"Manifesto of Bihar's development": BJP's JPS Rathore as NDA releases 'Sankalp Patra' for Bihar polls

Patna (Bihar) [India], October 31 (ANI): As the NDA released its manifesto 'Sankalp Patra' for the Bihar Assembly elections, BJP leader JPS Rathore on Friday termed it a manifesto of Bihar's development and said a saga of Bihar's development will be written from it.
Speaking to ANI, JPS Rathore said, "This is a manifesto of Bihar's development. Through this manifesto, a saga of Bihar's development is to be written. Our NDA government will give the guarantee to fulfil all promises. PM Modi himself will give the guarantee and fulfil the promises... They (Mahagathbandhan) will neither form the government nor fulfil any promises. They and the public both know it."
The NDA members in Bihar collectively released their manifesto 'Sankalp Patra' in Patna on Friday in the high-stakes assembly elections.
Union Minister and BJP National President JP Nadda, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Union Minister and Hindustan Awam Morcha (Secular) custodian Jitan Ram Manjhi, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan, Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief Upendra Kushwaha and other key leaders jointly released NDA's manifesto.

In the manifesto, the NDA has promised to provide over 1 crore government jobs and employment opportunities, conduct a skills census to provide skills-based employment, and establish mega skill centres in every district, transforming Bihar into a 'Global Skilling Centre'.
The ruling alliance has also promised to provide women with financial assistance of up to Rs two lakh to promote prosperity and self-reliance through the 'Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana'.
The NDA has promised to make a crore women 'Lakhpati Didi'.
According to the manifesto, the NDA promises to give Rs 10 lakh to various occupational groups belonging to the extremely backward classes.
Under the 'Kapurgari Thakur Kisan Samman Nidhi', the farmers will be given an annual benefit of Rs 3,000, totalling Rs 9,000, as per the manifesto.
The manifesto also promises metro train services to be introduced in 4 more cities in Bihar besides Patna, the opening of ten new industrial parks and a promise to attract investments of Rs 50 lakh crore in 5 years.
The voting for the 243-seat Bihar Assembly will be held in two phases on November 6 and 11, whereas bye-elections for eight seats across seven states and Union Territories will be held on November 11. The results for both will be declared on November 14. (ANI)