India, Oct. 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the opposition RJD-Congress alliance in Bihar, calling it an "unnatural merger" driven by a "lust for power." Addressing rallies in Muzaffarpur and Chhapra, he likened the two parties to "oil and water - in the same glass, but can never truly mix," claiming their workers were already clashing on the ground, exposing the fragility of the tie-up.

Taking aim at opposition leaders Tejashwi Yadav and Rahul Gandhi, Modi branded them "royal scions out on bail," asking voters if they would again permit "these families to plunder Bihar." Reviving the BJP's old "jungle raj" charge, Modi said the opposition's campaign language - filled with references to knives an...