Bihar will reelect 'double engine' govt, reject 2 'yuvaraj': PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is address election rallies in Bihar, seeking votes for NDA government.

Bihar will reelect the "double engine" government of Janata Dal United and the Bharatiya Janata Party, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, alleging the Opposition will bring back "jungle raj”.

"Voter turnout in phase one elections on Wednesday proves that the NDA government under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is returning to power,” said Modi in Chapra. Turnout was almost 54 per cent on Wednesday.

"Today, Bihar has 'double-engine ki sarkar'. On the other hand, there are two 'yuvaraj' (crown princes) of whom one is from 'jungle raj'," referring to his political rivals Tejashwi Yadav, leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD),