chief Minister

However, the name of the Deputy CM has not been finalised yet, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who was present in the meetings at the CM's residence as well as at the Raj Bhavan, not speaking on the issue.