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‘One govt job per household’: Tejashwi Yadav's big Bihar poll promise
Speaking at a press conference, Yadav declared that within 20 days of forming the government, a new law would be enacted to ensure this employment guarantee.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday made a bold pre-poll promise, claiming that every household in Bihar would have at least one person in a government job if his party returns to power.
Speaking at a press conference, Yadav declared that within 20 days of forming the government, a new law would be enacted to ensure this employment guarantee.
Yadav added that within 20 months of taking office, the scheme would be fully implemented across the state.
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“We will ensure that every household will have a person with a government job after our government comes to power. We will make a new Act for it within 20 days of forming the government, and in 20 months, not a single house will be without a government job,” Yadav was quoted as saying.
The RJD leader stated that his party has conducted a survey related to the issue, emphasising that it is not a case of "jumlebaazi" (making fake promises). Yadav emphasised that he doesn't need to give proof to fulfil his promise.
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"We have done studies this scientifically, and we have data on all such families on the basis of our survey. If we are making this announcement, it is my pledge that we are doing only what is possible. This is not 'jumlebaazi', we are not cheating anyone. Tejashwi does not need to give proof," he said.
Bihar assembly election 2025
The announcement comes ahead of the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. The 243 Assembly seats will go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with the counting of votes scheduled to take place on November 14.
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The total number of electors in the final list stands at 7.42 crore, while there were 7.89 crore electors as of June 24 this year. An Election Commission press release stated that 65 lakh voters were removed from the draft list, and the number of electors in the draft list as of August 1, 2025, stood at 7.24 crore.
