Bihar CM Nitish Kumar expressed condolences on Friday and directed officials to provide ₹4 lakh compensation to each victim's family following lightning strikes that claimed 25 lives and injured 39 others across multiple districts in the past day.
Bihar deputy CM Vijay Sinha strongly backed the Chief Minister. Sinha claimed that Rahul Gandhi was born with a golden spoon in his mouth and that he would never understand the pain of the public.
BJP chief JP Nadda is scheduled to visit Patna today, January 28, as JD (U) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to resign today. To discuss the developments, the state BJP unit has also called for a meeting today.