Here are summaries of the main manifesto documents released for the upcoming 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, by the two major alliances.
1. National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
The NDA (including Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) and other partners) has released its “Sankalp Patra” for Bihar.
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The Indian Express
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Key promises include:
Creation of one crore (10 million) government jobs in Bihar.
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Establishment of mega-skill centres in every district to build a “global skill” base.
The Indian Express
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Financial empowerment of women: up to ₹2 lakh under a women’s employment scheme, “Mission Crorepati”, and turning 1 crore women into “Lakhpati Didi”.
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Support for economically backward classes (EBCs): promise of up to ₹10 lakh for certain occupational groups in the EBC category.
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Farmers: a benefit for farmers (one scheme mentions ₹3,000 annually under “Kapurgari Thakur Kisan Samman Nidhi”).
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2. Mahagathbandhan / “INDIA” Bloc (including Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Indian National Congress, Left Parties etc)
The alliance released its joint manifesto titled “Bihar Ka Tejashwi Pran”.
https://www.oneindia.com/
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Patna Press
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India Today
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Key promises include:
Guarantee of one government job per family within 20 months of government formation; law to be introduced within 20 days.
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Women’s welfare: under “Mai-Behen Maan Yojana”, women to receive ₹2,500 per month from December 1, continuing for five years.
India Today
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Free basic utilities: 200 units of free electricity for every household; subsidised gas cylinders for poor families.
India Today
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Restore Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for government employees; concessions for widows, elderly, disabled.
India Today
Infrastructure & development: expressways, industrial clusters, IT parks, skill development, plus reforms in governance and social justice (e.g., stronger rights, caste-based census, etc).
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