Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday mocked RJD's Tejashwi Yadav's recent statement in which he said he would keep silent for 100 days about the current goverment, saying they should go into penance during that time.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's clean record, saying that in the last 20 years, no one can accuse him of corruption.
Congress MP Imran Masood on Thursday claimed that many people were forced to return from polling stations as their names were missing from the voter list, saying that "voter list is corrupt" during the ongoing Bihar elections.
Among the 18 districts, Gopalganj recorded the highest turnout of 46.73 per cent, followed by Lakhisarai with 46.37 per cent and Begusarai with 46.02 per cent till 1 pm.
Bihar recorded a voter turnout of 27.65 per cent in the first four hours of the first phase of assembly elections, according to the data of the Election Commission of India.
The highest voter turnout of 15.27 per cent was recorded in Saharsa district of the state among all districts, while Lakhisarai recorded a sluggish turnout of 7 per cent.
Tej Pratap was responding to Rahul Gandhi's recent incident, when he jumped into a pond in Begusarai on Monday for fishing. He stated that the Congress MP's job is to ride a motorcycle and spread pollution.
Mocking Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi after he jumped into a pond for fishing in Begusarai on Sunday, BJP MP Ravi Kishan said on Monday that he would get fewer votes than the number of fish he caught.