‘Every Bihari will be a change maker’: Tejashwi Yadav’s fiery social media post sets tone for Bihar Assembly elections

Bihar elections 2025: Tejashwi Yadav calls for ‘Mahagathbandhan government’ in detailed social-media post

Shortly after the Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav released a long post on X (formerly Twitter) addressing voters across the state.

In the post titled 'My dear Biharis', Yadav described November 14, the day votes will be counted, as the date that would 'shine in golden letters' as the start of Bihar’s transformation. He said the results would mark 'the beginning of Bihar’s bright future, development and rise.'

Yadav urged citizens to join what he termed a “Mahagathbandhan government of change”, stating that Bihar’s youth would play the central role in ending unemployment.

मेरे प्रिय बिहारवासियों,

𝟏𝟒 नवंबर 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓! इस तारीख को हम सभी को याद कर लेना है। इतिहास के पन्नों को भविष्य में जब भी पलटा जाएगा तो ये तारीख बिहार के सुनहरे भविष्य, परिवर्तन, विकास और बुलंदी की शुरुआत बनकर हमेशा स्वर्ण अक्षरों में दिखेगी। परिवर्तन का बिगुल बज चुका है,… — Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) October 6, 2025

Promises and key statements from the post

Yadav listed a wide range of issues that, according to him, have affected Bihar over the past two decades, including corruption, unemployment, poor infrastructure, and law-and-order challenges. He alleged that the state had faced 'pain, suffering, crime, bribery, scams, migration and misgovernance.'

He contrasted this with his party’s recent record, saying:

“What the NDA government could not achieve in 17 years, we accomplished in 17 months. What this government failed to do in 20 years, we will achieve in 20 months.”

Yadav said that if elected, the Mahagathbandhan government would prioritise job creation and development, asserting that “not a single household in Bihar will remain where a young person is unemployed.”

The RJD leader also made a direct pitch to the electorate: “Every Bihari will become Bihar’s C.M. that is, Change Maker.”

He said the upcoming election would mark the end of '20 years of pain and misrule' and the beginning of 'a festival of change' following Diwali and Chhath.

Indirect remarks on Nitish Kumar’s leadership

Yadav made pointed references to Bihar’s current leadership without directly naming Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He said the state needed a chief minister 'who does not beg with folded hands but roars like a lion for Bihar’s rights,' adding that such a leader must be able to 'wipe out corruption and fulfil Bihar’s dreams of employment and prosperity.'

Election schedule and voter details

Earlier in the day, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced that elections for Bihar’s 243-member Assembly would be held in two phases, on November 6 and November 11, with counting of votes on November 14.

According to the Election Commission, more than 7.4 crore voters, including 14 lakh first-time voters, are eligible to vote. The CEC said that the elections would be conducted in a 'transparent and peaceful manner.'

The political context

The 2025 Bihar election will feature a contest between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising the BJP, JD(U), LJP (RV), and HAM, and the opposition Mahagathbandhan, led by the RJD, Congress, and Left parties.

This election also marks the debut of political strategist Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj movement as a full-fledged party, positioning itself as a development-focused alternative to the traditional alliances.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is seeking a record 10th term, faces anti-incumbency and health concerns, while the BJP continues to rely heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity.

For Tejashwi Yadav, the election represents another opportunity to build on his 2020 performance, when RJD emerged as the single largest party but fell short of forming the government.

Key issues ahead of polling

The elections are expected to revolve around themes such as employment, welfare schemes, and governance. Caste equations and alliance arithmetic continue to influence Bihar’s electoral map.

The Election Commission’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls, the first in 22 years, has also become a flashpoint, with opposition parties alleging wrongful deletions of Dalit, minority and migrant voters. The EC maintains that the process is aimed at cleaning up duplicate and ineligible entries.