Patna, Apr. 16 : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday accused his BJP rival Rajiv Pratap Rudy and the Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government in Bihar of electoral malpractice.

Lalu, whose political future is to be decided by the voter turnout today, claimed that socially underprivileged sections like Dalits were not allowed to vote in his Saran (Chhapra) parliamentary constituency on Thursday, and those who attempted to do so, were attacked by upper caste voters.

Patna, Apr.

Patna, Apr. 15 : Shoot-at-sight orders have been issued across Bihar in the run-up to Thursday''s first phase election in 13 out of 40 Lok Sabha constituencies.

The state''s borders with Nepal and neighbouring states have also been sealed.

Lalu Prasad of the Rashtriya Janata Dal and Rajiv Pratap Rudy of Bharatiya Janata Party (Saran), Union Ministers Meira Kumar of Congress (Sasaram) and Hina Shahab, wife of controversial RJD MP Md Shahabuddin (Siwan) are candidates whose fate will be decided in tomorrow''s polls.

Patna, Apr. 15 : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Railway Minister Lalu Yadav has said that there is no political power in the country capable of breaking the Yadav Front that includes himself, Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan.

In an interview to Times Now, Lalu said: I will not respond to hypothetical situations. I can only say that the Yadav front is unbreakable. Those who want to join the NDA can do so, but we have kept all our options open as far as the Third Front is concerned."

Patna, Apr 10 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani on Friday said that his party would emerge as the biggest party in the elections.

"I am certain after going across the country and reading people's mood that the BJP will emerge as the biggest party in the elections," Advani told reporters here.

The BJP leader said with several alliance partners of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) deserting it, his party has an advantage in the general elections.

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