"bihar-elections"

MIM had won 44 seats in the previous elections and now aims to increase the tally and is contesting from 55 seats though no official list has been released so far

Yadav claimed the people's mandate was for a change but it was manipulated.

The combined voter turnout in the two phases was recorded at 53.79 per cent till 5 PM, Election Commission said

He claimed that the people's love and bonding with the BJP had not been liked by political rivals and they had lost sleep.

The maximum 55.95 per cent turnout has been recorded in Kaimur, followed by 55.44 per cent in Lakhisarai, Buxar (53.84 per cent), Bhagalpur (52.16 per cent) and Patna (51.02 per cent) among others.

Kumar, the JD(U) president, spoke about the Patna metro project, smart cities plan and the Ujjwala scheme among other measures to laud Modi.

Of the 2.14 crore voters who will exercise their franchise, 1.01 crore are women and 599 belong to the third gender, according to data provided by the Election Commission.

Fadnavis said he was taking medication and treatment according to the advice of doctors and urged those who had come in contact with him to get tested for the virus

Earlier in the day, Modi also addressed his first poll rally in Bihar and referred to the Galwan Valley clash with Chinese troops.

He claimed people used to avoid buying a new car out of fear that a particular political party might get to know about their prosperity and they might end up getting kidnapped for ransom.

'BIMARU' is an acronym for Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. It was used to refer to the 'poor economic conditions' of these states.

The BJP and the JDU had agreed to contest on 121-122 seats respectively in the 243-member assembly.

Union Finance Minister and BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman released the party's manifesto.

The BJP and the JDU had agreed to contest on 121-122 seats respectively in the 243-member assembly.

PM Modi is the biggest star campaigner for the party, and BJP hopes to encash his popularity among the masses in garnering votes for the alliance.