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New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address three public meetings on Saturday as part of the BJP’s campaign efforts for the second and final phase of assembly elections in Bihar on November 11.
According to the party’s schedule, Amit Shah’s first public meeting will be held at Gorelal Mehta College ground in Banmankhi, Purnia at 11:15 am. This rally will cover Kasba, Banmankhi, Rupauli and Dhamdaha assembly constituencies.
His second public meeting will be held at 12:45 pm at Training College Ground, Musapur, Kodha, Katihar, where he will address the voters of Katihar, Burari and Kodha assembly constituencies.
The third and final rally of the day is scheduled at 2:15 pm at Lakhi Chand Sahu Senior Secondary School Ground, Nirmali, Simrahi, Supaul. This rally will address Nirmali, Pipra, Triveniganj and Chhatapur assembly constituencies.
On Friday, Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) during a rally in Bhagalpur’s Pirpainti, and warned voters against the return of “jungle raj” if the RJD-led Grand Alliance comes back to power in Bihar.
Shah said that although the era of anarchy associated with RJD rule had been marginalized for a long time, it was “eager to make a comeback in a new form and shape.” He urged people not to fall prey to the opposition alliance’s “big and populist promises”.
Taking aim at the RJD-Congress alliance, Shah warned, “Your one vote will strengthen them and contribute to their efforts to bring back jungle raj.”
He also attacked the “tainted record” of Grand Alliance leaders Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav and claimed that their political aspirations were motivated by dynastic motives.
He said, “They are engaged in corruption; we are engaged in development. Lalu ji wants to make his son the Chief Minister and Sonia ji wants to make her son the Prime Minister.”
“But listen carefully,” Shah said, “neither Rahul will become the Prime Minister nor Tejashwi will become the Chief Minister, because Modi ji is in Delhi and Nitish Kumar ji is in Bihar.”
Meanwhile, according to Chief Electoral Officer Vinod Singh Gunjiyal, the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections concluded peacefully on Thursday with 64.66 per cent voting, the highest in the electoral history of the state.
Voting was held in a total of 121 assembly constituencies across 18 districts with 3,75,13,302 voters – including 1,98,35,325 male, 1,76,77,219 female and 758 third gender voters.
To facilitate voting, 45,341 polling stations were set up across the state, including 36,733 in rural areas and 8,608 in urban areas.
With the election campaign reaching its final stages, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by BJP and Janata Dal (United) and the Grand Alliance led by RJD and Congress have intensified their contact efforts. Leaders of other political parties have also intensified their campaigning as Bihar is gearing up for a big election battle.
Voting will be held in 122 out of 243 constituencies in the second and final phase of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. According to the Election Commission, 1,302 candidates are contesting in this phase.
While the BJP cited the polling as evidence of a “pro-incumbency wave”, the Congress said it had “ground reports” that suggested “12 out of 15 ministers” contesting in the first phase were likely to lose.
–IANS
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