Congress poll campaign to kick off after Chhath, Rahul may visit Bihar on Oct 29-30

Patna: The Congress’s poll campaign in Bihar will kick off soon after Chhath Puja with Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi canvassing for the INDIA bloc, senior party leader KC Venugopal said on Sunday. Venugopal, the Congress national general secretary (organization), said that other party leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and national president Mallikarjun Kharge,…

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Waqf Act will be ‘thrown into dustbin’ if INDIA bloc voted to power in Bihar: Tejashwi

Katihar:  If the INDIA bloc is voted to power in Bihar, the Waqf (Amendment) Act would be “thrown into the dustbin”, the opposition coalition’s CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav said on Sunday. Addressing a public rally in the Muslim-dominated Katihar district, Yadav said his father, Lalu Prasad, the RJD chief, never compromised with communal forces in…

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No vacancy for CM’s post in Bihar, those fighting NDA have history of ‘jungle raj’: Dharmendra Pradhan

Darbanga (Bihar):  Union minister and BJP in-charge for Bihar assembly elections Dharmendra Pradhan has said people have immense faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, while those fighting against the NDA have a history of “jungle raj”. Exuding confidence that the NDA would win the polls, Pradhan told PTI Videos in…

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JD(U) expels 11 leaders for anti-party activities in poll-bound Bihar

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) has expelled 11 leaders, including a former minister, for anti-party activities and “defying its ideology” in the run-up to the assembly elections. The expelled members have also been suspended from the party’s primary membership, according to a statement issued by JD(U) state general secretary Chandan Kumar Singh. “The party…

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Centre committed to increasing farmers’ income, says Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Vellore (Tamil Nadu):  The central government is committed to increasing agricultural production and enhancing farmers’ income, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said. He said that four low-production districts of Tamil Nadu viz. Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Tuticorin, and Virudhunagar have been included in the Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana. Under this,…

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