Overview

• At rallies in Gaya and Nawada, Rahul Gandhi alleged a plan to strip voters of IDs and benefits, inviting a local man who said his name was deleted despite voting last year.
• Tejashwi Yadav unveiled the RJD’s six-point manifesto that promises higher pensions of Rs 1,500, free electricity up to 200 units and large-scale job creation.
• BJP leaders rejected the accusations, with Gaurav Bhatia calling the yatra a “jhooth ki dukaan” and citing a Supreme Court dismissal of a petition on alleged bogus voting in Maharashtra.
• Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar said the BJP is “using” Chief Minister Nitish Kumar until the election, accused the EC of echoing BJP lines and pressed for polling-booth CCTV data the EC says raises privacy concerns.
• The 16-day yatra began on August 17 in Sasaram, is moving through more than 20 districts and is scheduled to end with a Patna rally on September 1.