Published 22:46 IST, October 16th 2020
Fadnavis compares 'Engineer CM Nitish' to RJD's '9th fail Tejashwi' at 1st Bihar rally
Sounding the poll bugle, Bihar election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis on Friday, made a controversial comment on RJD's Tejashwi Yadav's educational qualification
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Sounding poll bugle, Bihar election in-charge Devendra Fnavis on Friday, me a controversial comment on RJD leer Tejashwi Yav's educational qualification. dressing his first Bihar public rally at Siwan, Fnavis touted number of colleges opened under NDA government. While talking about education, he compared CM Nitish Kumar's qualifications to Tejashwi's, saying 'he cant think about good education'.
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Fnavis: 'Tejashwi a 9th fail'
"On one side is our NDA CM Nitish Kumar who is an engineer, and on or side is RJD's CM candidate - a ninth (std) fail. If CM himself is ninth fail, will he think of good education? Will he think about future of your children? RJD is concerned about ir family and t people," said Fnavis. He said that under NDA government medical colleges, ITI, Engineering and polytechnical colleges were established.
BJP warns Chirag Paswan
Meanwhile, earlier in day, Union I&B Minister Prakash Javekar asked LJP chief Chirag Paswan to stop taking senior BJP leers' names while campaigning. Asserting that BJP h 'B' or 'C' team in state, Javekar said that Paswan was trying to create confusion. Terming LJP as a 'vote-cutter, BJP expressed confidence in NDA coalition winning 3/4ths of majority in upcoming polls. Bihar will vote in 3 phases - October 28, vember 3, and vember 7, with results being declared on vember 10.
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He ded, "We only have one stong team - BJP, JDU, HAM, VIP. Our coalition will win with a 3/4ths majority and we will defeat unholy Mahagathbandhan of Congress, RJD, Left. Chirag's party will remain a vote-cutting party, which will t make a great difference. We do t have any connection with Paswan's party and tell him to stop taking our leers' names."
Bihar polls
NDA- led by BJP poll-in-charge Devendra Fnavis will contest on a 121-122 seat share with JDU, while LJP has decided to contest separately, but is open to a post-poll alliance. Similarly, Mahagathbandhan which saw initial revolt from Congress finally agreed to a 144-70 seat-share formula with Congress, and three or Communist parties contesting on 29 seats. NDA and Mahagathbandhan face three coalitions - 'Progressive Democratic Alliance' (PDA) - comprising of JAP, AJP, SDP, BMP, and Grand Democratic Secular Front - comprising of AIMIM, RLSP, BSP, SJDD and SBSP. Bihar will vote in 3 phases - October 28, vember 3, and vember 7, with results being declared on vember 10.
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22:46 IST, October 16th 2020