BJP engages ex, present ministers for Bihar Assembly elections.

The ruling BJP has deployed its top leaders from Uttar Pradesh to campaign in Bihar, much before the Election Commission announced the dates for its Assembly elections.

Just a few days ago, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya was appointed co-in-charge for the Bihar elections. Now, the party has assigned several ministers, including Cabinet Minister Swatantradev Singh, former Minister Upendra Tiwari, and former Minister Siddharthnath Singh, to campaign on the ground.

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Upendra Tiwari, in charge of the Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency, said, “The people of Bihar are benefiting from the public welfare schemes of the central and state governments. It is the duty of the party workers to spread these achievements to every household and ensure the BJP’s victory.”

He added that the party has consistently won elections in the Darbhanga Nagar Assembly constituency. It is fully expected that the BJP and NDA will win this seat with a landslide majority this time too.”

Responding to a question about political strategist and Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, Tiwari said that Prashant Kishor is only discussed in the media. ”He has no presence on the ground. The people of Bihar had and still have faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The steps PM Modi has taken for Bihar’s development have transformed the state and direction of Bihar. People like Prashant Kishor only make accusations,” he said.

Upendra Tiwari has been given the responsibility of the diaspora in-charge in Bihar. Swatantradev Singh has also been deployed in the elections. According to BJP sources, Siddharth Nath Singh has been tasked with promoting the development initiatives of ally JD-U leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, comparing his rule with the corruption allegations during the previous tenures of RJD chief Lalu Prasad.

Siddharth Nath Singh, who was the spokesperson and cabinet minister of the Uttar Pradesh government during Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s first term, has been given the additional responsibility of leading the BJP’s social media campaign in Bihar. Siddharth Nath stated that he would work closely with the state leadership to ensure that the party’s election issues reach every corner of the state.

Sources said the party plans to set up special social media centres in Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur to accelerate the campaign. Mr Singh stated that the party is in no mood to focus on PK, who is primarily driven by the “accuse and run” strategy.

A senior BJP official stated that the BJP is well aware that Kishore, known as “PK,” has a relatively clean image and could emerge as a serious player in Bihar’s electoral dynamics. A senior BJP leader said, “The party cannot afford to make PK the Arvind Kejriwal of Bihar.”

However, Kishor is focusing his election campaign on opposing prohibition and the rehabilitation of 5 million migrant workers in Bihar. Kishor urged the people of Bihar to vote for the future of their children, their education, and their livelihoods.