Overview

• After a high-level huddle led by Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, Congress mapped campaign themes, manifesto priorities, and candidate selection for the Bihar Assembly polls.
• State in-charge Krishna Allavaru said partners must balance winnable and tougher constituencies, adding that existing allies would need to cede seats to accommodate JMM and RLJP, with no figures or deadline announced.
• Rahul Gandhi, on a two-day visit to Raebareli, reiterated the ‘vote chor, gaddi chhod’ slogan and alleged nearly one crore new voters were added in Maharashtra within four months of the Lok Sabha polls, saying he asked the EC to investigate.
• Kharge opened a 10-day training camp for Gujarat district and city Congress chiefs in Junagadh, part of an organisational drive that will also see Rahul Gandhi interact with participants later this month.
• Congress leaders escalated accusations of systematic ‘vote theft’, with Allavaru alleging collusion involving election officials and Kharge citing irregularities in Gujarat, while formal seat-sharing decisions in Bihar remain pending.