Tejashwi Yadav questions Nitish's 'health' after he garlands female candidate at poll rally
Muzaffarpur (PTI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar gave rise to fresh speculations about his mental health on Tuesday when he insisted on garlanding a female NDA candidate and ticked off a close aide who tried to stop him.
The JD(U) supremo launched his assembly poll campaign in Meenapur constituency of Muzaffarpur district, where he had the crowds in splits for mispronouncing local party candidate Ajay Kushwaha's name and adding the prefix "Shri" to Rama Nishad, the BJP candidate from Aurai.
The 75-year-old said during his speech that if the public promised to vote for the NDA, he would like to put garlands around the necks of candidates as a mark of assured victory.
Nishad, who had joined the BJP last week, was seen squirming when Kumar moved towards her with a garland in his hand.
In local Hindu traditions, a woman cannot let anyone except her husband put a garland around her neck.
Kumar's close aide, Sanjay Kumar Jha, the JD(U)'s working president, hurriedly tried to prevent his mentor from creating a scene by catching hold of the CM's hand.
However, sensing that Kumar was not taking kindly to the intervention, Jha retracted his steps, and the septuagenarian blurted "you are a strange man" before placing the garland around the neck of Nishad.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav shared the video clip on his X handle with the remark, "He is a strange man indeed. If he is in sound mental health, why is he reading out from a written speech and indulging in such behaviour?"
ई गजब आदमी है भाई!!! 😀
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) October 21, 2025
मुख्यमंत्री जी अगर स्वस्थ है तो लिखा हुआ भाषण पढ़ ऐसी हरकतें क्यों कर रहे है? #Bihar pic.twitter.com/Xhit9l37Ib
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
