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This special report focuses on the high-octane political battle in Bihar, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigning actively. It examines Rahul Gandhi's outreach in Khagaria, where he was seen with the local fisherman (Mallah) community, a move seen as a strategic effort to woo the state's powerful EBC vote bank in alliance with Mukesh Sahani. India Today's Moushmi Singh reports, '...there Rahul Gandhi, you know, sending a loud and clear political message that not only do we do we stand with the community, but we understand the problems that they are confronted with.' The report analyses this campaign strategy targeting the Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs), who constitute about 36% of Bihar's population, and are a politically influential group. With both the Mahagathbandhan and the NDA holding rallies across the state, the segment highlights the intense fight for every vote in this crucial electoral battleground.