Overview
- At rallies in Saharsa and Katihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the RJD of stalling projects such as the Kosi Mahasetu after 2005 and repeated his claim that Congress was coerced into naming Tejashwi Yadav as the CM face.
- Modi said Congress now seeks to "sink" the RJD and raised warnings over "infiltrators" in Seemanchal, contrasting the NDA’s development and law-and-order pitch with the opposition.
- Rahul Gandhi’s wade into a muddy Begusarai pond and his charge that the BJP staged a Chhath Puja "drama" remained viral talking points, which Modi rebutted at a Nawada rally.
- Congress leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, questioned Nitish Kumar’s standing in the NDA and criticized the alliance’s governance record.
- Senior NDA figures Amit Shah and Yogi Adityanath amplified the 'jungle raj' versus development message as Bihar heads to two-phase voting on November 6 and 11 with results on November 14.