As Bihar Assembly elections approach, Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) on Saturday said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is heading towards a historic victory in the two-phase Bihar Assembly elections.
Speaking to reporters, Paswan said, “Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a visit to Bihar. It is the strength of our alliance that we are moving step by step towards a historic victory to build a developed India as per the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After the formation of the government, the Prime Minister has visited Bihar 11 times in the last one year, which shows that his priority is towards Bihar. Today in the meeting with (Union Home Minister) Amit Shah, the strategy to win historic seats was discussed.”
He further said that there is no confusion in NDA. “The NDA has respected all its five allies and completed the negotiations. The nominations of all the 243 candidates are clear. The names of all the 243 candidates are clear. There is no confusion like the grand alliance… We have started our campaign when the grand alliance is trying to refute each other’s claims,” Paswan said.
Paswan also criticized the previous RJD and Congress governments for the law and order situation in Bihar.
He said, “The condition of Bihar in the 1990s is no secret. Murder, kidnapping, looting and dacoity were at their peak. There was a perception about Bihar which stopped people from investing in Bihar. Capable people of Bihar started migrating. RJD and Congress ruined Bihar. This is the difference between the two alliances. One alliance promotes crime and gives protection to it, that is Grand alliance, whereas our NDA alliance works only for development.”
Paswan further said, “Our target will be to achieve 100% strike rate. We discussed how we will avoid every false narrative and focus only on the development narrative.”
On Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that if the NDA returns to power in Bihar, it will turn the state into an “industrial hub”.
Addressing a conference of intellectuals in Patna, Bihar, Shah said that the intelligence of the youth of Bihar is the highest in the whole world and now the time has come for Bihar 3.0.
Shah said in Patna, “Now the time has come for Bihar 3.0. We will make Bihar an industrial hub. The youth of Bihar have the highest intelligence in the world. There may be a shortage of land in Bihar, but we can start projects that require more mental labor and less land.”