Overview
- At rallies in Banka and Bhagalpur, Rahul Gandhi claimed some BJP leaders who voted in Delhi also cast ballots in Bihar’s first phase, without naming individuals.
- His broader charge of ‘vote theft’ cites about 25 lakh alleged fake entries in the Haryana rolls and examples such as a foreign photo, which the poll panel has publicly denied.
- AAP and Congress pointed to BJP MP Rakesh Sinha in a double‑voting allegation; Sinha said he lawfully shifted his voter registration to Bihar and shared Election Commission documents to support his defense.
- The first phase of Bihar polling recorded a 64.66% turnout, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailing the participation as support for the NDA and campaigning with ‘jungle raj’ warnings alongside Amit Shah.
- After an attack on Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha’s convoy on polling day, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar directed the Bihar DGP to take immediate action, as phase two voting approaches on November 11 with counting on November 14.