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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 09, 2020, 22:44:50 IST
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Live updates: Piyush Goyal gets additional charge of Food Ministry

Ram Vilas Paswan, one of the tallest Dalit leaders in Bihar and founder of the Lok Janshakti Party, has passed away at the age of 74. Stay with TOI for latest updates
20:25 (IST) Oct 07
Period of submission of the list of star campaigners extended from 7 days to 10 days from the date of notification: EC
20:23 (IST) Oct 07
EC revises norms for campaign by star campaigners for Bihar and all polls/bypolls held during Covid pandemic: Maximum star campaigners to be cut to 30 from 40 for recognised national/state parties and to 15 from 20 for unrecognised parties
19:44 (IST) Oct 07
The entry of the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) into the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was formalised on Wednesday with the party having been given 11 seats as part of seat distribution among allies for Bihar polls.
19:28 (IST) Oct 07
Congress party releases a list of 21 candidates for the upcoming Bihar elections 2020.
Congress party releases a list of 21 candidates for the upcoming Bihar elections 2020.
18:32 (IST) Oct 07
FIR was registered against Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, Anil Sadhu, Kalo Paswan, Sunita Devi and Manoj Paswan, on the basis of the statement of Shakti Malik's wife.
18:32 (IST) Oct 07
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav writes to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar requesting him to recommend CBI inquiry to probe the murder case of ex-RJD state secretary Shakti Malik, in Purnia.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav writes to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar requesting him to recommend CBI inquiry to probe the murder case of ex-RJD state secretary Shakti Malik, in Purnia.

His letter also reads, "You can arrest me before the filing of nomination and call me for questioning."

17:58 (IST) Oct 07
Bihar Congress is being destroyed by current in-charges. They could've easily resurrected the party here. But only family members & stooges are given party tickets. They don't care about the party. I'm sending letters to Rahul ji since 2012 to look into Bihar: Congress worker
17:55 (IST) Oct 07
Delhi: Congress workers from Bihar protest outside party headquarters over the allotment of tickets for the upcoming polls.
Delhi: Congress workers from Bihar protest outside party headquarters over the allotment of tickets for the upcoming polls.
17:54 (IST) Oct 07
Bihar: JD(U) workers create ruckus at party office in Patna, against the candidature of sitting MLA Jitendra Kumar, from Asthawan. Workers say, "We just have one demand, give ticket to anyone except him. His work isn't good. He doesn't respect workers."
17:52 (IST) Oct 07
Bihar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rameshwar Chaurasia (in blue kurta) joins Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) in Patna.
Bihar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rameshwar Chaurasia (in blue kurta) joins Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) in Patna.
17:46 (IST) Oct 07
JD(U) releases a list of 115 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Elections
JD(U) releases a list of 115 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Elections

Chandrika Rai to contest from Parsa Assembly constituency, Lalan Paswan from Chenari and Bima Bharti from Rupauli Assembly constituency.

14:55 (IST) Oct 07
Sahani was upset that the RJD didn't announce the number of seats promised to the Vikassheel Insaan Party.
14:54 (IST) Oct 07
Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) leader Mukesh Sahani had earlier walked out of a joint press conference held by the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the largest party in the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) to announce the seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar.
14:48 (IST) Oct 07
BJP gives 11 seats to associate partner Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) from its quota of 121 seats in Bihar polls.
11:22 (IST) Oct 07
Former BJP MLA and senior leader Usha Vidyarthi gets LJP ticket for Paliganj constituency. She is the second BJP leader to get LJP ticket
08:52 (IST) Oct 07
Though not a formal member of the Grand Alliance in Bihar, Lalu Prasad's party that spearheads the opposition coalition there had declared last week that it will accomodate the Jharkhand ruling party from its quota of 144 seats.
08:09 (IST) Oct 07
LJP is likely to accommodate at least four BJP men in its first list of candidates, which would be released on Wednesday and in subsequent phases more saffron members will find place, sources said.
05:38 (IST) Oct 07
BJP releases first list for Bihar polls, names 27 candidates
The names include international shooter Shreyasi Singh from Jamui constituency and former MP Hari Manjhi from Bodhgaya. All the candidates are for the election's first phase in which 71 seats of the 243-member assembly will go to polls. Former state minister and the RJD's old timer Raghvendra Pratap Singh finds place in the BJP's list from his traditional Barhara constituency in the Bhojpur district.