Overview
- The NDA is scheduled to release a joint manifesto on October 31, with senior leaders expected at the launch.
- The document is expected to emphasize employment creation within Bihar through IT, semiconductor-linked activity and MSME expansion.
- The Mahagathbandhan has already released its ‘Bihar Ka Tejashwi Pran’ manifesto, pledging a law to ensure one government job per family, 200 free electricity units, OPS restoration and monthly payments to women.
- Tejashwi Yadav has been formally declared the opposition alliance’s chief ministerial candidate, reinforcing a leader-centric campaign.
- Internal strains persist in the Mahagathbandhan, with at least 12 constituencies featuring partner-on-partner contests and analysts again flagging Congress’s low strike rate in 2020 as a vulnerability, while voting is set for November 6 and 11 with counting on November 14.