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.
"Bihar used to contribute a large portion of 25% of GDP after the independence...It had the largest fertiliser factory in Asia...It used to produce 60% coal and 40% sugar for the nation...It also had the largest steel plant... Patna University used to be one of the most well-known univers
"The migrant workers, who have stayed back after Chhath have made their people vote in big numbers too, that has surprised everyone. People who were sitting here giving Rs 10,000 to women. In this election women are definitely included, but the migrant workers have become the X factor. Th
"He himself confirmed the 'chaal, charitra, chehra' of his government. Nobody is safe here and there is no rule of law. Till now, it was the public tolerating it. Now the leaders are also facing it during elections," Kishor told reporters here.
Amid the polling for the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Thursday made allegations against the local administration, police and BJP at a few places and sought action from the Election Commission.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday directed the Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) to take immediate action after supporters of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) allegedly surrounded the convoy of BJP candidate Vijay Kumar Sinha in Khoriari village, hurling stone
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.
The Prime Minister, while addressing a rally in Araria, asked how many expressways, bridges, sports complexes, and tourist circuits had been built across Bihar, stating the answer was zero.
Yadav also announced his plan to establish an engineering college in Mahua, following the medical college he had previously set up, assuring the people of his constituency that he would continue to work for their development.