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Bihar Battle: Prashant Kishor Accuses BJP, Amit Shah of 'Candidate Looting'

This special report focuses on the escalating political confrontation in Bihar between Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor and the BJP ahead of the assembly elections. Kishor alleges that the BJP, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, is using intimidation and pressure tactics to force his party's candidates to withdraw from the race. 'For the first time in Bihar, the candidates are being looted,' Kishor stated, claiming three of his candidates were forced out right before the first phase of polling. The BJP has strongly refuted these claims, with leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy countering that Kishor should contest the elections himself to understand the ground reality. The controversy unfolds as reports also emerge of Amit Shah successfully holding meetings to pacify rebels within the BJP's own ranks and prevent splits in the vote.

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