Tejashwi claims Muzaffarpur Mayor has two EPIC numbers, days after allegation against Bihar Deputy CM

The Leader of the Opposition in Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav, on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) suggested that yet another high-profile name has two EPIC (Electoral Photo Identity Card) numbers, days after accusing Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha of the same.

On August 10, Mr. Yadav stated that Mr. Sinha had two EPIC numbers, one as a voter for the Bankipur assembly constituency and another for the Lakhisarai assembly constituency. Mr. Yadav had also displayed it in front of the press.

Similarly, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader, while addressing the press at his official residence, said that Muzaffarpur Mayor Nirmala Devi, who is likely to be the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidate, has two EPIC numbers and even her age is different. She is a voter of the Muzaffarpur assembly constituency.

Mr. Yadav also claimed that even her two brothers-in-law Dilip Kumar and Manoj Kumar has two EPIC numbers.

The former Deputy Chief Minister also asked why only the ERO (Electoral Registration Officer) of Bankipur assembly constituency sent a notice to Mr. Sinha in the two EPIC card matters. He added that Mr. Sinha should have gotten the notice from the Lakhisarai assembly constituency ERO as well.

Accompanied by RJD State unit president Mangani Lal Mandal and senior leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui, the RJD leader also claimed that Bihar BJP organisation General Secretary Bhikhubhai Dalsania, who was a voter of Gujarat till the last Lok Sabha election, has now become a voter of Patna district. Mr. Yadav, however, asserted that Mr. Dalsania has deleted his name from Gujarat.

“Just see what is going on in the BJP; natives of other States are becoming the voters of Bihar, after the Bihar election, he will become a voter of some other States and will keep casting votes for the BJP candidates,” Mr. Yadav said.

He further alleged that the Election Commission of India (ECI) is removing those voters who are sympathisers of Opposition parties.

“What I am wondering till today is that the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar, has not briefed the media even once ever since the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) commenced in Bihar. In the evening, the ECI just issues a press note and does a fact-check by writing misleading news. What is going on in this country when the PM does not hold PC, the Bihar CM does not hold PC, nor eventhe Election Commissioner of India. What kind of democracy is it?” Mr. Yadav said.

He also alleged that the BJP was earlier using the CBI, ED and I-T departments as tools to trouble the Opposition parties and now the BJP was using the ECI.