New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set the election agenda for states like West Bengal, Assam, and Bihar from the ramparts of the Red Fort, where elections are due next year. While issues like Operation Sindoor and GST rate reduction will feature, the most critical theme will be infiltration.

The infiltration debate is directly tied to the ongoing SIR (Special Intensive Revision) exercise of Bihar's voter list, which has triggered uproar from Parliament to the streets. Congress, RJD, and other opposition parties claim SIR is BJP's tool to cut lakhs of votes, primarily affecting their traditional Muslim base. Beginning today, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and RJD's Tejashwi Yadav will embark on a 15-day "vote right...