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Elections. in India's 1st Elections website Home » Blog » Summary of Bihar Phase-1 Election Summary of Bihar Phase-1 Election By Deepak Parvatiyar October 13, 2015 5.00 / 5 (100.00%) 1 vote As many as 49 constituencies from across 10 districts from eastern and central Bihar voted on October 12, sealing the fate of 583 candidates including 54 women nominees in the first phase of five-phased Bihar state assembly elections. The ruling Janata Dal (United) was contesting 24 of the 49 seats in the first phase, while its respective alliance partners Lalu Yadav’s RJD was contesting 17 and the Congress, eight. The BJP is contesting 27 seats in the first phase and its ally Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (that won four of this regions eight Lok Sabha seats in 2014), 13. Other BJP allies are contesting the nine other seats. Considering that many of the constituencies were Naxal-hit, tight s...

Elections. in India's 1st Elections website Home » Blog » First Phase of Bihar Elections: Some Interesting Facts First Phase of Bihar Elections: Some Interesting Facts By Deepak Parvatiyar October 7, 2015 5.00 / 5 (100.00%) 2 votes With less than a week for the first phase of Bihar elections, electioneering is in full swing in Bihar. The first of the five-phase polling takes place on October 12. Following are some interesting facts about the regions that go to polls on October 12 in Bihar: Total Constituencies to go to poll in the first phase: 49 Total Candidates in the fray in the first phase: 583 You may also like to read Bihar Election Bihar Opinion Poll 2015 Total Polling Station – 12,686 Total Voters in the first phase: 1,35,35,586 Male Voters – 72.28 Lakh Female Voters in Ist Phase – 63.07 Lakh Key Issues Issue of Development Unemployment ...

Elections. in India's 1st Elections website Home » Blog » With PM’s rallies and slanging match,is BJP battle-ready in Bihar? With PM’s rallies and slanging match,is BJP battle-ready in Bihar? By Deepak Parvatiyar October 8, 2015 5.00/5 (100.00%) 2 votes Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, who lived in 6th century BC had warned: “There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.” This is a universal truth. We have parallels in David versus Goliath, or even the Pandavas versus the Kauravas in Mahabharatha. There are other mythological legends too – consider how a child, Krishna, could kill the mighty king Kansa in Mathura! You may also lik...

Elections. in India's 1st Elections website Home » Blog » Battleground Bihar : Key Election Strategies Battleground Bihar : Key Election Strategies By Deepak Parvatiyar October 3, 2015 5.00/5 (100.00%) 1 vote Strategy is made to achieve a long-term goal. Often it is related to planning  of military  actions and operations. After all, winning or losing a war determines the fate of a nation! Yet strategy is important for one’s basic survival The strategy to develop one’s career, business or even country’s overall development – the scope of strategy is overarching.  Elections are no exception but rather require meticulous strategic planning as they are no lesser than wars. So is the case in Bihar elections this time. You may also like to read CM Candidates of Bihar Bihar Election Updates Bihar’s Key Constituencies in Election Fray Obviously for months political parties engaged...