Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar declined to provide a specific figure for illegal foreign immigrants removed from Bihar’s electoral rolls. He stated the data is decentralized with electoral registration officers. Kumar highlighted over 68 lakh deletions overall due to death, shifting, or being untraced, with foreign nationals potentially included in the ‘untraced’ category.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the 23rd anniversary of taking oath as Gujarat’s Chief Minister in 2001. He expressed gratitude to the people of India for their continuous blessings, entering his 25th year of public service. Modi reiterated his commitment to improving citizens’ lives and contributing to national progress.

Kumar allegedly cited various reasons to obtain funds, including repairing drilling machinery damaged in storms, paying fines to officials, and medical expenses.