Meanwhile, the ruling NDA got 202 seats, a three-fourths majority in the 243-member House. This is the second time the NDA has crossed the 200-mark in the assembly polls. In the 2010 polls, it had won 206 seats.
As NDA registered a historic win in the Bihar Assembly election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi trained guns on the Mahagathbandhan, saying that the "Katta Sarkar will never return to Bihar" adding that people have voted for "Viksit Bharat"
"The names of 69 lakh voters got deleted following the SIR exercise, then how come the voting percentage in the first phase of elections increase?... Bihar is moving towards a big change. The new voters (Gen Z) want change. Why is the Prime Minister using such language like Katta, Bomb, d
The first phase of the Bihar elections, which saw a record voter turnout of 65.08 per cent, marked the highest polling percentage in the state's history.
Prime Minister Modi, during a rally in Bihar on Saturday, had taken a swipe at the Opposition Mahagathbandhan, declaring, "Nahi chahiye katta sarkaar, phir ek baar NDA sarkaar" (We don't want a gun-wielding government, we want the NDA government again).
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent "katta" (country-made pistol) remark, saying that the language of guns and "kanpatti" (temple of the head) reflects the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) mentality, not that of Bi
Hitting back at Congress leader Pawan Khera's "katta" remark, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Saturday said that the Mahagathbandhan has no ground or development-based issues to speak about in the ongoing Bihar Assembly elections.
Congress leader Pawan Khera, during a press conference in Patna alleged that the Union Home Minister Amit Shah secretly meets the officials, further claiming that the CCTV cameras in the elevators are sealed with paper.
Speaking to ANI, Khandelwal said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bihar has witnessed consistent progress across various sectors and that the electorate will once again choose the path of stability and growth.
Affirming the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) victory in the Bihar elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reiterated his "katta" jibe at the Mahagathbandhan, declaring, "Nahi chahiye Katta sarkaar, phir ek baar NDA sarkaar."
While addressing a gathering in Araria, the Prime Minister mentioned that Bihar was once a land of "social justice" but was later attacked by the RJD's "jungleraj" in the 1990s.
Speaking to reporters after casting her vote in Patna, Rabri Devi said, "Narendra Modi ji makes statements on 'katta' (guns) but it is the people of his party who fire bullets, they abduct, fire bullets and kill people. Modi ji doesn't remember all that."