New Delhi: The results of the Bihar Assembly elections either way will have a bearing on national politics, prompting top leaders on both sides Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to hold 15 rallies in the past fortnight.

But the record for the most election rallies after October 23, the last date for withdrawal of nominations for the second phase, by a national leader will go to Home Minister Amit Shah, who addressed 34 meetings, including a couple of them digitally after rain played spoilsport with the campaign schedule.

From the BJP side, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held 18 election programmes while party chief JP Nadda addressed eight programmes while Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge held three programmes, including in Gaya, and Gen

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