The prime minister of Uttar Pradesh and one of the BJP’s star activists, Adityanath, began his campaign for the Bihar assembly elections on Tuesday by praising his counterpart Nitish Kumar for ushering in progress and prosperity in the state.
His comments came at an election rally in the Ramgarh constituency, which is also known as ‘mini Chittorgarh’ because of the prominent presence of the Rajput community.
“Bihar is writing the history of progress and prosperity under the leadership of Nitish Kumar,” Adityanath said.
He began his speech by invoking Lord Ram and then attacked Congress and the RJD for playing caste politics. “I come from Lord Rama’s birthplace to Ramgarh. We never play caste politics. We play the politics of progress and development, ”he said while praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for showing readiness in helping the poor.
He mentioned the development plans launched by the Prime Minister and reminded them how money was transferred directly to the accounts of vulnerable sectors of the population.
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He also accused Congress and the RJD of following a dynastic policy. “For them, family is everything while for us India is our family…. they talk about religion and we talk about development ”.
He sought votes in favor of the NDA candidates for the development plan. “We are committed to development and will continue unstoppable.”
Adityanath addressed three election rallies in Arwal, Rohtas in addition to Ramgarh.
“Yogi’s campaign will certainly have an impact as he is not only CM, but he is also seen as the next prime minister after Modiji,” said Ram Dayal Singh, a BJP supporter in Ramgarh.
He added that “Yogi’s campaign will force opposition leaders to plan a new strategy to counter him.”
Ramgarh is a prestigious seat for the RJD where their candidate Sudhakar Singh is competing against BJP MLA Ashok Kumar Singh. Rajput candidates have won the seat 10 times out of 16 assembly elections so far.
Sudhakar Singh’s father, Jagdanand Singh, who is the chairman of the Bihar unit of the RJD, had won six times from the seat before being elected Buxar’s MP in 2009.
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