Bihar assembly election 2020 LIVE: With less than five days left for Bihar to enter the first phase of Assembly elections 2020, the political temperature in the state is set to soar substantially. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address a series of rallies for their respective alliances in Bihar today.
PM Modi will address three rallies at Dehri-on Sone (Rohtas district), Gaya and Bhagalpur to seek support for NDA nominees in different Assembly constituencies going to vote in the first phase on October 28. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to join Modi at the rallies in Dehri and Bhagalpur.
Rahul Gandhi is also slated to launch his campaign in Bihar elections. He will address two rallies Friday — at Hisua in Nawada and Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, the chief ministerial face of the Mahagathbandhan, is likely to join Gandhi at Hisua.
Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman released BJP’s manifesto for the Bihar polls on Thursday. It promised among other things free coronavirus vaccine for every person in the state.
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Opposition parties slammed the BJP for promising free Covid-19 vaccines in its Bihar poll manifesto and demanded action by the Election Commission. Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at the BJP, saying one has to refer to the state-wise election schedule to know when one will have access to the vaccine. The RJD, Shiv Sena, Samajwadi Party and the National Conference all raised questions on the BJP's poll promise of free vaccine for Bihar, alleging that it is politicising the matter. The BJP, however, said health is a state subject and its manifesto is for Bihar, not for the entire country, where it has promised that the state will buy the vaccine for its people.
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"I welcome our Prime Minister and I thank people for turning up in huge numbers despite Covid-19 pandemic." says Nitish Kumar