Bihar phase-1 was a 65-volt jolt for jungle raj wallahs, says Modi as his campaigning comes to close

Addressing rallies in areas including Sitamarhi and Champaran, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked women and young voters for “choosing” the NDA in the state. Campaigning for the second phase ends Sunday.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at an election rally in Bihar, on Saturday. (Photo: X/BJP)

New DelhiNovember 8, 2025 08:47 PM IST First published on: Nov 8, 2025 at 08:46 PM IST

The “jungle raj wallahs” have got a “65-volt shock” after the Bihar election’s first phase, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday, referring to the record voter turnout, as he wound down his campaign events before the second polling phase on November 11.

Addressing rallies in areas including Sitamarhi and Champaran, he thanked women and young voters for “choosing” the NDA in the state. Campaigning for the second phase ends Sunday.

“Bihar has done a great job in the first phase of polling. The jungle raj walas have received a 65-volt shock… All around, there is talk that the youth of Bihar have chosen vikas, have chosen the NDA. Bihar’s sisters and daughters too have sealed NDA’s victory,” he said, targeting the RJD and the Congress.

“My campaign might be ending today… but Bihar’s youth, women, middle class, farmers, rural and urban population — everyone has taken up the responsibility for the NDA campaign. I can safely say these elections are not being contested by the NDA, Modi or Nitish Kumar. It is being contested by the people of Bihar,” Modi said.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah also addressed rallies in the state.

Shah, who addressed back-to-back rallies in Purnea, Katihar and Supaul, alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav would make the Seemanchal region a “den” of infiltrators. He said the Centre would identify every illegal immigrant, delete their names from the electoral rolls and deport them.

“If you don’t want infiltrators to decide the next CM of Bihar, defeat the RJD-Congress combine that took out a yatra to save them,” Shah said, hitting out at Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accused the Congress of seeking to divide the nation along caste and religious lines. He targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Chhath Puja. Rajnath also accused the Leader of Opposition of misleading people with his vote theft allegations.