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Huge presence of people in rallies of grand alliance in Bihar gives it an upper hand

The first phase of the polling in seventy eight constituencies of Bihar will take place on 28th October on Saturday and the Rashtriya Janata Dal president Tejasvi Yadav has released its menifesto today alongwith the leaders of Mahagathbandhan( grand alliance in the presence of Congress spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala n several other leaders, promising ten lakh jobs to the people of Bihar with 85% priority to those living in the rural areas including Rs 1500 monthly unemployment allowance, construction of district hospitals n medical colleges in every district of Bihar, free kidney dialysis and umpteen number of pro people promises.

However, the rival BJP has doubled the jobs quota to 19 lakhs and free Covid 19 vaccines to each n every inhabitant of Bihar apart from several other concessions in its election menifesto.

In all his public meetings, the RJD president Tejasvi Yadav who is the main inspirational force behind the entire grand alliance of non BJP political parties in Bihar, has been publicly assuring the electorates in all his massive public meetings that on day one, after the swearing in of his government n he becoming the Bihar chief minister, he would take the first decision to implement the pledge of granting ten lakh jobs to its electorates including Rs 1500 as unemployment allowances, making majority of the electorates jubilant encouraging them to cheer n raise pro Tejasvi Yadav slogans.

According to political analysts the majority of the electorates in Bihar have been fed up with the fifteen year old rule of Nitish Kumar government openly expressing their disenchantment over the slow n tardy progress of the state, especially on burning issues of unemployment, distressing socio economic condition of lakhs of migrant population hailing from Bihar during the pandemic lockdown losing their jobs and financial stability, extremely poor n deteriorating condition of hospitals, lack of medical facilities at the decentralised level, distressing condition of farmers, no fresh industrialisation of the state and increasing crime in the state.

The youth n women of the state especially the Dalit n backward sections are the most frustrated lot having gone against the present ruling political dispensation say political analysts.

Moreover, people of Bihar seem of have been bored with Nitish Kumar n are opting for change relying on the young leadership especially on Tejesvi Yadav, Rahul Gandhi n grand alliance including on development made during the protracted rule of Lalu Prasad Yadav n opening of Railway factories etc granting employment opportunities to the youth etc.

The recent rallies held in Navara, Begusarai n in several other parts of Bihar addressed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Tejasvi Yadav enticing thousands n even lakhs of electorates exhibiting tremendous enthusiasm gives an unambiguous impression that all is not well for the Nitish n the Bhartiya Janata Party combine government, with the news about RJD led grand alliance likely to defeat it at the hustings at all costs n Tejasvi led anti BJP opposition forming it’s majority government.

Moreover, several dissidents n parties like LJP are bound to cut the saffron party n Nitish Kumar votes in several constituencies thus giving RJD n grand alliance a direct benefit. Bihar has in total 243 assembly seats with people of Bihar having finally made up their mind to get rid of the 15 year old rule of Nitish Kumar n BJP say majority of political analysts. Speaking on the rampant corruption in Bihar the RJD leader questioned the chief minister Nitish Kumar on the prevailing corruption in Bihar. In a tweet in Hindi today, Tejasvi Yadav wrote: Straight and open challenge.

Let the chief minister name a single division or police station in entire Bihar where any work is done without paying illegal gratification ? If my statement is wrong n you have any doubt, kindly pose this question to the public in your meeting. You will get the reply.

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Sunil Negi

Sunil Negi is a senior journalist and president of Uttarakhand Journalists Forum ( Regd). He usually writes on socio political subjects and have been contributing articles in print media for the last several years. Mr. Sunil Negi had been felicitated by All India Achievers conference's Pride of India and excellence awards apart from several other recognitions. He has translated a book on ecological disaster of Uttarakhand of June 2013 and edited and published two editions of Uttaranchal's Who's Who.

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