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Both ruling and Opposition blocs made last-minute appeals to voters and highlighted key promises as campaigning for the second phase of the Bihar Assembly election for 122 constituencies ended on Sunday (November 9, 2025). Voting for the 122 seats will be held on Tuesday (November 11). Union Home Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Shah addressed public meetings in Sasaram and Arwal. Targeting the Mahagatbandhan (Grand Alliance) over “infighting”, he said there was “no vacancy for the Chief Minister post in Bihar”. Also read: Congress says NDA ‘conceding defeat’ in Bihar Assembly polls Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed rallies in Chatapur, Narpatganj, Bisfi and Sikti constituencies. He said the Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress will “puncture Bihar’s development”. Mr. Kumar also addressed public meetings in Rohtas and Aaurangabad districts and said his government had taken important steps in the fields of education, health, road construction and women empowerment. He too appealed to voters to “not allow the return of jungle raj”. Mr. Gandhi, while addressing rallies in Kishanganj and Purnia of Seemanchal region, said the people of the country are being cheated by “vote theft”, which was an attack on the Constitution.