Lok Sabah’s Congress chief and opposition chief at Rahul Gandhi (LOP) will slash out the 16-day “Voters Adakal Yatra” (Voters Rights March) from Sasalam in Bihar on Sunday.
Rahul’s march is amidst a powerful protest by opposition events each inside and outdoors the meeting, through the Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Election Fee (EC) Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Election Fee (EC). Within the interim order on Thursday, listening to the clutch of the petition difficult Supreme Courtroom Bihar Saa, the EC directed {that a} searchable listing of round 650,000 voters names which were omitted from the draft election roll on grounds for removing might be made out there on-line.
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That is essentially the most primary democratic proper – a “one individual, one vote” protection battle.
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-Rahul Gandhi (@Rahulgandhi) August 16, 2025
Previous to the Bihar ballot, Rahul’s march seems inside the state to be the primary main effort for large-scale mobilization on the bottom by the opposition Mahagatbandhan (Grand Alliance), led by Rashtriya janata dal (RJD), constitutes the passage of CPI (ML), CPI, CPI (M), and Mukesh sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sahni sah
Modelled on Bharat Jodo Yatra and Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Rahul, the march passes by 23 districts and covers 50 meeting segments of 29 Lok Sabha constituency in a number of areas of Bihar.
The Yatraruto meeting phase is a mix of the opposition alliance’s base and swing sheet. (Categorical picture)
Rahul crosses a distance of greater than 1,300 km between the Yatras and takes place on each foot and by car. Essential faces of the Congressional Mahagathbandhan allies, together with RJD chief Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, joined Rahul usually throughout his march.
Yatra’s start line, Sasaram, is essential for the opposition alliance, because it falls into the fortress of Shahabad. It peaked at a rally at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on September 1, crossing the bases of Magad Bandhan and past the Ang, Shvianchal, Michira, Tirhu and Saran areas.
The Yatraruto meeting phase is a mix of the opposition alliance’s base and swing sheet.
In a sharply fought vote within the Bihar Meeting in 2020, the incumbent Nitish Kumar-led NDA received the vote by successful 243 125 seats within the state, opposite to 110 seats in Mahagas Bandhan.
In 2020, Congress challenged 70 seats, however solely received 19 seats. Yatra is primarily meant to succeed in out to Congress’s help base to enhance strike charges in future polls.
Of the 50 meeting seats alongside the Yatra route, there are at the moment 21 seats within the opposition alliance. In 2020, the RJD challenged 23 of those 50 seats, successful 12. Congress challenged 22 of them, however managed to win solely seven. The social gathering on the left fought for 5 seats collectively, successful two seats.
Alongside the Yatra route, the meeting has MLAs in Aurangabad, Khutumba (Aurangabad), Jamalpur (Mangar), Kadwa (Katihar), Araria, Bagalpur and Muzafarpur. RJD seats on this stretch embody Sasaram, Rafiganj (Aurangabad), Gurada (Aurangabad), Nawada, Sheikhpura, Nasnagar (Bagalpur), Madbani, Madbani, Darbanga rural, Gurbanga rural, and Gaigahat (Muzahatul). Champaran), Siwan and Ekuma (Saran). CPI (ML) launch holds Karakat in Rohtas, and CPI (M) has a seat in Manjhi.
Rahul’s March route occupy six of the 9 council seats received by Mahagathbandhan within the 2024 Lok Sabha ballot. This additionally exhibits that Yatra is meant to activate Mahagatbandhan’s core voting base. These Lok Sabha seats embody each the three council seats (Sasaram, Katihar, Kishanganj) and the CPI (ML) launch seats (Karakat and Arrah). The one seating of the RJD’s Loksaba alongside the route is Aurangabad.
Yatra’s kick-off level Sasalam is a part of the Shahabad space of the Buxar-Bhojpur-Kaimur-Rohtas district. Mahagas Bandhan took all 4 Roxaba seats right here, and Congress bagged the seats of Sasaram, RJD Baksar and CPI (ML) releases.
The Magad area of Aurangabad Gaya district is dominated by different backward class (OBC) and scheduled caste (SCS) communities which can be a part of the help base of Mahagasbandhan.
In 2020, the RJD and the Congress collectively worn out seats in Sasaram and Aurangabad districts.
Rahul’s Yatra can be trying to concentrate on East Bihar, which is a mixture of higher castes, EBCs and minority votes. Once more, seating like Bhagalpur and Kadwa has been held by the Congress for about ten years.
Rahul additionally crosses the Schumanchal area, consisting of Katihar, Purnea, Araria and Kishanganj districts. Congressional leaders are anticipated to rave critiques of the opposition’s sharp criticism of Sir right here to invade the realm.
The ultimate stretch of Rahul’s march passes by the Thirhatsara area of West Bihar, consisting of Motihari, Gopalganj, Siwan and Chapura districts. Voters listed below are primarily from OBCs, minorities and higher castes.
Along with his allegations of sar train and his “voting choli” (voting theft), Rahul can be anticipated to focus on points akin to elevated unemployment, elevated migration and farmer misery. He says his yatra is “the definitive reply to the char of votes” and shall be a battle to guard the structure and democracy.
