Tejashwi Yadav shares old video of PM Modi in Bihar, claims 'he's listing Nitish's scams'

As campaign heat intensifies ahead of second phase of assembly elections in Bihar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has shared an old video of Prime Minister Modi wherein he is listing scams of State government. Alleging that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is involved in various scams worth Rs 30,000 crore, Tejashwi claimed that PM Modi is listing his scams in video. However, it is unclear if Prime Minister is speaking about Nitish or Lalu government. In video, PM Modi says that state government was involved in a lot of scams and names over 35 scams including purchase of medicines, sale of liquor, mid-day meals. 

"Under respected Nitish Kumar ji, over 60 scams of over 30,000 crore have happened. Of se, 33 were listed by PM Modi five years back...You can listen for yourself," Tejashwi Yadav tweeted in Hindi.

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PM's scathing attack on RJD

PM Modi started his poll campaign in Bihar on October 23 and had launched a scathing attack on RJD and Lalu Yadav's family for 'looting' people of State. In his first rally, PM had declared that "lantern era has ended", in a jibe at party symbol of RJD. He claimed that rattled by ir defeat in state polls in 2005, RJD joined UPA at Centre and blocked Nitish's policies by arm twisting Congress. He said that Nitish has got only 3-4 years to work with BJP and to ensure development in Bihar.

Furr, PM Modi in his second phase of campaigning said that RJD possessed copyright on kidnapping and extortion and that ir politics was based on lies, mistrust and spreading misleading facts. He asked crowd what else y could expect from 'Yuvraj of Jungle Raj', referring to Mahagatbandhan's CM face Tejashwi Yadav. 

NDA's CM face Nitish Kumar has also made several 'personal attacks' on Lalu Yadav and his family. He has criticised Lalu for placing his wife Rabri Devi on CM's seat in 1997 when he was arrested in Fodder Scam case. In an open challenge to Tejashwi Yadav, CM Nitish told him to ask his mor and far (Rabri and Lalu), about condition of women and law and order under RJD's reign. 

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Bihar assembly elections 2020

Polling in 71 seats in first phase of Bihar assembly elections was completed on October 28, with voter turut at 54.26 per cent. or two phases of Bihar election are on vember 3 and vember 7, and results will be anunced on vember 10. 

Incumbent Nitish Kumar is seeking reelection and is CM face for NDA. Mahagathbandhan has chosen Tejashwi Yadav as ir CM face. BJP is contesting on a seat-sharing formula of 121-122 seats with JDU and Mukesh Sahni of Vikasheel Insaan party and Jitan Ram Manjhi of HAM(S), while LJP will contest solo. Mahagathbandhan comprising of Congress and three left parties have are contesting on seat-sharing formula of 144-70-29 seats respectively. 

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re are two or alliances in fray - Owaisi's AIMIM has stitched an alliance with Upendra Kushwaha-led RLSP, Mayawati's BSP, Devendra Yadav's SJDD, and SBSP called 'Grand Democratic Secular Front'.  alliance has fielded Kushwaha as  chief ministerial face. Ar alliance named 'Progressive Democratic Alliance (PDA)', consist of Pappu Yadav's Jan Adhikar Party (JAP), Chandrashekhar Azad's Azad Samaj Party, MK Faizi's Social Democratic Party and Bahujan Mukti Party. y have made Pappu Yadav ir CM face.

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