Bihar election 2020 live updates: Modi, Nitish are no different, says Rahul Gandhi
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Nov 05, 2020, 08:03:57 IST
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Bihar election 2020 live updates: Modi, Nitish are no different, says Rahul Gandhi

Stay with TOI for latest updates on Bihar elections:
06:16 (IST) Nov 03
Mock poll underway at polling booth 103 in Raghopur assembly constituency of Vaishali, reports ANI
Mock poll underway at polling booth 103 in Raghopur assembly constituency of Vaishali, reports ANI

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav is contesting the state Assembly poll from this constituency.

06:11 (IST) Nov 03
Other prominent faces in the fray in the second phase are RJD leaders Alok Kumar Mehta from Ujiyarpur and Shailesh Kumar from Bihpur, former parliamentarian Anand Mohan's son Chetan Anand from Sheohar, former parliamentarian Rama Singh's wife Beena Singh from Mahnar, and Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha's son Luv from Bankipur.
05:28 (IST) Nov 03
If all rallies are put together, Rahul will be touching only eight constituencies. His sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, has so far not addressed any rally in the state.
05:13 (IST) Nov 03
For the JD(U), this was the area where it had its strongest showing five years back, winning 30 seats and a 17.3% vote share. Several of its ministers too are in the contest in this phase. Reports from the ground suggest that the CM is facing a tough battle against anti-incumbency and that LJP candidates are in many seats playing spoiler for JD(U) candidates, an intent that Chirag Paswan has made no secret of. It would hope that the alliance with BJP would compensate for these.
04:59 (IST) Nov 03
His brother Tej Pratap is in the fray from Hassanpur seat in Samastipur district.
04:59 (IST) Nov 03
Prominent contestants in the fray include Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and Grand Alliance's chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav who is recontesting the Raghopur seat.
04:58 (IST) Nov 03
Maharajganj seat has a maximum of 27 candidates in the electoral battle and Daraula with only four in the second round of Assembly polls.
04:58 (IST) Nov 03
As many as 41,362 polling stations have been set up across 17 districts, all of which except Patna, Bhagalpur, and Nalanda are situated north of the Ganges.
04:58 (IST) Nov 03
Bihar will vote in the second phase of the three-phase state assembly elections today