The Kosi-Seemanchal region is also the main area of influence for dissident former MP Pappu Yadav, whose Jan Adhikar Party is determined to make his presence felt and prove a point to the RJD, as both draw their support from the more populated community. of the state. “The Yadavs.”
As in the previous two phases, Chirag Paswan’s LJP is also in the fray in several seats this time, threatening to play killjoy for the NDA, especially the JD (U) with its repeated pleas that “every vote to The party of chief ministers will be a loss for the future of Bihar.
Wrapping up his campaign for the Bihar Assembly elections, in which he has been overshadowed by both ally BJP and rival RJD, Prime Minister Nitish Kumar sought votes on Thursday saying this election was his “last.”
Addressing a rally in Dhamdaha in Purnea district, the three-time JD (U) CM, who has been the face of Bihar since 2005, said: “Today is the last day (of campaigning for the final phase of the elections). of the Assembly). The vote will take place the day after tomorrow. This is my last pick. “
The opposition pounced on Nitish’s statements that this was his last election to say that they showed that “he had finally heard the message on the ground.” Tejashwi Yadav, the Opposition’s top ministerial candidate, said: “Nitishji was unwilling to accept either the aspirations and hopes of the Bihari people or the basic realities. We have said from the beginning that he is now tired and today, finally before the final phase, he has accepted defeat and announced his retirement from politics, which proves us right ”.
Lending his weight to Nitish, Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a letter to the people of Bihar on Thursday, saying he needed the JD (U) CM to ensure progress in the state, and said he was glad that “the focus on the Bihar surveys have been in development ”.
LJP President Chirag Paswan said Nitish’s comments further underscored that people should not vote for him. “This time he did not give an account of his last five years and now he has said that he will not return to give an account next time.
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