National Conference's Agha Mehmood will be up against PDP candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi in the Budgam bye-election. AAP has also fielded Deeba Khan from the constituency.
Bihar Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Bankipur Assembly constituency, Nitin Nabin, on Monday praised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his welfare and development-oriented governance, saying that he has "defined himself as a true samajwadi."
JDU National Working President Sanjay Kumar Jha on Monday slammed Mahagathbandhan's Chief Ministerial candidate and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's statement that if the alliance comes to power in Bihar, it will throw the Waqf (Amendment) Act into the dustbin.
Former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam said that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav has revealed his intentions, saying that Yadav will implement Sharia law in Bihar if his government is formed.
Union Minister Chirag Paswan took a swipe at the opposition as he suggested that they will use "any means necessary" to win the elections, highlighting the recent alleged attack on the NDA candidate's convoy in Bhaktipur.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday conducted a roadshow in support of AAP candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu for the upcoming assembly bypoll for the Tarn Taran constituency. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia was also present during the roadshow.
Ahead of the Bihar elections, Congress leader Pawan Khera has slammed the NDA for not announcing the name of the state's Chief Minister candidate on Sunday.
"The campaign has begun, and Bihar is impatient for change. Wherever we are going, people in large numbers from all castes and religions are coming to support us. People are fed up with the current government and want to change the Bihar government," said Yadav, who has been named as the
RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday sharply criticised the state government, calling Bihar the poorest in India with the lowest per capita income.