With all seats in Tamil Nadu and 152 in West Bengal at stake, political rhetoric has intensified ahead of the elections. Mallikarjun Kharge sparked a controversy after referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “terrorist.” The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged the remark was made at the behest of Rahul Gandhi, calling it a deliberate strategy rather than a slip of the tongue, and questioned whether the Congress is “terrorised” by the fear of electoral losses. Watch Newshour debate with Navika Kumar.