A phone call led him out of his house that night. Minutes later, bike-borne gunmen opened fire on him and another man. His father says this wasn't the first attempt, just the one that worked.
Yadav also questioned why the Election Commission of India (ECI) has not released gender-wise voter turnout data for the first phase of polling.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the Commission confirmed that investigations and disciplinary actions are underway to uphold the sanctity of the electoral process.
Seeking to dispel confusion over Nitish Kumar’s political future, the Union home minister told Congress and RJD that neither the post of CM in Bihar nor the post of PM in Delhi is vacant.
Launching his campaign for the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections with a clear focus on social equations, he highlighted the OBC narrative, describing himself, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and Union Minister Ramnath Thakur as “sons of backward families”.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s ongoing Pragati Yatra was disrupted on Monday as a group of students protesting over alleged paper leak and irregularities in the 70th Combined Competitive Exams (Preliminary) conducted by the BPSC tried to stop his cavalcade in Samastipur.
As the pilot was jailed, the railway authorities arranged for another loco pilot Rishiraj Kumar to let the train complete the remaining journey.
Following the incident, the angry villagers put his body on Rebra Chowk at Samastipur-Gudarghat main road and blocked it for over 3 hours.
PM Modi has begun his back-to-back rallies from Chapra, a district which is believed to be the political bastion of Lalu Prasad Yadav.
