Bihar Election 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped onto the stage in a packed ground and amid loud cheers in Samastipur. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s campaign for the Bihar Assembly elections officially began on October 24. An announcer on stage took the microphone and called the name of Lok Jan Shakti Party (Ram Vilas) or LJP (R) chief Chirag Paswan for a speech. The prime minister raised his eyebrows in a quick gesture toward Nitish Kumar. The message looked unmistakable. Nitish would speak, Chirag would not.

The chief minister rose from his seat and addressed the crowd for close to 10 minutes. The prime minister listened with calm attention. Chirag remained on his chair. No one called him again. His turn disappeared.

Modi took the microphone after Nitish. The crowd

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