NEW DELHI: Claiming that Home Minister Amit Shah is banking on “vote chori” and “vote revdi” in Bihar, the Congress on Monday asserted that the politically conscious people of Bihar will defeat these “machinations.” It ridiculed Shah’s claim to win more than 160 seats in the state.
In an X post, Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh said that in education, VC stands for Vice Chancellor; in the world of start-ups, VC stands for Venture Capital and in the military, VC is Vir Chakra. “But now there is a new kind of VC that is defining our politics — vote chori (vote theft),” he wrote.
“And the sutradhar (director) has already unveiled the target for VC in Bihar. The Union Home Minister has confidently declared that the NDA will get more than 160 seats out of 243,” Mr. Ramesh said on X.
“He is hoping that VC plus VR (vote revdi, or vote doles) will bring about this outcome. The politically most conscious people of Bihar will defeat these machinations,” he said.
“It will be the Mahagatbandhan in Bihar. And the first place the tremor will be felt is in New Delhi,” Mr. Ramesh added.
His remarks came after Amit Shah on Saturday (September 27, 2025) charged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his allies such as RJD president Lalu Prasad of trying to “secure voting rights for infiltrators”.
“I promise you that each and every infiltrator will be driven out of Bihar if the NDA wins with a two-third majority, with a tally of 160-plus seats,” the Union Home Minister said in Bihar’s Araria.
The Election Commission is likely to announce the dates for the polls for the 243-seat Bihar assembly soon.
Mr. Shah noted that the party had done well in the region in the last assembly polls, but added, “You must strive to do better this time. Only then can the target of 160-plus be achieved”.
