Overview
- Campaigning across multiple Bihar districts, Shah alleged Rahul Gandhi mocked Chhath Puja and invoked his 'maternal roots in Italy,' urging voters to press EVMs hard enough that 'tremors are felt in Italy.'
- Shah predicted the INDIA bloc would be 'wiped out' in the state and said voters would 'avenge the insult to Chhathi Maiyya.'
- Linking opposition parties to disrespect of Hindu sentiments, he recalled an earlier claim that Congress workers abused PM Modi’s mother and accused Congress of blocking the Ayodhya Ram temple for decades.
- Shah highlighted development pitches, citing a modern Nalanda university, an ongoing ₹850 crore redevelopment at Punaura Dham where he said PM Modi would perform the consecration within two years, and a planned medical college in Lakhisarai named after Shri Krishna Sinha.
- He praised Nitish Kumar’s governance with claimed declines in murders, dacoities and kidnappings, attacked RJD over 'jungle raj,' and rejected suggestions that NDA would claw back women’s welfare deposits.