Overview
- In interviews and rallies on November 4–5, Amit Shah said the NDA would cross 160 seats and form the next Bihar government under Nitish Kumar.
- He dismissed the Mahagathbandhan’s promise of 2.6 crore government jobs as fiscally untenable, claiming the salaries would total about three times Bihar’s budget.
- The BJP filed a complaint with the Election Commission alleging Rahul Gandhi’s comment about the Prime Minister violated the Model Code of Conduct and sought action.
- Shah defended the NDA’s brief manifesto and welfare programs, including Jeevika, while alleging the RJD had threatened to withdraw the scheme’s benefits.
- Citing projects such as the Barauni fertiliser plant, a PM Mitra textile park and nine new industrial estates, he touted development as first-phase campaigning ended and voting begins on November 6.