Patna (Bihar) [India], October 29 (HBTV): As the Bihar Assembly elections draw closer, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has said that Bihar has developed under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, with improved infrastructure, law and order, and per capita income, unlike the previous Congress-Lalu governments which, he said, made the poor poorer.
Polling for the Bihar Assembly elections 2025 will take place on November 6 and 11, and the results will be announced on November 14.
Speaking to reporters, CM Saini said, ‘Bihar has changed under the leadership of PM Modi and CM Nitish Kumar. The previous governments made the poor poorer. The system had collapsed. There were no roads. If someone recalls the law and order situation under the Congress-Lalu rule, they get goosebumps. The BJP-Nitish Kumar alliance government developed Bihar... Per capita income had increased.’
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its second list of 12 candidates for the forthcoming Bihar Assembly elections, bringing the total number of declared candidates to 83 out of 101 seats allotted to the party in the final seat-sharing arrangement within the NDA.
According to the list, folk singer Maithili Thakur will contest from the Alinagar constituency in Darbhanga, while former IPS officer Anand Mishra has been fielded from the Buxar constituency.
On Friday, Maithili Thakur expressed gratitude after filing her nomination papers from Alinagar for the upcoming elections. In a post on X, she wrote, ‘Today, I filed my nomination paper as the authorised candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the Alinagar Assembly constituency. After the nomination, I participated in the blessing assembly organised in the dignified presence of the Honourable Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai ji. The warmth and blessings received from the people of the region during this time are a source of inspiration for me.’
She added, ‘With the resolve for the service, development, and welfare of the people of Alinagar, I will continue to work with full strength. My heartfelt thanks to all the divine-like workers present in large numbers, respected office-bearers, and dear public.’
(ANI)