Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to rally in Saharsa and Katihar as Amit Shah, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Yogi Adityanath fan out across Bihar before the November 6 vote.
- Modi alleged the RJD forced Congress to back Tejashwi Yadav as CM nominee at “katta” point, a charge Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge dismissed as a lie, while Tejashwi criticised the PM’s language.
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar reaffirmed zero tolerance for violence after recent clashes in Mokama and said voters would cast ballots peacefully.
- A Patna court remanded JD(U) candidate Anant Singh to 14 days’ judicial custody in the killing of Jan Suraaj supporter Dular Chand Yadav.
- Congress unveiled 40 star campaigners for phase two as both alliances talked up their prospects, with Tejashwi touting a November 18 oath plan and NDA leaders scoffing at the claim.