The Uttar Pradesh Congress has asked all its units in the districts adjoining Bihar and senior leaders from the region to help in the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar. | Photo credit: PTI
The Uttar Pradesh Congress has asked all its units in the districts bordering Bihar and senior leaders from the region to help in the upcoming assembly elections in the neighboring state and ensure the victory of the Congress and INDIA candidates.
The Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee has issued a directive asking all units in the districts adjoining Bihar to extend full support to the neighboring areas to ensure the victory of the INDIA bloc candidates, AICC general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh Avinash Pande told PTI.
“Leaders from districts adjoining Bihar and those from across Uttar Pradesh who have shown interest in contributing to the Bihar polls have been asked to help. We have urged leaders from 12-13 districts adjoining Bihar to choose an area and volunteer to go and support INDIA bloc candidates, many of whom have families and relatives,” he said.
Even during Rahul Gandhi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra, Congress leaders and workers worked hard in the adjoining districts of Bihar, especially when the rally started from Sasaram, Pande said.
“To ensure the victory of INDIA candidates in Bihar, especially those from the border districts of Purvanchal are expected to ensure a significant presence in the Assembly constituencies nearby…. For example, those from Maharajganj will support West Champaran district, those from Kushinagar will support Gopalganj district, those from Gorakhpur will cooperate in East district Champaran for the district,” he said and so on.
Uttar Pradesh Congress leaders and workers have been asked to use their contacts and relations in Bihar and work in areas that suit them.
Echoing similar sentiments, UPCC president Ajay Rai told PTI that since several party leaders and workers of districts adjacent to Bihar have influence, friends and relatives in the neighboring state, it was decided that they could be of great help to the INDIA bloc candidates in the upcoming assembly elections.
The Congress is contesting 61 seats in Bihar, nine less than the number of seats it contested in 2020 when it won only 19.
Nomination papers for the second and final phase of elections in Bihar ended on Monday (October 20), with INDIA’s opposition bloc appearing fractured as its voters ended up fighting among themselves for several seats.
The 243-member Bihar assembly will go to polls in two phases on November 6 and 11, with the results to be declared on November 14.
Published – 21 Oct 2025 19:59 IST
