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SC refuses to entertain plea for re-polling in Bihar's Munger

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to the Election Commission of India for re-polling at Munger parliamentary constituency, Bihar, where allegedly booth capturing had happened with the connivance of the local administration. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tracking campaign data on Modi and Rahul: The message in battlegrounds, and hints on low priorities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed more than twice the number of public meetings than that of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi since the beginning of the NDA and INDIA poll campaigns, shows a Newslaundry analysis.

Newslaundry

50 students faint at a school in Bihar's Shiekhpura, severe heatwave leads to discomfort

At least 50 students fainted on Wednesday morning at Mankaul Middle School in the Ariari block of Sheikhpura district of Bihar, due to extreme heatwave conditions, as the temperature is soaring between 40 and 45 degrees Celsius in the district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Only lied, did no work’: RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav on Modi’s 10 years, INDIA bloc

In this episode of Another Election Show from Bihar, we spoke to prominent Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav. At present the leader of opposition in the Bihar assembly, Yadav has been the state’s Deputy Chief Minister twice in coalition governments with Nitish Kumar’s JDU. He is leading the INDIA…

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Another Election Show: Patna’s pulse, and the issues that matter in Bihar

Another Election Show is in Bihar’s Patna, to discuss politics in the state with senior journalist Santosh Singh and students of Patna University.

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‘No difference between Nitish, Modi’: BJP’s Samrat Chaudhary on Chhapra violence, NDA, constitution

Bihar, which has 40 Lok Sabha seats, recorded polling across eight constituencies today. The state had witnessed post-poll violence in Saran on May 21, in which a youth died and three others were severely injured after clashes between the RJD and the BJP workers, divided along caste lines of Yadavs…

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Bihar post-poll violence: Saran local dead in gunshots fired over ‘caste supremacy’

For long, the incidents of poll violence, booth capturing and influencing elections through muscle power had seemed like a thing of the past. But the post-poll violence in Saran Lok Sabha constituency on May 21 has revived memories of the bygone era of rampant caste violence and allegedly rigged elections…

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‘Can’t bury myself 10 ft under’: Prashant Kishor on his political ‘advice’ to an NDA ally

Many see Prashant Kishor as not an ordinary political analyst. As cofounder of IPAC – a political consultancy he claims to not be involved with anymore – he has earlier worked on campaigns and parties across the spectrum, from Narendra Modi’s BJP to Mamata Banerjee’s TMC.

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‘If Congress is over, why is Modi chanting its name?’: Kanhaiya Kumar on BJP, INDIA bloc, JNU

Congress’s Kanhaiya Kumar is the INDIA bloc candidate from North-East Delhi against BJP incumbent MP Manoj Tiwari. The former JNU student leader – who faced a defeat at the hands of BJP’s Giriraj Singh in Bihar’s Begusarai in the 2019 polls – is running a high-pitched campaign this time.

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Grand procession held in Bodh Gaya on the occasion of Buddha Purnima

On the auspicious occasion of the 2,568th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, a grand procession was held in the land of knowledge Bodh Gaya in the Gaya district of the state of Bihar, on Thursday morning. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bihar: BJP suspends Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh for contesting LS polls as independent candidate

The Bihar unit of BJP on Wednesday suspended Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh from the party for contesting the Lok Sabha elections from the Karakat seat as an independent candidate. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Modi’s BJP wants the votes of India’s ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims. Will they bite?

The party has tried to make inroads among the largest section of India’s 200 million Muslims. Will the strategy work?

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Three killed, several injured as autorickshaw collides with truck in Bihar's Sitamarhi

Three persons were killed and six injured after the auto rikshaw they were travelling in collided with a truck near Mohanpur Chowk. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 17: BJP MLA, ex-minister trying to ‘save Jharkhand’, an ‘outsider’ in UP

From incumbent MLAs under a central agency’s lens to a Bengal party hopper and Bihar’s turncoats hot seat – of the 15 turncoats in phase five of the Lok Sabha polls, eight are in the NDA and six in the INDIA bloc.

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Significant coverage but quality issues: Did Modi succeed in providing safe water to rural India?

India is home to 18 percent of the world’s population but owns only four percent of the world’s total freshwater. As such, India is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world, even as it’s plagued by scorching summers, regular droughts and frequent floods.

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Bihar man found dead with throat slit in Delhi's Kaushik Puri

One person was found dead with his throat slit inside a godown in Delhi's Krishna Nagar. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 16: Bengal’s party hopper, 2 in Shinde camp, Bihar hot seat

Of the 15 turncoats contesting in phase five of the Lok Sabha polls, eight are in the BJP-led NDA and six in the INDIA bloc.

The Hindu

Two arrested with 16 kg of ganja after surprise check at Arakkonam railway station

Two arrested with 16 kg of ganja on Ernakulam Express; smuggling operation from Bihar and Jharkhand uncovered.

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Himanta targets Lalu at rally in Muzaffarpur

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma tells Lalu Prasad to go to Pakistan if he wants reservation for Muslims, addresses election rallies in Bihar.

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BJP’s own Pasmanda outreach in Bihar thrown off rails by pm Modi’s campaign speeches

Prime Minister Modi's campaign shift impacts Pasmanda Muslims in Bihar, causing fear and anger among voters.

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Former ULFA commander contests Lok Sabha election from Bihar’s Valmikinagar

Former ULFA commander Naba Kumar Sarania, now with Jan Suraksha Party, challenges rejection to contest Lok Sabha from Bihar.

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‘Prabhat Pheri’ in Bihar’s Gopalganj to spread voter awareness ahead of polls on May 25

Gopalganj district administration conducts 'Prabhat Pheri' to raise voter awareness ahead of Lok Sabha polling on May 25.

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Made in Bihar: Hajipur town gains recognition by manufacturing footwear for Russian army, European markets

Hajipur, the second-fastest-developing city next to Patna in Bihar, is establishing a name for itself overseas by manufacturing footwear such as safety shoes for the Russian army and designer shoes catering to European markets. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Congress, RJD want to return Bihar to ‘lantern era’, says U.P. CM

U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath criticizes Bihar Opposition, accusing them of wanting to take Bihar back to 'lantern era'.

Newslaundry

100 rallies, fund crunch, promise of jobs: Inside Bihar’s Tejashwi Yadav ‘wave’

The high stakes battle for Bihar has brought the NDA top brass to ground zero, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. On the contrary, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav is the lone soldier from the INDIA alliance.

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