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Bihar Polls LIVE: We will uproot Modi govt at Centre, says Lalu Yadav

November 8, 2015

With results pouring in the trends show that JD(U)-RJD-Congress Grand Alliance is racing ahead of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar polls and is all set to form the next government under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.

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“Will go to Banaras with a lantern to ‘find’ Modi’s promises,” says Lalu.

“You can’t predict the ripples that this verdict will have in coming future.”

“I thank the women for coming in large numbers and voting. We are committed to look after their empowerment and safety,” says Lalu.

“Nitish Kumar is, and will be, the Chief Minister of Bihar. The state is set to develop under his leadership,” Lalu Yadav declares.

“We will work towards a better Bihar and are committed to women’s development and safety,” says Lalu.

“We will uproot the Modi government at the Centre,” says Lalu Yadav.

“The people of Bihar have handed over an unprecedented defeat to the BJP. We express our heartfelt gratitude to them,” says Lalu Yadav.

RJD chief Lalu Yadav addresses a press conference.

#BiharVerdict #NitishReturns The issue of Bihari vs Bahari settled now, says @ShatruganSinha @BJPBiharMedia pic.twitter.com/IP4F6C9dZV

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This is a victory of the truth and brotherhood, defeat of hatred, arrogance & anger, says Rahul Gandhi @OfficeOfRG pic.twitter.com/88GmT1NiWf — NewsGram (@NewsGram1) November 8, 2015

#BiharVerdict #BiharResults JDU+ won 40 lead on 128 BJP+ won 5 lead on 61 Others won 2 lead on 7 @NitishKumar @BJPBiharState

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#BiharVerdict JDU+ won 30 lead on 136 BJP+ won 4 lead on 64 Others won 2 lead on 7 For live updates, follow https://t.co/y9DO94wTF5 — NewsGram (@NewsGram1) November 8, 2015

#BiharVerdict #BiharResults Grand Alliance now leading in 170 seats, NDA in 65, Others in 7 seats @laluprasadrjd pic.twitter.com/hCknWKKpRf

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#BiharResults #BiharVerdict BJP ally Jitan Ram Manjhi wins Imamganj seat pic.twitter.com/LBsGFTFvz4 — NewsGram (@NewsGram1) November 8, 2015

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray calls Nitish Kumar to congratulate him over Grand Alliance’s massive victory in Assembly polls.

According to latest results/trends by 1:05 pm, Grand Alliance is leading on 160 seats while the NDA on 74 seats.

#BiharVerdict BJP’s Nand Kishore Yadav now leading by over 5000 votes from Patna Sahib constituency @Bihar_BJP pic.twitter.com/4glpu2IO8Y

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#BiharVerdict #BiharResults at 11:40am (leads/trends) JDU+ 157 BJP+ 75 OTHERS+ 12 @Bihar_BJP @NitishKumar pic.twitter.com/2SWOuNNeRD — NewsGram (@NewsGram1) November 8, 2015

This is a victory of unity over divisiveness. Humility over arrogance. Love over hate. A victory of the people of Bihar, says Rahul Gandhi.

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India Begins Its Election Season With Five States

The BJP has sent top leaders to campaign in Chhattisgarh.

NewsGram Desk

November 12, 2018

India, elections — India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses the gathering during the 'Global Mobility Summit' in New Delhi, India, VOA

India began on Monday the first of five state elections to be held in coming weeks, important tests for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he plots a course that he hopes will ensure him victory in a general election due by May.

Voters in the central state of Chhattisgarh went to the polls on Monday to elect representatives for 18 of the state assembly’s 90 seats in a staggered poll complicated by logistical problems and left-wing guerrillas.

The state of about 26 million people has been ruled by Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2003, and he will be hoping to hold on to power.

“Some unholy people have handed guns to children who should have pens in their hands,” Modi told a rally in the state on Friday, referring to the rag-tag guerrillas battling government forces from forest hideouts. “They’ve finished the lives of our tribal children.”

Hundreds of election workers had to be flown in to remote polling stations by helicopter because of the danger posed by the rebels.

Modi called for voters to back his BJP and its vision of “development for all.”

The final phase of voting in Chhattisgarh, which is known for its coal, iron ore and bauxite reserves, will be on Nov. 20.

India,India, elections — India’s Congress party President Rahul Gandhi displays documents as he accuses Narendra Modi’s government of buying 36 Rafale fighter jets from France’s Dassault at a highly inflated price, in New Delhi, India. VOA

The BJP was the preference of about 43 percent of voters in Chhattisgarh, 7 percentage points ahead of the main opposition Congress party, according to a survey released last week by the Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.

Modi’s other big tests will be in the neighboring central state of Madhya Pradesh, where the BJP is slightly ahead of Congress, according to polls, and in the northwestern state of Rajasthan, where Congress is expected to emerge victorious.

A good performance by the BJP in the elections would help it deflect growing criticism over unemployment and a crisis in the countryside over falling farm prices and wages.

Elections will also be held for assemblies in Telangana in the south and Mizoram in the northeast.

The BJP has sent top leaders to campaign in Chhattisgarh, including Yogi Adityanath, a firebrand Hindu priest and the BJP chief minister in Uttar Pradesh state.

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Adityanath has been appealing to the BJP’s Hindu-nationalist base and on Sunday accused the opposition of blocking construction of a temple for Hindu god Ram on a disputed site in Uttar Pradesh.

The destruction of a mosque on the site by a Hindu mob in 1992 sparked deadly riots across the country. (VOA)