Overview

• Rahul Gandhi concluded a 16-day, 1,300-km Voter Adhikar Yatra on September 1 in Patna after traversing 25 of Bihar’s 38 districts and popularizing the “vote chor, gaddi chhodh” slogan.
• The march recast Congress from the alliance’s weak link to its most visible driver, with reported gains in Muslim-dominated constituencies such as Darbhanga, Madhubani and Araria.
• Tejashwi Prasad Yadav accompanied much of the route, elevating his national profile and reinforcing his standing as the Mahagathbandhan’s de facto chief ministerial face.
• Leaders from across the INDIA bloc joined at stages, rallying around opposition to the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
• Pappu Yadav’s influence in the Kosi-Seemanchal belt gained salience as he claimed 90% of rally attendees were Congress supporters, even as the NDA publicly downplayed the impact and Congress prepared booth-level action during the SIR.