BJP's Sanjay Jaiswal on Bihar Win: 'State Has Moved Beyond Caste, Voted for Development'

On this Special Report, BJP Chief Whip in the Lok Sabha, Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal, analyses the National Democratic Alliance's significant election victory in Bihar, attributing the mandate to a public preference for development over traditional caste-based politics. Dr. Jaiswal states, 'This state has always moved beyond caste after 2005. What we have seen was the development, was the main agenda'. He contrasts the NDA's focus on progress, citing a tenfold increase in per capita income and women's empowerment through initiatives like Jeevika, with what he terms the 'Jungle Raj' of the past. He credits the consolidation of the NDA vote, including support from allies like the parties of Chirag Paswan and Upendra Kushwaha, for the decisive win, suggesting the opposition has failed to introspect on its defeat.