The Supreme Court was hearing a petition seeking modification of its earlier order in which it had directed the EC to accept Aadhaar as a valid identity proof for inclusion in the voter roll. Earlier, the SC had ordered that Aadhaar be added to the list of ID proofs being accepted by the poll panel.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress-RJD “ecosystem” of patronising infiltrators in Assam, Bihar, Bengal, and said that his NDA government is firmly committed to stopping illegal infiltration. He accused them of supporting vote bank politics.

Kumar, the JD(U) supremo, reiterated his stand while addressing a rally in Purnea in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kumar, who is the longest-serving chief minister of Bihar, has switched political partners numerous times in his political career and especially over the last decade.