Cong backs Tejashwi, ending rift in Bihar Mahagathbandhan

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Gehlot accused the NDA government of undermining democratic values and weaponising institutions, calling the coming election “a fight to save democracy.”

The decision effectively handed the leadership baton of the Mahagathbandhan to Tejashwi Yadav, who has been attempting to galvanise young and first-time voters under his “Rozgaar aur Samman” (Employment and Dignity) plank. Addressing the media after his endorsement, Tejashwi said the alliance’s goal was not merely to win power but to rebuild Bihar. “We, the people of Mahagathbandhan, do not just want to form a government. We want to make Bihar. Give us twenty months, and we will do what they couldn't in twenty years. One engine of the double-engine government is corrupt, the other criminal,” he said.

He accused the BJP of sidelining Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, claiming that Amit Shah's repeated remark that legislators would decide the CM indicated that the JD(U) leader's political future was uncertain. “This will be Nitish Kumar's last election. The BJP has already decided to discard him after the results,” he said.