Updated: Sat, 01 Nov 2025 05:17 (IST) Ahead of the 2025 Bihar elections, Storm Montha lashed Bihar with heavy rains, bringing the election campaign to a standstill. 22 flights have been canceled in the past three days, making it difficult for leaders to travel. The state administration is ready and relief work is going on. Cyclone Mentha stopped election flights. Symbolic photo: Jagran Correspondent, Patna. The effect of Storm Montha was also visible on the assembly election campaign. Due to bad weather and rain for the last three days, scheduled public meetings of many political parties had to be cancelled. Helicopter services were disrupted and many prominent leaders were unable to attend their scheduled programs. According to the meteorological department, the visibility in Patna on Friday was only 2,000 meters and west wind was blowing at a speed of about three kilometers per hour, due to which helicopters could not be allowed to fly. As a result, only two helicopters could take off on Friday, one of BJP and the other of Tej Pratap Yadav. Remove Advertisement Read Only News Only Manoj Tiwari and Tej Pratap reached the meetings. On Friday, BJP leader Manoj Tiwari held election meetings in Khagaria and Janashakti Janata Dal leader Tej Pratap Yadav held election meetings in Simri Bakhtiyarpur. Apart from this, other top leaders of either party could not attend their scheduled programs. 22 flights canceled in three days, helipads ineffective In the last three days, due to bad weather and continuous rain, the condition of many helipads constructed across the state has deteriorated. As a result, the helicopters of the leaders could not fly. A total of 22 helicopter flights could not operate according to schedule. Those who could not do the air campaign include major leaders like Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, BJP president JP Nadda, Tejashwi Yadav, JDU working president Sanjay Jha and VIP chief Mukesh Sahni. Flights canceled in three days Flights canceled by parties Parties canceled flights BJP 9 RJD 6 JDU 3 Congress 2 VIP 2
