LUCKNOW, Nov. 1 -- Kicking off his campaign for INDIA bloc candidates in the Bihar assembly elections, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the BJP will be ousted from power in the state. He termed the contest "a battle between employment and the BJP".

Addressing a massive rally in Bahadurpur assembly constituency of Darbhanga district in support of INDIA bloc candidate Bhola Yadav, Akhilesh said, "The BJP is a party of exploiters, ruining people's lives. Nitish Kumar is merely the BJP's election face; he no longer wishes to become chief minister, and the BJP is using him for its own interests."

The SP chief appealed to the people to ensure a landslide victory for INDIA bloc candidates and make RJD leader T...