Minutes after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the Bihar assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the NDA government had given the state a “new direction through good governance”, pulling it out of what he described as the era of “Jungle Raj.”

Currently, in the 243-member Bihar Vidhan Sabha, the JDU–BJP alliance (NDA) holds 131 seats, while the RJD–Congress coalition (INDIA bloc or Mahagathbandhan) has 111 seats.

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In a post on X, Shah wrote, “The Election Commission has announced the dates for the Bihar Assembly elections. Congratulations to all the people of Bihar on this great festival of democracy. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the NDA government has given a new direction to development

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