Non-Gujaratis, especially those hailing from UP and Bihar, were targeted in several parts of the state following the arrest of a Bihar native, police said.

"All these reports of a rift within our family are planted at the instance of Nitish Kumar. Attempts are being made to psychologically affect our dedicated workers and supporters," Tejashwi said.

Lok Sabha elections 2019:Besides Shah and Kumar, BJP's Bhupender Yadav and poll strategist Prashant Kishor, who recently joined the party, were also present in the meeting held at BJP chief's residence. The meeting lasted about 30 minutes.

He was admitted for routine health check-up, news agency ANI cited sources as saying.

Tejashwi, the Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, claimed that the probe into the horrific mass rape case was about to reach government offices in Patna.

Verma had resigned last week following allegations that her husband was a regular visitor to the girls' shelter home where minor girls were subjected to sexual abuse.

Tejashwi, who served as Nitish's deputy in the Mahagathbandhan government, called his former boss a 'coward' while accusing him of shielding people involved in the horrific Muzaffarpur shelter home case.

Officials denied there being any specific input behind such a large-scale action.

JD(U) president rang up Rao and thanked him for the support of TRS members for his party MP Harivansh Narayan Singh, according to Rao's office.

"Girls are raped left, right and centre. Every six hours a girl raped in the country," an infuriated Supreme Court said citing data from the National Crime Records Bureau.

The TRS chief told Kumar that a decision will be taken only after consultation with the party leaders.

During his press conference in Patna on Monday, the Bihar CM said: "If someone related to the Minister is involved, they won't be spared. But why is this issue being raised only now."

“I am not going to spare anyone, and I have never made a compromise. Still, if you want to abuse me keep doing it,” Nitish was quoted as saying by ANI.

Speaking at an event in Patna, Nitish said that though CBI is probing the case, high court should also monitor the progress being made in the investigation.

The new case pertains to 11 women who went missing from prime accused Brijesh Thakur's another shelter home situated in Muzaffarpur.

The state is spending 20 per cent of its overall budget on education, the chief minister said. 

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had on Thursday recommended a CBI probe into the series of rapes that he described as "a heinous crime".

The decision to handover the case to the CBI was taken to prevent rumour-mongering in the state.

"Liquor ban was introduced for the poor people. they were wasting a major part of their income in buying alcohol. Domestic violence was high. I did this for betterment of poor," CM Nitish Kumar said.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: The BJP has 22 sitting MPs in the state, which has a total of 40 Lok Sabha seats. The JD(U), which fought separately in 2014, has only two MPs but has been insisting that it be given seats commensurate with its bigger tally in the state assembly.