After assuming office in 2005, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tried to build an electorate constituency for himself among women.
Addressing a group of reporters in Patna, Yadav said: "...I make a historic and youth-centric announcement today...We will bring a new Act and provide jobs to all families without a govt job...As soon as we form Govt, this Act will be brought within 20 days and in 20 months there will be no family without a Govt job."
Commenting on the ruling NDA's leadership, Anwar said there appeared to be confusion as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had not been declared the alliance's chief ministerial face, despite several visits to the state by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
In total, 67.3 lakh voters have been deleted in the SIR exercise and more than one-tenth of these deletions are in just 15 assembly constituencies, it claimed.
Though switching loyalties between NDA and Grand Alliance has helped the JD(U) stalwart keep a firm grip on power for two decades, it has also eroded some of his political credibility over the years.
Bihar deputy CM's remark comes after Lalu Yadav took a dig at the NDA the poll dates for Bihar were announced.
He said a meeting of party leaders will be held later in the day, which he will be attending virtually
Reports claim that a final seat-sharing announcement by the both blocs is delayed as smaller allies are in no mood to yield and are trying to extract maximum leverage in the ongoing talks.
Speculation over a potential tie-up between Paswan and Kishor marks the latest twist in Bihar’s political scene, even as seat-sharing talks between the LJP and the ruling BJP continue.
The BJP is also outlining out a counter-strategy against political strategist Prashant Kishor (PK), acknowledging his potential to make an impact and being in a position to possibly win five to seven seats.
The schedule has been announced just days after the publication of the final electoral roll on September 30, which put the total number of electors at 7.42 crore, of which 3.92 crore are male and 3.5 crore are women.
Assembly polls in Bihar is set to held in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with the results to be declared on November 14
Even in 2020, a lot of the election campaign was focused on the youth. The RJD and LJP are wooed the young by raising the issue of unemployment in the state.
"I am saying it with full confidence that this will be the last election of Nitish Kumar," said Prashant Kishor.
The announcement came after the Bihar SIR exercise, which led to the deletion of 69 lakh names from the state’s voter list due to deaths, inclusion of illegal immigrants, and duplicate voter IDs.
The contest is expected to be triangular, with the NDA, the INDIA bloc, and Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraj Party all vying for power.
Additionally, the Election Commission has launched ‘Mother of all Apps’ – ECI Net, a one-stop digital platform enabling web-based monitoring of all polling booths.
Presiding officers can now upload turnout data on the ECINET app every two hours on polling day to reduce the time lag in updating data.
Prashant Kishor's newly-formed outfit Jan Suraaj is expected to further queer the political pitch, promising some fireworks post-Diwali in the final assembly election of the year.
Both the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan in Bihar on Saturday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to hold the forthcoming assembly polls in the state in one phase or maximum two phases in a meeting with the poll body.
Even as he has repeated his commitment to BJP-led NDA, Nitish Kumar’s name has become synonymous with political flip-flops
As the campaign by both bloc -- National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and INDIA (Mahagathbandhan alliance) is set to enter a decisive juncture, an issue that is seen as a constant irritant-- especially in the Mahagathbandhan bloc is its continued reluctance to officially declare a chief ministerial face. The issue found multiple mentions during press addresses by senior leaders of the grouping.
The Election Commission's announcement has set the stage for a keen showdown after months of intense buildup between the NDA and Mahagathbandhan.
In the 2020 Assembly polls, voting in Bihar was held across three phases.The exercise may be be held in fewer phases this time.
The CEC also spoke of a number of “initiatives” that were being introduced in polls to the 243-strong Bihar assembly, which had “38 constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes and another two for Scheduled Tribes”.
