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News India Xtra@newsIndiaxtraBihar's NDA leaders say the alliance is determined to make Prime Minister Modi's November 21 trip to Vaishali an occasion people will long remember.
At a joint briefing in Patna, the state chiefs of the alliance's member parties said the visit falls on the first anniversary of the new NDA government in Bihar. BJP's Sanjay Saraogi added that Modi will attend an event at Rajapakar and unveil development and infrastructure projects for the state.
News India Xtra@newsIndiaxtraThe Election Commission of India has extended deadlines again for the third phase of its voter roll revision. Most states now need five to six months, compared with 98 days in Bihar.
Delhi has had the most extensions, and its final roll is now due on December 22 instead of October 7. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra have also been pushed back several times, with Maharashtra publishing on November 30.
The delays follow a surge in Form 6 applications and voter entries that fail logical checks, which has led to lakhs of notices and hearings.
News India Xtra@newsIndiaxtraThe BJP and JD(U), partners in Bihar's ruling NDA, are at odds after a Legislative Council poll.
JD(U) state president Umesh Kushwaha objects to the BJP welcoming back independent Rahul Raj, who beat the ruling party's official nominee. Kushwaha asked why the BJP was rushing to take Raj back, given he had been kicked out of the party for six years. He wants the party's leaders to revisit how Raj returned.
JD(U) lost both council seats to independents, and Kushwaha did not explain the specifics of Raj's expulsion or return.
News India Xtra@newsIndiaxtraBihar's NDA leaders on 1 November criticised the INDIA bloc's Delhi rally over 'vote chori' charges.
They accused the opposition of undermining constitutional bodies and stirring up disputes over polls.
News India Xtra@newsIndiaxtraTwo independent MLCs from Bihar, Bansidhar Brijwasi and Rahul Raj, have switched to the BJP, and JDU, its NDA partner in the state, has expressed unease. State JDU chief Umesh Kushwaha pointed to BJP leaders who were expelled and then taken back within 15 days.
Both seats were contested by JDU as part of the alliance. The BJP maintains that the pair only offered support and never formally joined.
A planned joint press meet by Abhishek Jha and Anand Pushkar on Monday was called off after talks with JDU leaders and CM Samrat Choudhary.
