Overview

• Chirag Paswan accused the state government of a total law-and-order collapse after two youths were killed in Biharsharif and BJP leader Gopal Khemka was gunned down in Patna
• The Lok Janshakti Party announced it will field candidates in all 243 assembly constituencies, with Paswan himself set to contest, severing its previous NDA alignment
• BJP spokespeople point to rapid police action in the Patna case, highlighting arrests of the shooter and another key suspect plus one fatal encounter within four days
• RJD leaders have underscored a spate of rural murders—in Purnea, Siwan and Buxar—to reinforce criticism of rising violence under the current administration
• Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has overseen the home department since 2005, now faces intensified scrutiny over police performance as election campaigning heats up