Overview
- Sharad Pawar said the NDA’s Bihar victory followed deposits of Rs 10,000 into women’s bank accounts under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana.
- He asked why the Election Commission allowed disbursals during the election period and urged the poll body to examine the practice.
- Citing a reported reach of about 75 lakh women, he characterized such pre-election payments as corrosive and warned against using this as a template.
- Pointing to Maharashtra’s Ladki Bahin credits before voting, he cautioned that similar tactics could erode public trust in the electoral process.
- He added that BJP and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar will jointly decide the next chief minister and said NCP(SP) local leaders will determine alliances for upcoming local-body polls.