Overview
- Top NDA leaders, including JP Nadda and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, jointly launched the manifesto in Patna, marking the coalition’s closing pitch to voters.
- The plan pledges one crore jobs over five years and district-level mega skill centres, framing employment creation as the alliance’s foremost priority.
- Women-focused commitments include creating one crore ‘Lakhpati Didis’ and up to ₹2 lakh per beneficiary, while EBC measures feature assistance of up to ₹10 lakh and a high-level committee led by a retired Supreme Court judge.
- Infrastructure and industry promises span seven expressways, modernisation of 3,600 km of rail track, metro projects in four cities, new international airports, 10 industrial parks, and proposed semiconductor and defence manufacturing hubs.
- The welfare package outlines free medical treatment up to ₹5 lakh, 125 units of free electricity, 50 lakh new pucca houses, free education from KG to PG for poor students, expanded farm support with MSP guarantees, and a flood-free Bihar target in five years, with voting on November 6 and 11 and results on November 14.