While in an exclusive interview with ANI, the Jan Suraaj founder wholly credited the nearly 65% voter turnout as the vigour of the voters being excited after seeing his party offer an alternative from the two same choices of Lalu Prasad Yadav, and Nitish Kumar.
"What does Rahul Gandhi ji know about Chhath? Has Rahul Gandhi observed Chhath? Does he know anything about it? What knowledge does a man have about the Chhath festival who runs away abroad ?" Tej Pratap Yadav said.
Addressing an election rally in Muzaffarpur, the Prime Minister said the competition winner will be decided by the public, and the winners will be recognised just before next year's Chhath festival.
Nepal concluded the four-day Chhath festival with offerings to the rising sun. Thousands of devotees gathered at rivers and ponds, especially in Birgunj, to pray for family well-being, prosperity, and longevity. The festival honours the Sun God, symbolising truth, devotion, and gratitude.
Amid the ongoing Chhath Puja festivities, District Magistrate, Patna Dr Thiyagarajan SM, said that preparations were over and the ghats were decorated.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said Chhath festival is being celebrated in the national capital in a grand and spectacular manner, with full preparations.
District Magistrate (DM) of South-East, Sravan Bagaria, on Sunday, said that over a thousand ghats are being constructed across Delhi on the occasion of the Chhath festival.
The Hindu festival of Chhath that last for four-days commenced on Saturday with the first ritual, 'Nahay Khay,' drawing massive crowds at various ghats. Devotees thronged riverbanks to take a holy dip and offer prayers to the Sun God, marking the beginning of the auspicious Chhath Mahapar
"If you vote for Jan Suraaj, all those who have come home for Chhath, will never go outside Bihar for employment... The youth of Bihar want employment in Bihar itself... A people's government is going to be formed in Bihar...," said Prashant Kishor in an election rally in Sitamarhi.
Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma on Saturday extended greetings on the occasion of the Chhath festival and invited residents from Purvanchal to his official residence, where he has set up a ghat for women to perform the rituals.