Patna: Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal United (JDU) leader Nitish Kumar on Saturday urged people to give him ‘one more chance’, appealing to them to vote for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming assembly elections in the state. In a video message shared by his party on X (previously Twitter) just days before the first phase of polling in Bihar, Kumar stressed that only the NDA can develop the state, saying that the pace of development has increased a lot under his rule. Polling for the two phase assembly elections will take place in Bihar on November 6 and 11. The results will be declared on November 14.
“I request you to make the NDA candidates victorious in the assembly elections this time,” the chief minister said. “Give us, the NDA, one more chance. After this, more work will be done, which will develop Bihar so much that it will be included in the top states.”
In his message, Kumar also took a dig at the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and said the condition of Bihar was extremely poor when he became the chief minister in 2005. At that time, being called a Bihari was a ‘matter of insult’, Kumar said, adding that he “worked day and night with full honesty and hard work” for the development of the state.
The JDU leader said his government has worked a lot on education, healthcare, infrastructure and employment opportunities for the youth. He said he has worked for every section of the society, including the Dalits and the backward classes, adding that “being a Bihari is not a matter of insult, but a matter of respect” now.
“The previous government did not do any work for women. We have now made women so strong that they are no longer dependent on anyone and can do all the work for their families and children. We want to tell you that we have developed all the classes of society from the beginning,” Kumar said.
