Poll campaign ended on Monday over campaign for 71 assembly segments of Bihar constituency which go to polls on October 28, in the first phase of elections. Leading the NDA charge, PM Narendra Modi flew down to address as many as three rallies where he urged the voters to vote Chief Minister Nitish Kumar back to power.

Leading the NDA charge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew down to address as many as three rallies where he urged the voters to vote Chief Minister Nitish Kumar back to power. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, whose party is contesting the elections in alliance with Lalu Prasads RJD and three Left parties, also chipped in with two rallies. The BJPs quest for dominance over the State’s political scene, evident from a seat-sharing deal as part of which it clinched nearly as many constituencies as the JD (U) its senior partner so far- resonated during the election campaign.

Mr. Modi, as also other BJP star campaigners like Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and party president Jagat Ptakash Nadda, repeatedly cited Ram temple at Ayodhya, scrapping of Article 370 and law against triple talaq as achievements of the government at the Centre and attacked the Opposition for opposing these.

The voting in the I phase on October 28 will determine fate of nearly half-a-dozen Ministers of Nitish Kumar Cabinet-Krishnandan Varma, Prem Kumar, Jay Kumar Singh, Santosh Kumar Nirala, Vijay Sinha and Ram Narayan Mandal.

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