CM Nitish Kumar (file photo)
It turns out that the path to power in many states across the country runs through the female vote bank. After Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Jharkhand, states holding elections next year are also trying to tap into this vote bank. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will conduct the Mahila Samvad Yatra across the state from December 15. It is believed that after this he will also announce the female Revdi.
Be it Maharashtra’s Ladli Yojana or Jharkhand’s Maiya Samman Yojana, stipends are paid to all women every month. These plans proved to be a trump card in returning to power. After Jharkhand, current Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is also preparing to play the same trick in the neighboring state of Bihar. Assembly elections have been proposed to be held in Bihar next year.
Nitish’s visit could prove to be a trump card
In view of this, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will conduct Mahila Samvad Yatra across the state before the elections. Anyway, Nitish Kumar is famous for his political travels. Nitish has made 14 foreign visits so far and has played a huge role in regaining power many times. Nitish Kumar took decisions like banning alcohol in Bihar only after holding conversations with women and polling.
In any case, the issue is being explored ahead of the Bihar elections. The opposition wants reservations and raises the issue of caste. At the same time, if the Nitish Kumar government announces any scheme such as cash disbursement to women, then this could prove to be a trump card, which will make it difficult for the opposition to find a solution. Anyway, by giving 33% reservation votes, Nitish Kumar has strengthened his control over the women vote bank to a great extent.
What would prove to be the final political journey – the opposition
However, the opposition said this would be Nitish’s last political journey. In this regard, former Chief Minister Rabri said that travel is everyone’s right. Neeraj Kumar, spokesperson of Nitish’s party JDU, said that after Nitish’s visit, RJD’s shops will be closed during the elections. Tejashwi, Chirag, Upendra, Kushwaha, Prashant Kishore have completed their round trip to Bihar. Now it is the turn of Nitish Kumar, who has been an expert in political touring.
Let us know when and under what name Nitish visited Bihar 14 times.
- Nitish Kumar first embarked on a tour of Bihar in 2005 after becoming chief minister. The name of his first trip was “Nyaya Yatra”. Thereafter, Nitish traveled at different times for different reasons and purposes.
- Nitish organized the ‘Vikas Yatra’ in January before the 2009 Lok Sabha elections and after his victory, he went on to organize the ‘Dhanyavad Yatra’ in June. Meanwhile, when Nitish Kumar came to power after the ouster of Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi, he opened up to the public about his work .
- Nitish’s next journey has begun, to make public the work done by his government or his leadership during the first term from 2005 to 2010. This is called a migratory journey.
- Nitish conducted the Vishwas Yatra in April 2010. As his leadership and vote bank became stronger, JDU became the best performing party in the state in the 2010 elections with 115 seats.
- Nitish Kumar held ‘Seva Yatra’ in 2011 after his landslide victory in the assembly elections. In 2012, Nitish Kumar set out for the Adhikar Yatra to demand special status for Bihar.
- After this, Nitish Kumar’s next journey took place before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, which was named Sankalp Yatra. After recovering from the setback in this Lok Sabha election, he once again embarked on the Sampark Yatra hoping to do well in the 2015 Bihar Assembly elections.
- After forming the grand coalition government in 2015, Nitish implemented seven resolutions and participated in the Nishchay Yatra in 2016 to see their effect. Nitish completed Samiksha Yatra in 2017, Jal Jeevan Hariyali Yatra in 2019, Samaj Sudhar Yatra in 2021 and Samadhan Yatra in 2023.
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