Political turmoil continues before the assembly elections in Bihar. In the era of rhetoric, the Congress has taken a sarcasm on a comment by Home Minister Amit Shah. Shah had said that NDA will get more than 160 seats out of 243 in the election. On this, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that ‘Vote theft and vote Revdi will bring this result’, Shah would expect this.
Ramesh said in a post on X, “In education, VC means Vice Chancellor. In the world of start-up, VC means venture capital. VC in the army means Veer Chakra. But now we have a new type of VC that defines our politics. Vote theft.”
He said that the politically conscious people of Bihar will defeat the “tricks” of the BJP.
Jairam Ramesh said, “And Sutradhar has revealed the target for VC in Bihar. The Union Home Minister has confidently announced that the NDA will get more than 160 seats out of 243. He hopes that VC and VR (Vote Revdi) will bring this result.”
He said, “The politically aware people of Bihar will defeat these conspiracies. It will be a grand alliance in Bihar. And it will be felt first in New Delhi.”
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition in Bihar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav strongly criticized the Nitish Kumar -led government, describing it as a “copycat” government, which lacks foresight. According to him, RJD has a clear view for Bihar, while the present government is “foresight”.
He said, “We are also eager to reply. There are some serious issues about which everyone, including journalists and general public, should be aware. This government is imitative, while we have a vision; This government is visionless. “
Tejashwi Yadav accused corruption in the state’s financial situation. He questioned the current availability of revenue and the Chief Minister’s schemes to increase revenue.
He said, “Our question is about corruption. In February 2025, Bihar’s total budget was Rs 3,17,000 crore. In addition, the first supplementary amount of Rs 58,000 crore was allocated in July. The amount of the ASIMIS fund increased from Rs 12,000 crore to Rs 20,000 crore. How much money the Bihar government has? The government had Rs 3,95,000 crore. Some of the amount of Rs 3,95,000 is not related to Rs 3,95,000 crore. 2 lakh crore rupees are committed for salary, if 1,95,000 crore rupees are left, then money is still available for the scheme. “
He said that many schemes are already running, for which money is required. Yadav asked, “Tell us how much revenue is available and what are the Chief Minister planning to increase revenue?”
Significantly, Bihar assembly elections are going to be held later this year. The main contest is between the current National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the grand alliance led by RJD.
The current Bihar Legislative Assembly, including 243 members, has 131 members of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), with 80 MLAs of BJP, 45 of JD (U), 4 and 2 independent candidates of Hum (S).