"The Prime Minister of the country, wherever he goes, he says that the opposition leaders are insulting the people in West Bengal, Kerala and Bihar. We are talking about your rights, your empowerment... Yesterday, Rahul Gandhi showed that the votes were rigged in the Haryana elections. 25
Condemning the opposition, the BJP leader later said that the claims made by the opposition party are baseless and "don't believe such misleading rhetoric".
Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD) national president and candidate from Mahua assembly constituency, Tej Pratap Yadav, visited various polling booths in the constituency as polling is underway in the 121 constituencies in the first phase of the election on Thursday.
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.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday accused Lok Sabh Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of pushing an agenda of "external forces" aimed at eroding people's faith in India's democracy and the Indian Constitution
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.
"Today I have come among you to ask who are those people who created an identity crisis for the youth of Bihar? Who are those people who tarnished Bihar's identity?" the BJP leader asked the people while addressing a public rally in Sitamarhi.
The Prime Minister, while addressing a rally in Araria, cited Mahagathbandhan's Deputy CM nominee Mukesh Sahani's recent statement related to atrocities on the 'Nishad' community during Lalu Prasad Yadav's regime. PM Modi claimed that Congress has fielded Sahani against RJD, who is giving