Overview
- At rallies in Saharsa and Katihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Congress–RJD alliance insulted Chhath after Rahul Gandhi called BJP’s celebration a “drama.”
- Modi alleged the RJD forced Congress to project Tejashwi Yadav at “katta” point and said Congress is out to “sink” the RJD, a claim Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge rejected as a lie.
- He accused the RJD of pressuring the UPA to stall Bihar projects after 2005 and warned of efforts to change Seemanchal’s demography through infiltration.
- The NDA reiterated its pledge to add Rs 3,000 to PM-Kisan payouts in Bihar, taking annual support to Rs 9,000 for farmers.
- Opposition leaders mounted counter-offensives, with Rahul Gandhi’s muddy-pond outreach and Kharge asserting the BJP would sideline Nitish Kumar, as polling is set for Nov 6 and 11 and counting on Nov 14.