The Bihar Meeting Elections 2025 are scheduled for November this yr, however the state’s political ambiance has been extremely charged for the previous two years. With Nitish Kumar on the helm, Bihar’s political scene is something however uninteresting. The Chief Minister usually makes uncommon statements, giving the opposition a possibility to launch contemporary assaults. At different occasions, he surprises everybody by switching sides to affix the opposition and type the federal government.
Within the final election, Tejashwi Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) emerged because the single-largest get together however fell wanting forming the federal government. It later received help from Kumar’s JDU who left NDA and joined Mahagathbandhan, solely to change sides once more final yr. Nevertheless, Tejashwi Yadav has adopted a ‘twice bitten, at all times shy’ strategy after being duped by Nitish Kumar previously.
Now, seeing the success of freebies in states throughout the nation, from Jharkhand to Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu to Karnataka, and Delhi to Maharashtra, the RJD has picked the most effective choices to woo the voters forward of the polls. Tejashwi Yadav’s freebies promise now echoes Aam Aadmi Celebration’s Delhi schemes and BJP’s schemes in states like Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Tejashwi has now promised to present Rs 2,500 to girls head of the household monthly below ‘Maai Bahin Maan Yojana’, a scheme much like BJP’s Ladli Bahin Yojana. The RJD additionally promised 200 models of free electrical energy, a well-liked AAP scheme in Delhi. Different guarantees by the RJD embrace a Rs 1,500 pension to widows, senior residents and individuals with disabilities; lakhs of jobs for youth, institution of industries and prevention of migration.
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— Rashtriya Janata Dal (@RJDforIndia) January 9, 2025
Migration because of a scarcity of jobs and employment has been an even bigger problem for Bihar and its successive governments. The state nonetheless lacks a correct enterprise surroundings for giant industries amid difficult legislation and order conditions and infrastructural points. Lakhs of individuals from Bihar migrate to Delhi, Gujarat, Telangana and different states seeking livelihood.
The brand new entrant within the Bihar ballot dynamics, Prashant Kishor and his get together Jan Suraaj, are additionally making comparable guarantees to cease migration and improve pensions.
Bihar has 243 meeting seats and the bulk mark is 122. Within the final election, RJD received 75, BJP 74, JDU 43, Congress 19 and LJP 1 whereas different events and independents bagged 31 seats.
