Overview
- At rallies in Arrah and Nawada, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged the RJD forced Congress to accept Tejashwi Yadav as the CM face “at gunpoint” and warned of infighting in the alliance after polling.
- BJP leaders, including JP Nadda, pressed the ‘jungle raj’ narrative against the RJD and pitched Nitish Kumar’s governance and the NDA’s jobs and development promises.
- Bihar Police arrested JD(U) candidate Anant Singh in the Oct 30 Mokama murder of Dularchand Yadav, turning the case into a focal point of the law‑and‑order crossfire.
- Tejashwi Yadav called the current situation a “maha jungle raj,” vowed swift action against criminals if the Mahagathbandhan forms government, and attacked the NDA on employment.
- Congress’s Jairam Ramesh questioned the government over alleged paper leaks, a CAG‑cited Rs 70,000 crore scam, migration and recent killings; voting is on Nov 6 and 11 with results on Nov 14.