Nitish demand special status for Bihar; ahead of general election 2019
Nitish's move to revive his demand for special category status to Bihar is being seen as part of his step towards 2019 general election.
General Elections 2019, to elect 17th Lok Sabha, are slated to take place in 7 phases starting 11th April and the results will be announced on 23rd May, 2019.
With excessive use of technology and social media, the 2019 elections will be one of the most interesting elections in India.
Election Commission of India announced the elections schedule on 10th March and moral code of conduct came into effect immediately.
Phase | Date | Constituencies | States and Union Territories | |
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1 | 11 April | 91 | 20 | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra,Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep |
2 | 18 April | 97 | 13 | Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Puducherry |
3 | 23 April | 115 | 14 | Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu |
4 | 29 April | 71 | 9 | Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
5 | 6 May | 51 | 7 | Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
6 | 12 May | 59 | 7 | Bihar, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi |
7 | 19 May | 59 | 8 | Bihar, Himachal, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh |
Nitish's move to revive his demand for special category status to Bihar is being seen as part of his step towards 2019 general election.