As the Bihar 2025 elections draw closer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP have made the term ‘ katta ’ a central talking point. PM Modi has repeatedly used the word in his rallies to target Lalu Prasad Yadav’s RJD, urging voters to reject the RJD–Congress–Left alliance and accusing them of relying on intimidation symbolised by ‘ katta ’.

During his Muzaffarpur rally on October 30, PM Modi claimed that ‘ katta ‘, cruelty, bitterness, misrule, and corruption are the hallmarks of ‘ jungle raj ‘, which he associates with RJD. He reiterated in his Ara rally on November 2 that RJD forced Congress to announce their chief minister candidate at gunpoint.

The BJP’s social media campaigns also continually reference ‘ katta ‘ when discussing the governments led by Lalu Prasad Yad

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