Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 | Will drive out infiltrators from state, says Amit Shah

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Bihar assembly election is about driving out 'infiltrators' from the state.

He addressed party workers in Samastipur and Araria.

Lashing out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Janata chief Lalu Prasad, Shah said, "Rahul baba, Lalu and company want to secure voting rights for infiltrators. I want to ask all you workers from the Seemanchal region, should we allow this?" evoking roars of 'no' from BJP cadre.

"I promise you that each and every infiltrator will be driven out of Bihar if the NDA wins with a two-thirds majority," he said.

In Samastipur, Shah met party leaders and workers and stressed unity within the NDA to secure a two-thirds majority in the 243-seat assembly.

Shah told the workers to prepare a 50-day action plan and instructed them to engage directly with voters and mobilise at the booth level.

“We won many seats last time, but not enough to reach 160. This time, every district must increase its tally,” he told party workers in Araria.

“In the 2020 Assembly elections, except for Kishanganj, our alliance stood first. In Bhagalpur, Banka, Araria, Purnea, Katihar, Supaul, Saharsa, and Madhepura, we were number one. BJP workers, the only shortcoming was in Kishanganj — this time, we must make sure we perform exceptionally well even there,” he added.

The meeting was attended by senior BJP leaders, union minister Nityanad Rai, deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary and party members from Mithilanchal districts.

Shah instructed workers to focus on unity. In Samastipur, he specifically addressed workers from the Mithilanchal and Tirhut regions.

He asked party workers to focus on the Rs 10,000 disbursed to Jeevika Didis and the Rs 6,000 given to farmers annually.

“Our government announced internships — Rs 4,000 per month for Class 12 pass students, Rs 5,000 for diploma holders, and Rs 6,000 for graduates. We made electricity up to 125 units free for 1.67 crore households. The honorarium of ASHA workers has been raised from Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000, and that of Mamta workers from Rs 300 to Rs 600,” he said in Araria.

Shah added focus should be on countering the opposition's narrative and promoting the NDA’s 'Developed Bihar' mission, and told the party workers to amplify the “Triple M” formula – Mahila (women), Modi, and Mandir (temple).

(With agency inputs)