Overview
- The Election Commission ordered immediate transfers of the local SP, the Mokama returning officer and two SDPOs, directed disciplinary action against three officials, suspended one officer, and sought an action-taken report from the DGP by noon Sunday.
- Police said three FIRs have been filed and two suspects arrested in the Oct. 30 firing that preceded Jan Suraaj supporter Dularchand Yadav’s death, with the postmortem citing cardiorespiratory failure.
- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar released a video appeal asking voters to return the NDA on the strength of his governance record since 2005, as Bihar votes in two phases on Nov. 6 and 11 with results due Nov. 14.
- RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale urged higher turnout in Bihar and dismissed fresh talk of banning the organisation, saying previous attempts had failed.
- Mahagathbandhan ally Mukesh Sahani says he has been advanced as a deputy chief minister pick to elevate Nishad representation, while BJP insiders signal no immediate move to replace Nitish Kumar as the NDA’s CM face despite ongoing grassroots pressure.