Bihar Elections highlights: Home Minister Amit Shah eats dinner with people from Mithila Community

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday excoriated the opposition INDIA bloc, charging the RJD and Congress with being at daggers drawn and claiming that their CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav was trying to "hide the sins" of his father Lalu Prasad by relegating his photos to the corner of election posters.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday accused the Congress, RJD, and SP of "embracing" criminals and lampooned their party leaders -- Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav, and Akhilesh Yadav, calling them "Pappu, Tappu, and Appu -- three new monkeys" of the INDIA bloc.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah had his dinner with members of the Mithila Community at Mithila Haat in Madhubani.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav slammed NDA, saying they will mortgage Bihar if elected to power. He said NDA was worried after Tejashwi Yadav’s poll promises. 

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav slammed NDA, saying they will mortgage Bihar if elected to power. He said NDA was worried after Tejashwi Yadav’s poll promises. 

The Congress on Monday alleged the BJP is viewing the alleged vote theft in Maharashtra through a Hindu-Muslim angle after state minister Ashish Shelar accused Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS of playing "appeasement politics" and targeting Hindu and Marathi voters.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday alleged that the RJD and Congress were hatching a "dangerous conspiracy" of upsetting demographic balance by encouraging infiltration in the Seemanchal region. Addressing a rally in Katihar, one of the districts in Bihar with a sizeable population of Muslims, Modi lambasted the opposition for "surrendering before extremists".

The Election Commission on Monday said enforcement agencies have seized illegal cash, drugs, liquor and other freebies worth more than Rs 100 crore from poll-bound Bihar and other states where assembly by-elections are scheduled. The poll panel said that as of November 3, more than Rs 108.19 crore worth of illicit inducements, including Rs 9.62 crore in cash, liquor worth Rs 42.14 crore (9.6 lakh litres), drugs worth Rs 24.61 crore, precious metals worth Rs 5.8 crore and other freebies worth over Rs 26 crore have been seized from different states.

"They have made Bihar miserable. They have ruined the schools. We don't have teachers and there are no jobs in the entire country today. 50 lakh jobs are vacant in universities, police, central police, railways and in the Government of India. They should recruit people. They are not recruiting and here they are talking about one crore jobs. That's why this time, people will teach a lesson to such liars. Bihar is a politically conscious state. There may be poverty and unemployment here, but politically, everyone is very smart. They know when to vote, how to vote, and whom to vote for," he said. 

UP CM Yogi Adityanath has slammed Mahagathbandhan, saying the people who created the identity crisis for Bihar have come together under the coalition.   

Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed Bihar SIR, asserting that the infiltrators have no right to choose the Chief Minister in the poll-bound state. 

PM Modi said that the people of Bihar are shrewd observers of politics and can understand what lies beyond the words of politicians. He questioned why RJD and Congress posters either do not feature Lalu Yadav — who ruled Bihar for years as Chief Minister — or show his image in a very small, almost invisible size. He asked why the RJD seems to be hiding its prominent leader, suggesting that the party might be ashamed or trying to conceal something from the youth of Bihar.

PM Modi said the Congress dynast called the Chhath festival a drama so that the people of Bihar would vent their anger on the RJD and defeat it.

PM Modi said there was a massive infighting between RJD and Congress. He said Congress and BJP leaders were not getting a place in Mahagathbandhan posters.

Union Minister Amit Shah said PM Modi has made the nation secure from terrorists. He also rebuked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of disrespecting Chhathi Maiyya. 

Home Minister Amit Shah said voting used to conclude early in Bihar because of naxalism but the state will witness voting till 5 pm for the first time.

In Sitamarhi, Union HM Amit Shah says, "Rahul Gandhi was here recently. He took out a 'ghuspaithia bachao yatra'. Riga is located near the border, it is near Nepal. Tell me, should Bangladeshi infiltrators not be removed from Bihar's vote list? These infiltrators take up the share of foodgrains for the poor, they snatch away jobs from the youth and those who have come here from Bangladesh have no right to vote here and elect the CM of Bihar."

In Sitamarhi, Union HM Amit Shah says, "The pair of Nitish Kumar and Narendra Modi has liberated Bihar from 'jungle raj'. We ended dynasty rule. Lalu ji and Rabri ji want to make their son the CM of Bihar. Sonia Gandhi wants to make her son the PM of the country. But I am here to tell Lalu-Rabri and Sonia ji that neither Lalu ji's son would become the CM nor will Sonia ji's son become the PM. Because Bihar CM is held by Nitish ji and Narendra Modi ji is in power in Delhi (Centre)."

PM Narendra Modi says, "In the dictionary of RJD and Congress. What words, what emotions are there? The dictionary of RJD and Congress is filled with words like 'katta', cruelty, bitterness, bad manners, bad governance, and corruption. This is all they learned in the school of Jungle Raj. Your parents witnessed a time when even our protectors were not safe. The lives of the police themselves were in danger. Let me remind you of an incident right here in Saharsa. Our brave DSP of Saharsa, Satyapal Singh, was taking action against the Jungle Raj people. This did not go down well with the RJD bosses in Patna, the Jungle Raj supporters...In Jungle Raj, everyone's life was in danger. Every officer, every contractor, every businessman lived in fear. As a result, development stalled here. Nitish Kumar's government has ended Jungle Raj and transformed Bihar into a state of good governance..."

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While addressing a rally in Bihar's Saharsa, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said, "PM speaks on unnecessary issues, doesn't utter word on corruption, misrule of NDA govt in Bihar." 

VIP founder and Mahagathbandhan’s deputy CM candidate Mukesh Sahani defended Rahul Gandhi’s recent visit to the fishermen community, saying the NDA’s criticism shows its discomfort. “Rahul Gandhi went to see the pain of the fisherfolk, and the NDA is upset about it. This is an insult to the Nishad community,” Sahani said, adding that Gandhi wanted to understand the community’s struggles, and mocking him for it disrespects their hardships.

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge says, "We are in a good position in Bihar, and we will win, but the problem lies in how elections are being conducted across India, whether it's the SIR issue or other manipulations. After the elections, we will expose how the BJP is colluding with institutions to derail the process."

UP CM Yogi Adityanath says, "... NDA's victory is Bihar's victory. 'Batenge nahi to katenge bhi nahi'... 'Ek rahenge toh safe rahenge'..."

Addressing a rally in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a sharp dig at the INDIA alliance, saying, “You must have heard about Mahatma Gandhi’s three monkeys, but now the INDIA bloc has brought three new ones, Pappu, Tappu, and Appu. Yogi accused the RJD-Congress governments of depriving the poor of their rights and benefits. “During the RJD rule in Bihar, supported by Congress, the poor were denied their rations and left out of government welfare schemes. Before 2005, under Congress or RJD rule, if a poor person fell sick, he would die suffering because there were no medical facilities,” he said. The Chief Minister also hit out at Congress for its past policies on Kashmir, stating, “It was Congress that made Kashmir a disputed issue. Today, under Prime Minister Modi and Amit Shah, Kashmir has been freed from terrorism.”

Speaking at a public rally in Darbhanga ,Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that choosing a good government leads to good results. He praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving respect to the Makhana Board and said that under the double-engine government, connectivity in Bihar has improved. 

On RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's "swearing-in on 18th November" statement, Union Minister Nityanand Rai says, "He is dreaming of taking oath as the CM on 18th Nov. But for him, 18th Nov won't even come. In Bihar Election 2025, they will be wiped out by the people of the state on 6th and 11th Nov. How will they form the Govt and take oath if they will be wiped out? People of Bihar do not want 'jungle raj' anymore. They do not want massacre, crime, rape, dacoity, kidnapping, extortion and communal violence. People want development. They trust PM Modi, and CM Nitish Kumar, Chirag Paswan, Upendra Kushwaha and Jitan Ram Manjhi..."

Reacting to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s statement that he will take oath as Chief Minister on November 18, BJP national spokesperson Guru Prakash Paswan said that the decision lies with the people of Bihar, not with Tejashwi Yadav. “This election is for the future of Bihar, not for the RJD president,” Paswan said. “Lalu Yadav may be preparing to become party president for the 13th time, but it is the people of Bihar who will decide who their Chief Minister will be. Bihar is the mother of democracy,” he added.

Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav campaigned in Samastipur for Mahagathbandhan candidate Arvind Sahni, claiming that several so-called “B-team” parties are covertly supporting the NDA. He urged voters to stay united and back the Mahagathbandhan to defeat the BJP-led alliance in the upcoming Bihar elections.

Just hours after getting arrested in connection with the death of Jan Suraaj supporter Dular Chand Yadav, former Bihar MLA and Janata Dal United (JDU) candidate from Mokama, Anant Kumar Singh, posted a video message on his social media expressing "complete faith" in people's support ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. Singh, who is contesting the Mokama Assembly seat this time, took to Facebook to share a video that features him being escorted by police personnel. He captioned the post, "Satyamev Jayate! I have complete faith in the people of Mokama!! That's why now the people of Mokama will fight this election!" Read the full story here. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a grand roadshow in Patna on Sunday. Receiving a rousing welcome by thousands of supporters, PM Modi set the tone for the NDA’s election push. Amid tight security, people cheered, waved BJP flags, and chanted “Modi, Modi” as the Prime Minister’s convoy passed through the city. Women were seen offering aarti from their balconies, while others showered flower petals along the route, turning the roadshow into a festive celebration. Read the full story here. 

In a rare family political face-off, Tejashwi Yadav, the younger son of Lalu Prasad Yadav, campaigned in the Mahua assembly constituency, home turf of his elder brother, Tej Pratap Yadav. Addressing a public rally on Sunday, Tejashwi urged voters to support the RJD candidate, Mukesh Roshan, declaring him the likely winner. He told locals, “No matter who comes or goes, it doesn’t make a difference. What matters is the party.” Read the full story here. 

A day after holding massive roadshow in Patna, PM Modi is set to hold rallies in Saharsa and Katihar today.