Politics

The JDU supremo also shared the Mahagathbandhan's seven mantra for Bihar's development.

The Finance Minister says that Modi's another characteristic was the way he communicates.

Bihar will vote in five phases on October 12, 16, 28, November 1 and 5. Counting of votes will take place on November 8.

From 'Shaitan' (devil) to 'Brahma Pisach' (super devil) to 'Chara Chor' (fodder thief) to 'Narbhakshi' (man eater), they called each other all.

According to the plan, women will be given 35% reservation in government jobs.

The BJP alone is expected to get 29% of votes, the LJP just 4% votes, HAM 3% and the RLSP 2% of the votes polled.

In the race are Prince Raj, the 26-year-old candidate of Paswan's LJP, a BJP ally, and former MP Maheshwar Hazari, 44, of the ruling JDU.

Rashid on Wednesday hosted the beef party in the lawns of MLA hostel, with the guests being served beef kebabs, 'ristas' (meat balls) and beef patties.

Lashing out at Nitish Kumar, Manjhi said he had done nothing but only "deceived" the mahadalits, who had supported JDU in the past but are being wooed by the HAM leader.

Hitting out at the state government for suspending only NC members, he said that the government was trying to "divide the ranks of a united opposition".

He said Patnaik's letter requesting a review of refusal to allocate the coal block to Kumar Mangalam Birla's HINDALCO had led to the "re-opening" of the issue.

"Once Nitish quit the alliance and joined hands with Lalu Prasad Yadav, he has been reduced to being (a piece of) coal," said Javadekar.

Thirty-seven of the 49 seats voting in the first phase have at least three candidates with declared criminal cases.

An FIR has already been lodged on Monday against the former deputy chief minister of Bihar for allegedly inducing voters by promising colour TVs to 'dalits' and 'mahadalits', laptops to students and money to buy dhoti-saris to the poor.