Tejashwi Yadav, the Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial candidate, expressed strong confidence in the alliance's victory in the Bihar Assembly elections on Sunday, describing the prevailing atmosphere in the state as "very good."
He predicted that Bihar would vote for change in both the first phase and the upcoming polling on November 11. Yadav also sharply criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sidestepping the issue of reservations.
"Today marks the final day of campaigning. The mood is excellent. The people of Bihar have already voted for change and will repeat it on November 11. Neither the Prime Minister nor any other minister is uttering a word about the reservations we provided during our 17-month tenure. The Prime Minister has effectively swallowed the 65% reservation meant for the people. They should instead explain what they have given to Bihar compared to Gujarat," Tejashwi Yadav told reporters.
Meanwhile, the Rashtriya Janata Dal supporters sang and danced outside Tejashwi Yadav's residence in Patna on the occasion of his birthday. Posters of 'Tejashwi Yadav, CM of Bihar' were also put up outside his residence.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) targeted the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday over an alleged incident involving VVPAT slips found scattered near KSR College in the Sarairanjan Assembly constituency of Samastipur district.
Sharing a video clip on social media platform X, the RJD accused the poll body of malpractice, referring to it as the "Thieves' Commission".
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The party questioned how and why the VVPAT slips were ejected and left on the road.
"A large number of VVPAT slips ejected from EVMs were found scattered on the road near KSR College in the Sarairanjan Assembly constituency of Samastipur. When, how, why, and on whose orders were these slips thrown away? Will the Thieves' Commission answer this? Is all this happening on the instructions of the democracy's dacoits who have set up camp in Bihar after coming from outside?" The party wrote on X.
The campaign for the second phase of the Bihar elections will halt on Sunday evening ahead of second-phase voting on November 11. The results will be announced on November 14. The first phase of the Bihar elections experienced a voter turnout of 65.08 per cent, which is the highest ever in the history of the state.
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