After Kharge’s ‘bete ke shaadi’ jibe at Modi, BJP retorts with ‘Yuvraj ki shaadi’ counter

Political tempers soared in poll-bound Bihar after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, likening his election campaigning to “attending his son’s wedding.” The remark sparked a sharp response from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with Union Minister Giriraj Singh firing back in his signature sarcastic style.

Singh took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to counter Kharge’s comment, saying, “Kharge ji, if the Congress Yuvraj’s marriage ever happens, we will definitely come to it.” The “Yuvraj” jibe, often used by BJP leaders, is a not-so-subtle reference to Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

The exchange added a personal edge to the already heated campaign atmosphere in Bihar, where the first phase of polling is scheduled for November 6. Singh’s retort came shortly after Kharge criticised the Prime Minister for leading every BJP campaign, claiming Modi behaves as though every election is a family celebration.

“Narendra Modi is roaming around Bihar as if it’s his son’s wedding. From panchayat to parliamentary elections, it’s always Modi who takes the front seat. How many times will people vote just by seeing Modi’s face?” Kharge said during a rally on Monday.

The verbal duel underscores the deepening rivalry between the two national parties as Bihar gears up for a two-phase election on November 6 and November 11, with results to be declared on November 14.

Meanwhile, PM Modi, addressing a rally in the state, lashed out at the Congress-RJD alliance, accusing them of “political tours to protect infiltrators” and reinstating “jungle raj” in Bihar. “In the dictionary of RJD and Congress, there are only words like ‘katta,’ cruelty, bitterness, and corruption. These are the lessons they learned from the school of jungle raj,” Modi said, intensifying his attack on the opposition.

As campaigning reaches fever pitch, the “shaadi” jibes exchanged between the Congress and the BJP have become a talking point in Bihar’s political discourse — adding a dose of drama to an already charged election season.