Overview
- Releasing a video message, Nitish Kumar says being called a Bihari is now a matter of honour, highlights women’s empowerment and inclusive governance, and asks voters to turn out on November 6 and 11 with results on November 14.
- The NDA unveiled its joint manifesto on Friday, promising one crore government jobs, skills initiatives and financial support for women entrepreneurs.
- The opposition INDIA bloc has named Tejashwi Prasad Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate, and he promotes a blueprint to provide a government job to every household without one.
- Analyses note the campaign has shifted toward a national face-off between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, a framing seen as helping the ruling alliance.
- In Raghopur, the BJP has fielded Satish Kumar Yadav against Tejashwi Yadav; his affidavit lists Rs 1.54 crore in assets and a pending IPC Section 504 case.