Bihar Assembly polls: Campaigning ends for first phase, 71 constituencies set to vote on 28 Oct
FirstpostThe first phase of the election on Wednesday will decide fates of 6 ministers in the Nitish Kumar govt: Krishnandan Varma, Prem Kumar, Jay Kumar Singh, Santosh Kumar Nirala, Vijay Sinha and Ram Narayan Mandal Patna: Curtain came down on Monday over campaign for 71 Assembly segments of Bihar which go to polls on 28 October, in the first phase of elections. Leading the NDA charge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew down to address as many as three rallies, where he urged the voters to vote Chief Minister Nitish Kumar back to power. These included Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and former Union ministers Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Syed Shahnawaz Hussain. The voting in the first phase on Wednesday will decide fate of nearly half-a-dozen ministers of Nitish Kumar cabinet: Krishnandan Varma, Prem Kumar, Jay Kumar Singh, Santosh Kumar Nirala, Vijay Sinha and Ram Narayan Mandal.