Overview
- Campaigning peaked with Modi’s rallies in Saharsa and Katihar and a Patna roadshow, where he accused the RJD-Congress of blocking development since 2005 and reiterated the 'katta' jibe over Tejashwi Yadav’s CM projection.
- Modi and senior NDA figures framed the contest around law and order and alleged protection of 'infiltrators', sharpening appeals in Seemanchal’s sensitive constituencies.
- Tejashwi Yadav dismissed the PM’s language, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused Modi of insults and deflection, and Mallikarjun Kharge said Nitish Kumar sits 'in the BJP’s lap' and may not remain CM, as Nitish’s absence from Modi’s roadshow drew notice.
- Rahul Gandhi’s viral wade into a Begusarai pond with fishermen and Lalu Prasad’s roadshow added to a day of high-visibility campaign moments across the state.
- Local symbolism and turnout were touted by the NDA, including a Nishad community fish ritual for Modi in Patna, while polling is scheduled for November 6 and 11 with results on November 14.