The fight over Patna's high-profile 10 Circular Road residence has turned into a political flashpoint, with both the NDA and RJD digging in over the government's eviction notice.
A banner displayed outside the RJD office in Patna on Monday, featuring Lalu Prasad Yadav and his daughter Rohini Acharya, has triggered fresh political speculation in Bihar.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) received a major boost on Tuesday as former state president of the RJD women’s cell, Ritu Jaiswal, joined the party along with several other RJD leaders. Bihar BJP president Sanjay Saraogi formally inducted her into the party.
Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, launched a blistering attack on the Samrat Choudhary-led government on Tuesday, alleging that criminals “protected and nurtured by those in power” have unleashed terror upon women across Bihar.
Praveen defeated IUML’s Jayanti Rajan by a slim margin of 1,286 votes. He secured 70,448 votes, while his closest rival polled 69,162 votes.
He said Bihar now needs good governance and prosperity, not jungle raj, and that only the NDA’s double-engine government can ensure this. “This election is about good governance vs jungle raj,” he said.
During his campaign for NDA candidates, the UP chief minister said the people of Bihar are rising above the politics of identity and standing firm with development and nationalism.
Long years back, when I was posted in Bihar under the Lalu regime, a Bihari friend had told me, “To understand Bihar, you must realise that Bihar is more a state of mind than reality.”
He addressed his first rally in Wazirganj in support of BJP candidate and sitting MLA Birendra Singh, where he launched a sharp attack on the RJD-Congress alliance.
The entire Phulwari area was flooded with red, green, and Congress flags.
