Overview
- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh accused the ruling alliance of false promises in Bhagalpur and Seemanchal, urging a ballot-box response on phase-one polling day.
- He cited a 2015 pledge to build Vikramshila Central University in Bhagalpur with ₹500 crore and said no construction has started.
- He said the 2020 ₹1,264 crore announcement for Darbhanga AIIMS has not produced a building or an operational hospital despite a 2023 target.
- The data he quoted included NITI Aayog figures showing 52% in Araria and 50% in Purnia in multidimensional poverty with over 45% in Kishanganj–Katihar, alongside ADRI findings of severe household deprivations such as 73% lacking tap or hand pump access, 33% practicing open defecation, and 65% using wood-fired stoves.
- The opposition INDIA bloc has projected Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate, with voting scheduled for November 6 and 11 and results on November 14.