Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is set to address his first election rallies in Bihar on October 29, marking his debut in the ongoing Bihar Assembly election campaign. The rallies, to be held at Sakra in Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga, will also see him sharing the stage with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, the Mahagathbandhan’s chief ministerial face.
According to Bihar Congress Media Department Chairman Rajesh Rathore, Rahul Gandhi’s visit will mark the first joint campaign appearance of the Congress-RJD alliance during this election season. Gandhi will first address a rally in Sakra (reserved) constituency in support of Umesh Ram, the Mahagathbandhan candidate, and then proceed to Darbhanga to campaign for other alliance nominees.
“This will be Rahul Gandhi’s first visit to Bihar for the 2025 Assembly election campaign,” Rathore confirmed, adding that the joint rallies signal a renewed push by the Mahagathbandhan to consolidate its voter base in north Bihar.
Rathore also recalled that Gandhi had previously spent 16 consecutive days in Bihar during his ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in August, covering nearly 1,300 kilometres across multiple districts. “This upcoming visit will mark the first major public rally since that yatra,” he added.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), meanwhile, has taken repeated jabs at the Congress leader’s absence from Bihar’s political scene during the early phase of campaigning. Senior NDA leaders have accused the Mahagathbandhan of lacking leadership visibility, questioning Gandhi’s “silence” amid a heated electoral atmosphere.
On Saturday, Rahul Gandhi took aim at the central government, criticizing it over the inadequate train arrangements for migrant workers returning home for the Chhath festival. Highlighting severe overcrowding and passenger hardships, Gandhi questioned the NDA government’s claim of running 12,000 special trains to manage the festive rush. “Trains are running at 200 per cent capacity while the government boasts of smooth operations,” he remarked.
The Bihar Assembly elections for 243 seats will be held in two phases — November 6 and 11, with results to be declared on November 14.
