Overview

• The Pasmanda Milan Samaroh conference drew hundreds of backward Muslim leaders to Patna’s Atal Auditorium, where BJP state chief Dilip Jaiswal and Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the event.
• Jaiswal vowed to ensure Pasmanda Muslims’ participation in Bihar politics, citing decades of neglect by other parties that used them as vote banks without genuine upliftment.
• The BJP promoted enforcement of the Waqf Act under PM Modi’s vision, asserting that 90 percent of Waqf property earnings should now flow to Pasmanda communities.
• Party officials credited the NDA government with extending caste-based reservations to Pasmanda Muslims for the first time, framing it as a landmark reform.
• A significant number of Pasmanda attendees formally joined the BJP through on-site membership pledges, signaling a potential shift in the community’s political alignment.