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My contest is against Lalu Prasad not Rohini, says Rajiv Pratap Rudy

Rajiv Pratap Rudy faces Lalu Prasad's daughter in Saran Lok Sabha seat, calling her a "dummy candidate."

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INDIA bloc will give quota to Muslims by changing Constitution: BJP over Lalu Prasad's remarks

BJP accuses RJD of planning to change Constitution for Muslim reservation, raising concerns about INDIA bloc's intentions

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 11: UP muscleman, son of ‘Bihar’s Gandhi’, Solapur heavyweight

From a Sanskrit activist to kin of former MP — a total of 12 turncoats are in fray in the third phase of the Lok Sabha polls. In parts nine and ten of this series, we looked at the hot seat in Guna and five turncoats in the BJP-led NDA.

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Lok Sabha polls: Indo-Nepal border in Bihar's Supaul sealed for 72 hours ahead of third phase

The Indo-Nepal border area in Supaul district of Bihar has been sealed for 72 hours in view of the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on May 7, said Sashastra Seema Bal. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Amid poll heat, Lalu’s daughters sweat it out

Lalu's daughters Misa Bharti and Rohini Acharya campaign tirelessly in Bihar's sweltering heat for Lok Sabha elections.

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Bihar: Gangster-turned-politician Anant Singh released on 15 days parole

Bihar's gangster-turned-politician Anant Singh was released on Sunday from Beur jail in Patna on 15-day parole on medical grounds. Read further on Dynamite News:

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RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav says PM Narendra Modi’s campaign is deeply communal and prejudiced

Tejashwi Yadav interview: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav confident of Lok Sabha win, criticises PM Modi's speeches, demands transparency from ECI.

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‘INDIA coalition set to come to power’: RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav on polls, campaign and ECI

With a total of 40 seats, Bihar is one of the crucial Hindi heartland states in the Lok Sabha election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar have emerged as a twin challenge from the BJP-led NDA front, while the INDIA bloc’s lone soldier is Tejashwi Yadav.

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At Bihar rally, PM Modi rakes up Godhra train arson to accuse Opposition of appeasement

Raking up the 2002 Godhra train arson, PM Modi charged RJD president Lalu Prasad with having tried to “save” those responsible for burning alive more than 60 kar sevaks “during the rule of Sonia madam”

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'INDIA bloc will form Govt on June 4', asserts Tejashwi Yadav

"All the leaders of BJP are in depression... 'Sun bhai sun, desh ki dhun, on 4th June, INDIA alliance is coming'", says Tejashwi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Chirag Paswan crosses swords with Tejashwi over ‘blatant lies’

Chirag Paswan threatens legal action against Tejashwi Yadav over reservation comments, sparking controversy in Bihar politics.

The Hindu

Chirag Paswan threatens legal action against Tejashwi over reservation remarks

Chirag Paswan threatens legal action against Tejashwi Yadav for false statements on reservations in Bihar elections.

The Hindu

Is the Nitish factor dying down in BJP’s battle for Bihar?

Bihar’s political scenario has overturned in past months. Nitish Kumar, who led the INDIA bloc’s first meetup, sided with the BJP. But, in a first, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has allotted fewer seats to Kumar’s JDU than the saffron party in Bihar in the Lok Sabha polls.

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We will easily achieve the target of 400-plus seats, says Rajnath Singh in Bihar

Rajnath Singh and BJP chief J.P. Nadda target the Congress and INDIA bloc over corruption at rallies in Bihar

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RJD turncoat quits JD(U), cites confusion among ground-level workers

Jagdanand Singh's son Ajit Singh quits JD(U) due to party confusion, may return to RJD, citing lack of worker consultation.

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Tejashwi Yadav rewinds PM Modi’s old speeches at poll rally

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav taunts PM Modi with audio clip of unfulfilled promises during Bihar election rally.

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Yadav vs Yadav in flood-prone Madhepura

Madhepura, the 'Yadavland of Bihar', where only Yadav candidates have won since 1968, faces another election battle.

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Lok Sabha polls | SC judgement on EVMs a big jolt to Congress-RJD combine, says PM Modi

PM Modi criticizes Congress and RJD for questioning OBC reservation rights and alleged vote-bank politics, urging them to apologize.

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 8: Gorkha leader, ex-MLAs among 13 defectors in INDIA bloc

A Congressman who returned to his “mother party” to one who jumped ship to the BJP in the “best interest” – a total of 20 defectors are in fray in phase two of the Lok Sabha elections to be held across 89 constituencies in 13 states on April 26.

The Hindu

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Congress committed scams in all three worlds, J.P. Nadda says in Bihar

BJP president J.P. Nadda lashed out at the INDIA bloc, calling it a coalition of those who promote nepotism and corruption

The Hindu

Congress, BJP give women short shrift in Bihar; regional parties put up women candidates for Lok Sabha polls

Altogether, 10 women candidates are in fray in Bihar, allotted by the regional parties; RJD tops the list with six candidates

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It’s family and friends in Lok Sabha polls for Congress in Bihar, rue senior State party leaders

Under Opposition mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) seat distribution, Congress got only nine seats to contest. On April 22, it announced names of candidates for five seats, out of which the party has given tickets either to dynasty or borrowed players at the cost of grass root party leaders, alleged some senior…

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Purnia constituency: Independent Pappu Yadav on hot seat against JDU, RJD

Purnia, one of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, has become a hot seat where the 'Pappu' factor is worrying both Janata Dal (United) and Rashtriya Janata Dal. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Congress-RJD will bring riots, atrocities, poverty, starvation; NDA will bring development, says Amit Shah in Bihar

Amit Shah criticizes RJD regime, warns of Jungle Raj return, praises Modi's development work in Bihar.

The Hindu

Lok Sabha elections | Nitish Kumar has lost his senses, alleges Lalu Prasad

Lalu Prasad Yadav campaigns in Saran, appears composed and stylish, confident in RJD's victory in Bihar elections.

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