Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Highlights: NDA propagating ‘fake nationalism’ to win polls, alleges Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

They divided people, went to war, but couldn't divert attention from real issues, so stealing votes: Priyanka Gandhi attacks BJP in Bihar, PTI reported.

Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar following the release of the NDA's election manifesto, saying that Kumar "knows he won't become Chief Minister this time".

Speaking to ANI, Gehlot said, "Nitish Kumar is aware that he will not become the Chief Minister this time, which is why he is not making any commitments to the public. The new Chief Minister will be decided after the election."

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the immediate transfer of key administrative and police officials posted from the Mokama Assembly constituency and directed disciplinary action against them.

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over a murder incident in Mokama, saying that if such a crime can occur despite heavy security deployment, it raises the question of whether the state is under "jungle raj" or “mangal raj.”

Speaking to ANI in Darbhanga, Akhilesh said, "A place where the Prime Minister and the Home Minister are campaigning, where such VIPs with Z security are present -- if a murder takes place at such a place, then it shows whether this is 'jungle raj' or 'mangal raj'." (ANI)

RJD nominated late gangster Shahabuddin's son, which shows it wants to bring back jungle raj in Bihar, claims Nadda at Siwan rally, PTI reported.

Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar following the release of the NDA's election manifesto, saying that Kumar "knows he won't become Chief Minister this time".

Speaking to ANI, Gehlot said, "Nitish Kumar is aware that he will not become the Chief Minister this time, which is why he is not making any commitments to the public. The new Chief Minister will be decided after the election."

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday attacked the NDA dispensation in Bihar over unemployment and migration issues, and claimed that there is "no double-engine government" in the state as "everything is controlled from Delhi".

Addressing her maiden poll rally at Begusarai in the Bihar polls this year, she alleged that the NDA government at the Centre and in the state have been indulging in "divisive politics" and propagating "fake nationalism" to divert people's attention from real issues. (PTI)

In a video message, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar says, "You have given me the opportunity to serve the people of Bihar continuously since 2005. When we took office, being called a Bihari was considered an insult. Since then, we have served you with complete honesty and hard work... Be it Hindus, Muslims, upper castes, backward castes, extremely backward castes, Dalits, and Mahadalits, work has been done for everyone. I did nothing for my family. Now, being called a Bihari is not an insult, but an honour. Only the NDA can bring about Bihar's development. With NDA governments at both the centre and the state, the pace of development has accelerated significantly..."

Bihar Assembly Election 2025 LIVE: NDA propagating ‘fake nationalism’ to win polls, alleges Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

RJD nominated late gangster Shahabuddin's son, which shows it wants to bring back jungle raj in Bihar, claims Nadda at Siwan rally, PTI reported.

They divided people, went to war, but couldn't divert attention from real issues, so stealing votes: Priyanka Gandhi attacks BJP in Bihar, PTI reported.

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“Nitish Kumar is aware that he will not become the Chief Minister this time, which is why he is not making any commitments to the public. The new Chief Minister will be decided after the election. Nitish Kumar was insulted by the BJP during yesterday’s press conference. The Mahagathbandhan is set to form the government in Bihar this time,” former Rajasthan CM and veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot told ANI.

“The NDA government led by Prime Minister Modi at the Centre and by Nitish Kumar in Bihar has fulfilled every promise it made…,” said Union minister Nityanand Rai.

“Those people broke whatever promises they made. When the leaders of that Mahagathbandhan, which spread 15 years of jungle raj, murder, dacoity, kidnapping, rape, and caste frenzy, question the NDA's resolution document, the public asks them what promise they fulfilled?,” he said.

“But today, more than 30 crore people across the country and more than 3 crore in Bihar have been lifted out of poverty... Bihar has already caught the pace of development, and that Bihar will get an even faster pace of development,” the Union minister added.

“You know, don't you, that yesterday in Arrah, father-son Pramod Kushwaha and Priyanshu Kushwaha were shot dead by power-protected criminals. In your speech, please be sure to mention the jungle rule. Your candidates are carrying out plenty of bloodshed,” Tejashwi Yadav, the Mahagathbandhan's CM face, said on X.

“A man whose election from Parbatta in 2000 was annulled by the Supreme Court was declared ineligible and had to resign from his ministerial post. The Supreme Court found that he had lied about his age, as he was not 25 when he gave his affidavit... His 1981 affidavit (presented in 2000) indicated he should currently be 44 years old. However, he has declared himself to be 56 years old in his most recent affidavit, with a date of birth listed as 1968... By some magic or blessing, he can alter his age whenever he wishes,” Congress leader Supriya Shrinate told news agency ANI.

Union Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda will address several rallies in poll-bound Bihar today.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is also slated to visit the poll-bound state today to participate in two public meetings for the first time after the announcement of elections last month.

“The work of the Mahagathbandhan has been reduced to nothing more than personal attacks on us... He [Tejashwi Yadav] says that he will give government jobs to every family. He should at least calculate how he will do it... When asked how it will happen, he says 'it will happen,' but it doesn't work this way... We have prepared a complete roadmap. They keep making lakhs of allegations and counter-allegations, but the reality is that the people of Bihar have made up their mind to bring the NDA again,” Union Minister Chirag Paswan told ANI.

Bihar Assembly Election 2025 LIVE: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday issued appeal to voters of Bihar to elect NDA government once again to lead the state to further path of development. Kumar issued an appeal five days before first phase of voting on 6 November.