‘Mahagathbandhan In Disarray, NDA Has Early Lead’: Shahnawaz Hussain On Bihar Elections 2025

Shahnawaz Hussain: BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Thursday hit out at the opposition bloc's "significant differences" and claimed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav failed to resolve internal issues within Mahagathbandhan, which has resulted in a friendly fight between the two parties on certain seats in Bihar.

"There are significant differences within the Mahagathbandhan. The NDA has an early lead. Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav have failed to resolve the differences within the Mahagathbandhan. RJD and Congress candidates are contesting against each other. The NDA will win the election and form the government," Hussain told ANI

Meanwhile, Bihar BJP Dilip Jaiswal launched a scathing attack on the Mahagathbandhan, highlighting internal divisions and questioning the alliance's capacity to govern the state effectively if voted to power.

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"The people of Bihar are keeping a strict watch on all the activities of political parties. There is infighting in the 'Mahalathbandhan. No matter how much they try to explain to the public that they are united, the public has understood that the party that cannot divide seats will not be able to run the government," he said.

It's official. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav is the Chief Ministerial face of the Opposition's Mahagathbandhan as Bihar gears up for a high-voltage Assembly election.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav is all set to be the joint Opposition's Chief Ministerial candidate for the Bihar elections. After weeks of back-room negotiations & power plays, Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot finally put his seal of approval on Tejashwi at a joint press conference with other Mahagathbandhan allies in Patna today.

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Gehlot met with RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav at their residence in Patna, amid reports of a widening rift between alliance partners, stemming from the issue of a "friendly fight" over some assembly seats.

Gehlot, who has been named as Senior Election Observer by the AICC, assured that the INDIA bloc is "fully united" after he and the Bihar Congress in-charge Krishna Allavaru met with RJD's top leadership.

Gehlot had informed that the Mahagathbandhan will hold a press conference on October 23 to show the strength of the alliance. He also slammed the BJP for running a "sponsored campaign" in Bihar to create an"environment" that would suggest a rift within the alliance.

The 2025 Bihar elections will have the main contest between the National Democratic Alliance and the Mahagathbandhan.

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