Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao showcased support for Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah's recent statement on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), stressing that everyone must oppose the party.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) general secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya said that there are "contradictions" within the National Democratic Alliance and Mahagathbandhan.
In the latest list, the Congress party have fielded Shaswat Kedar Pandey from Narkatiaganj, whereas it has announced Qamrul Hoda as their candidate from Kishanganj. Irfan Alam, Jitender Yadav and Mohan Shrivasta will contest elections from Kasba, Purnia and Gaya Town constituencies.
The Congress on Saturday released its second list for the Bihar assembly elections, announcing candidates for Narkatiaganj, Kishanganj, Kasba, Purnia and Gaya Town assembly seats.
There has been no discussion about the change of Chief Minister in Karnataka, and Siddaramaiah will complete five years in the Chief Minister's post, MLC, and the Chief Minister's son, Yathindra Siddaramaiah, said in Tumkur on Saturday.
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Saturday took a jibe at the Mahagathbandhan, saying that the opposition alliance would finish in the third place in the Bihar polls.
Reacting to the Prime Minister's statement, Tiwari told ANI that the Congress party has not backed down in the face of violence, recalling the loss of almost the entire Chhattisgarh leadership due to Maoist attacks.
Speaking to ANI in the national capital, Chugh claimed that the Congress leader represents an ideology that sympathises with those involved in night courts for the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
The JDU leader alleged that the two alliance partners are facing growing discontent across constituencies in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections.
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday charged that the Trinamool Congress's fierce opposition to the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exposes the party's dependence on "fake names, dead voters, shifted voters and infiltrators" as its vote bank.