INDIA bloc’s ‘Tejashwi Pran Patra’ aims to make Bihar top state

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday (28) said the INDIA bloc’s election manifesto will serve as a vision document aimed at making Bihar the number one state in the country.

The opposition alliance is scheduled to release its manifesto later in the day.

“We have a vision for the state and a roadmap for its growth. It (the manifesto) can also be called the ‘Tejashwi Pran Patra’,” Yadav told reporters in Patna.

Taking aim at the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Yadav said the ruling coalition had failed to declare its chief ministerial candidate or release its manifesto. “We announced our CM face ahead of the polls. We are releasing our manifesto today. What about the NDA parties? They simply copy our promises,” he said.

Yadav also criticised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging they had failed to bring meaningful development to Bihar. “Whenever the PM comes to Bihar, he abuses opposition leaders and promotes negative politics,” he said.

Elections for Bihar’s 243-member assembly will be held in two phases, on November 6 and 11, with results to be announced on November 14.