Overview

• Nawada MLA Vibha Devi and Rajauli MLA Prakash Veer were seated in the back row on the Magadh University dais during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally, according to PTI reports.
• Their appearance set off talk of possible moves to the NDA before Bihar’s assembly polls, though no formal crossover has been announced.
• BJP MP Vivek Thakur said all elected representatives, regardless of party, were invited to the event.
• The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth nearly ₹13,000 crore at the Gaya gathering.
• Vibha Devi’s husband, former MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav, was recently acquitted by the Patna High Court, and local family grievances plus reports of Prakash Veer’s strained ties with Tejashwi Yadav form the backdrop to the unrest.