With Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) being thrashed roundly by Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) grand alliance in the Bihar polls whose result were declared today, we take a look at what the PM had to say during the big campaign he ran to try and wrench the state away from the current chief minister:</br> Check out the top 10 comments made by Narendra Modi </br>(JD(U) supporters celebrate Mahagathbandhan's (Grand Alliance) victory in Bihar assembly elections with a poster of Nitish Kumar at the party office in Patna (Image Source: PTI))
1. Narendra Modi, while attacking Nitish Kumar at a rally in Muzaffarpur on July 25, said that it seemed that there was “some problem with Nitish Kumar’s DNA”, referring to the frequent change of political allegiance of Nitish Kumar.</br>(Image Caption: BJP supporters during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election rally in Darbhanga (Image Source: PTI))
2. Taking a jibe at Mr. Nitish, Mr. Modi said the Bihar Chief Minister did not believe in democracy and that is why he was resorting to ‘Jantar Mantar’ (black magic). Hitting out at Mr. Nitish Kumar, he said, “Those who have lost the support of people are now resorting to ‘Jantar Mantar’. Nitish Babu has realised that he has lost out and it is difficult to survive, hence his last resort is to visit babas.</br>(Police personnel outside BJP office after Mahagathbandhan's (Grand Alliance) victory in Bihar assembly elections in Patna (Image Source: PTI))
3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Nitish Kumar as “Loktantrik” and Lalu Prasad as “tantrik” Sunday. He was playing on a video gone viral that shows Nitish with a tantrik, who is heard asking the CM why he has teamed up with Lalu, and saying, “Nitish zindabad, Lalu murdabad.”
4. In Chhapra, once the pocket borough of Lalu, Modi said, “Laluji, you are free to sacrifice a black or a white pigeon or blow chilli smoke. If you have to do that, rename your party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, as Rashtriya Jadu-tona Party. And being the head of the party, you will be the biggest tantrik in the world.” </br>(Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad during an election rally in Darbhanga (Image Source: PTI))
5. Attacking Lalu Prasad Yadav, Narendra Modi said, :When Lalu went to jail, he gave power to his wife. He can’t think for betterment of others”
6. Lalu Prasad Yadav made this area into a 'Mini Chambal' during Jungle Raj.
7. If we want to deal with all the problems today, there is only one way i.e. 'Bihar ka vikaas'. </br>(BJP MP Kirti Azad presenting memento to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election rally in Darbhanga (Image Source: PTI))
8. Nitish Babu, Lalu ji, the more you spill the dirt, the more the Kamaal (lotus) will blossom.
9. Nitish Babu says that Modi is Bahari (outsider). When Bihar has voted for me to become the PM then how can I be an outsider? Do you call Sonia ji, who stays in Delhi, Bihari or Bahari (an outsider)? </br>(Image Caption: BJP supporters during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election rally in Darbhanga (Image Source: PTI))
10. The second Green Revolution will come from Bihar – you have resources, land and potential: PM
11. “Migration is the biggest curse of the state as youths have to leave their family, dear ones, parents and friends to live in huts in other metro cities to earn livelihood…we’ve to prove employment to them here in the state”, Modi said. </br>(Twin Saba and Farah celebrate celebrate the Mahagathbandhan's (Grand Alliance) victory in Bihar assembly elections at the party office in Patna (Image Source: PTI))
12. While addressing a big crowd the ITI ground in Marhaura in Chhapra, PM Modi also offered six point programme for the development of Bihar. “Electricity to every villages, water to every household and farmers, Road for everyone, education to children, employment to youth and medicine for older people…this is my six point programme for Bihar”, he declared. </br>(Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the gathering at Chanderkote, Ramban, in Jammu and Kashmir (Image Source: PTI))
