Hindustan Times

Bihar rural local body polls to be held in April-May: All you need to know

Bihar has 8,378 gram panchayats, 534 panchayat samitis and 38 district boards in the state. There are 258,000 posts with 114,667 ward members each. Elections for the three-tier rural local bodies in ...

SIR: Law says only local official can issue notice to electors; in Bihar, central EC sent pre-filled notices

The Bihar notices, pre-filled and sent by EC, may not point to substantive wrongdoing. But they flag a procedural question at ...
Hindustan Times

Urban local bodies polls in Bihar on time: Dy CM

Elections for urban local bodies in Bihar would be held on time, the state government assured the assembly on Thursday, amid apprehensions of delay owing to Supreme Court ruling that mandates that ...
NDTV

Clash of Personalities in Bihar as Local Issues Take a Backseat

Bihar assembly elections have turned into a personality clash between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Bhagalpur/Patna: While most political pundits predicted that ...
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Bihar for Biharis: How a demand for nativist quotas has put Nitish Kumar in a spot

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav are under fire for recruiting teachers from outside Bihar. | PTI Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday handed out appointment ...
Indiatimes

Urban local bodies' polls to be held in Bihar on October 10 and 20

The state election commission on Friday announced the dates for 224 urban local bodies' elections in two phases Bihar. The elections will be held on October 10 and 20. All the 17 municipal ...