Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday addressed a massive election rally in Bihar's Bhagalpur, asserting that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has been "wiped off" in the first phase of polling.
Speculation has been rife over an alleged rift in the Mahagathbandhan. While the alliance partners, including Congress have denied such claims, PM Modi had earlier claimed that the RJD "forcefully" took the Chief Ministerial post from Congress despite the latter's objections during the ne
"Amidst this immense support, tomorrow morning around 11 a.m., I will seek the blessings of the people-public in the public meetings in Sitamarhi, and in the afternoon around 1 p.m. in Bettiah," PM Modi said on X.
Speaking to ANI, Pawan Khera said, "We are confident of forming the government on 14th November and Tejashwi Yadav will take oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar."
Ahead of the second phase of polling, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday expressed confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would "win more than 206 seats" in the Bihar assembly polls.
Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Friday said that the first phase of polling in Bihar has clearly indicated strong support for the NDA, adding that the alliance will return to power with an even bigger majority than before.
The release added that after scrutiny, no discrepancy/malpractice was found at any of the Polling Station and no re-poll was recommended in Phase-I of the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections.
Responding to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent remarks on "10% of the population have control over the Army", Rajnath Singh said that Rahul Gandhi should keep the armed forces out of politics.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday stated that Bihar has made significant progress in developing a strong foundation for good governance under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"During the first 9 years of Nitish Kumar as the CM, there was an RJD-Congress government at the centre... They constantly obstructed Bihar's development. They did not let Nitish Kumar work... In 2014, when I got the opportunity to serve, a double-engine government was formed in Bihar. We
BJP leader and actor Mithun Chakraborty on Friday said that the BJP is the only party that can provide governance and therefore should also come to power in the Bihar assembly polls.