Overview
- Amit Shah told BJP workers in Araria and Samastipur that the election is about removing “infiltrators” from Bihar, promising expulsions if the NDA wins 160-plus seats.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, transferring ₹10,000 each to 75 lakh women in Bihar for a total of ₹7,500 crore.
- Opposition leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, criticized the transfer as an attempt to buy votes, while NDA leaders cast it as women’s empowerment.
- Shah linked Rahul Gandhi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra to protecting “infiltrators” during the voter-roll revision, as the BJP escalated cadre meetings and strategy sessions led by Dharmendra Pradhan.
- The Election Commission is expected to announce poll dates after October 6 with the process to conclude before November 22, and NDA seat-sharing talks are nearing a decision with JD(U) projected to get a slightly larger share.