In a dramatic show of strength ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday addressed three back-to-back rallies that drew massive crowds despite torrential rain. The sea of supporters chanting “Jai Shri Ram” and “Modi-Yogi Zindabad” reflected the BJP’s growing momentum in the state and left the opposition visibly rattled.
Speaking at rallies in Siwan, Vaishali, and Bhojpur, Yogi Adityanath lauded the people’s spirit for turning up in large numbers despite “rain, mud, and storm.” “This enthusiasm mirrors the real power of the NDA,” he said, adding in a sharp jibe at the Congress leader, “Rahul Gandhi’s arrival in any election ensures victory for the BJP and NDA.”
In Siwan, the Chief Minister campaigned for NDA candidates Mangal Pandey, Karnajit Singh (Daraunda), and Indradev Singh Patel (Barharia). His next stop in Vaishali’s Lalganj saw him rallying for BJP candidate Sanjay Kumar Singh, where he unleashed a fierce attack on the opposition parties.
At his third rally in Agiaon (Bhojpur) for NDA nominee Mahesh Paswan, Yogi Adityanath took aim at leftist groups, declaring, “The communists have been wiped out not only from India but from the world.”
Recalling his recent visit to Raghunathpur, Yogi said, “A family-run mafia is trying to regain control there. In Uttar Pradesh, we crushed such mafias with bulldozers and sent them to hell. No Marich or Subahu will ever rise again on the land of Maa Sita.” He described the turnout in Siwan as “a flood of support sweeping through Bihar,” crediting the youth and women for their unwavering energy.
Paying tribute to Bihar’s intellectual heritage, Yogi remarked, “Wherever Bihar’s youth go, their intelligence earns respect. Now is the time to build a strong structure of good governance on the foundation laid under Nitish Kumar’s 20-year leadership.”
Drawing on historical references, he said, “The sons of Bihar, Chandragupta Maurya and Chanakya, once made India the golden bird of the world when our share in the global economy was 40 percent.”
Warning against divisive politics, the Chief Minister cautioned that “the ideological heirs of those who destroyed Nalanda University have returned under the guise of political Islam to obstruct Bihar’s progress.”
Accusing the Congress and RJD of derailing the state’s growth, Yogi said, “The Congress, following the colonial legacy, plunged Bihar into crisis, and the RJD completed the ruin.”
