Overview

• Nishant Kumar reaffirmed that his father will again lead Bihar as chief minister after the 2025 assembly elections, dismissing any doubts over succession.
• He defended Nitish Kumar against Tejashwi Yadav’s charge of copying announcements by citing his decades of work in health, education, electricity and caste census efforts.
• When asked about Rahul Gandhi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra and the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of voter lists, Nishant said the matters lie solely with the commission.
• Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh alleged that Congress and RJD workers in Begusarai distributed fraudulent ‘Mai Behan Yojana’ forms and urged the district administration to file criminal cases.
• Singh warned that if authorities fail to act on the alleged fraud, citizens may resort to vigilante measures to punish those involved.