Think of Bihar before 2005 when casting vote, Nitish reminds people

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar urges voters to remember pre-2005 conditions, highlights development work since then.

With the Assembly election in Bihar due in October-November, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday (February 10, 2025) urged people of the State to think about “the condition of Bihar” before 2005 when they cast their vote.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal’s 15-year rule in Bihar had ended in 2005, when the Janata Dal (United) led by Mr. Kumar, along with its alliance partner BJP, formed the government. Mr. Kumar has been at the helm of affairs in the State since then.

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Addressing people in Nawada district, during the fourth phase of his Pragati Yatra, Mr. Kumar said since he assumed charge as Chief Minister on November 24, 2005, he had continuously worked to take Bihar forward. The JD(U) national president pointed out that before 2005, people were afraid to step out of their homes after dusk, and there were tensions between Hindus and Muslims, which he ended.

He reiterated that he had always worked with the Bharatiya Janata Party and made a mistake by aligning with the RJD twice. “Now, we will always be with the BJP and together we will develop Bihar and the country,” he said, urging people to remember the development work taken up in the State since 2005.

Accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and his Cabinet colleague Vijaya Kumar Chaudhary, he also held a review meeting at Vikas Bhawan Auditorium, Nawada, on developmental schemes implemented in the district. During the meeting, Nawada District Magistrate Ravi Prakash gave detailed information about the development works in the district.

He added, “You are all aware of the condition of Bihar before 2005. People could not get treatment in hospitals, the roads were poor, education was below par. Patients did not even get medicines in hospitals. The people of Bihar then gave us a chance to work for them and the condition of Bihar changed.”