Tejashwi’s claim that the law has badly affected the Pasi community that constitutes about one per cent of Bihar population has won support from various quarters.
Addressing a convention of the community in Patna on Sunday, he said that the RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav had made toddy tax free.
The alliance partners will discuss election strategy, seat sharing and formation of a coordination committee in the first meeting before the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar.
The question has become a hot topic of discussion in the media and political circles of Bihar as the grand old party has been avoiding questions about its commitment to the alliance.
He rejected the notion that the Delhi elections will have any impact on the Bihar assembly elections expected to be held in October-November.
'We're asking the public to give us a chance, so we can do what CM couldn't achieve in 15 years. His farewell is guaranteed,' he said.
PM Modi has begun his back-to-back rallies from Chapra, a district which is believed to be the political bastion of Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Mentioning that the turnout was more than "previous assembly elections as well as Lok Sabha elections", Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha said the first phase of elections concluded "very peacefully" with a few "stray incidents".
At 3 pm, the Election Commission has registered 46.29 per cent voting in 16 districts with Jamui leading the turnout with 49.88 per cent voting, followed by Lakhisarai with 49.84 per cent voting. Buxar clocked a 48.91 per cent voting turnout, Aurangabad 48.69 per cent and Gaya 48.14 per cent.
As per trends till 1 pm, the Election Commission has registered 33.1 percent votes in these districts with the maximum 40.16 percent reported from Lakhisarai followed by 38.08 percent in Nawada, and 34.76 per cent in Buxar.
