Rs 10000 scheme
Prashant Kishor Claims Rs 10,000 Payments to Women Voters Determined Bihar Election Outcome
Nov 19, 2025 05:05 pm CST
Former election strategist Prashant Kishor alleges that the BJP-JDU alliance secured their landslide victory in Bihar by distributing Rs 10,000 to 1.21 crore women voters just before the election. In his first post-election interview with NDTV, Kishor claims this cash distribution under the guise of a government scheme was timed specifically to influence voting patterns, resulting in his newly formed Jan Suraaj party failing to secure any seats despite reshaping political discourse in the state.
Bihar Elections: VIP Chief Mukesh Sahani Claims NDA Victory Secured Through Freebies Distribution
Nov 14, 2025 05:42 pm CST
Vikassheel Insaan Party chief Mukesh Sahani claims the NDA's Bihar Assembly election victory was primarily achieved through "rewadi" distribution, particularly citing Nitish Kumar's Rs 10,000 transfer to women voters. Despite being projected as Mahagathbandhan's deputy CM candidate, Sahani's party failed to secure any seats, prompting promises of alliance-wide introspection while alleging Election Commission negligence regarding voter list irregularities.