Congress to kick off ‘virtual campaign’ for Bihar polls from September 1

New Delhi: With Bihar Assembly elections approaching, the political temperature is also soaring in the poll-bound state. Nitish Kumar- NDA alliance is aiming for return to power while the biggest Opposition party RJD is exploring all means to bring bad press to ‘Sushashan Babu’.

Congress, which remains on the fringes in Nitish-ruled state, has planned series of ‘virtual rallies’ to woo the electorate in its favour. The party has decided to hold virtual rallies across the state from September 1.

According to sources, the rallies will be held district- and block-wise across the state. Rahul Gandhi is also likely to address the rally on September 1.

Earlier, Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar and Congress Campaign Committee chief Akhilesh Prasad Singh had said that the seat-sharing in Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) has still not been finalised but added that all smaller allies like Left front, RLSP, HAM will be adjusted.

It was reported that left parties, especially the Communist Party of India (CPI), CPI(M) and CPI(ML), are ready for an alliance with the Mahagathbandhan to “defeat the NDA” in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.

On August 27, left party leaders had met RJD state president Jagdanand Singh and discussed a greater unity between the Opposition Grand Alliance and the Left parties for the Bihar poll.

Bihar has 243 Assembly constituencies and elections in the state are due in October-November as the tenure of the current Assembly is scheduled to end on November 29. The Election Commission has not yet taken a final call on poll dates in Bihar due to coronavirus pandemic and has sought suggestions from political parties.