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NEW DELHI/PATNA—Amid continuing conflicts between the two rival factions of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), the Election Commission of Indian has finally changed its name and also allotted new symbols. From now on, none of the two factions…
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PATNA—The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation headed by Dipankar Bharttacharya has been accorded the status of a State Party by the Election Commission of India (ECI). “It is seen the CPI-(ML) Liberation has fulfilled…
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NEW DELHI/PATNA—Electorates in Bihar should be ready to cast their votes in the elections to be held in October/November this year as India’s top court has rejected a petition seeking postponement of elections on the ground of Coronavirus…
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NEW DELHI—The Election Commission has issued following guidelines to be followed at the polling stations during COVID-19 situation. These guidelines become significant in view of the upcoming assembly polls in BIhar. 1) Mandatory…
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NEW DELHI—The Election Commission on Friday approved the broad guidelines for conduct of general/bye elections during the Covid-19 period. The assembly elections in Bihar are scheduled to be held in October/November. The EC also…
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PATNA—Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) president Jitan Ram Manjhi’s return to the JD-U has only become a formality now. Manjhi dropped ample hints about joining the JD-U after he gave total credit to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for a…
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PATNA—JD-U minister Shyam Rajak joined the RJD on Monday hours after he was sacked by the chief minister and also expelled from the JD-U for indulging in anti-party activities. Rajak rushed to the residence of former chief minister Rabri…
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NEW DELHI—In a significant move, the Election Commission has decided not to extend the facility of postal ballots to voters above 65 years of age, citing challenges and constraints to implement the rule, law body officials told the media on…
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New Delhi: India’s top cop on Thursday asked all the political parties to upload on their websites the details of the pending criminal cases against the candidates they are giving tickets to contest in what the experts say will check…
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PATNA: In a huge setback to the ruling Janata Dal United (JD-U) headed by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, the Election Commission (EC) has frozen party’s “arrow” symbol ahead of state polls in Jharkhand for its similarity with the poll…
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