Bihar Assembly Election 2025 : NDA's focus on migrant Bihari voters before elections, BJP's 'mega plan'
Introduction
As the 2025 assembly elections in Bihar approach, political activities have intensified. The NDA alliance, especially the BJP, is targeting a new vote bank this time - migrant Bihari voters. The number of migrants who returned to their state during the Corona epidemic was in lakhs, and now the BJP is working under a 'mega plan' to woo them.
Who are migrant Bihari voters?
Migrant Bihari voters are those people who live in other states of the country or abroad for work, studies or other reasons, but their original place of residence is Bihar. These voters often cannot reach their home district during elections, due to which their vote gets wasted.
What is BJP's 'mega plan'? (Step-by-step Breakdown)
1️⃣ Data collection and mapping campaign
The BJP is running a digital data collection campaign to identify migrant voters. Party workers are collecting information of people who have gone out of every district.
2️⃣ Digital Outreach Campaign
BJP has resorted to digital technologies like WhatsApp Group, Facebook Page, Zoom Meetings to reach these voters.
Example:
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WhatsApp Group: 'Mumbai Bihar Voter Connect'
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Facebook Page: 'Bihar NRI Voter Voice'
Benefits:
Through these mediums, migrant voters are being informed about the party's schemes and announcements.
3️⃣ Arrangements for return for voting
The BJP plans to provide leave and transport facilities to migrant voters during the voting. The following measures are being taken for this:
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Talks with railways and road transport
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Provision of group booking in trains
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Appeal to companies to give leave on the day of voting
4️⃣ Giving responsibility to local leaders
Each migrant voter is being connected to the local leaders of their village or district, so that personal contact is maintained.
Benefits:
This creates an atmosphere of trust and migrant voters consider their role important.
5️⃣ 'Bihar First' campaign
The BJP has launched an emotional campaign 'Bihar First, Migrants Priority', showing that migrants have an important contribution in the progress of Bihar.
Example poster tagline:
“Laut Bihar, Apna Haq Nibhaiye – BJP Hai Saath”
How will NDA benefit from this?
✅ Potential benefits:
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Creation of new vote bank
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Credibility will increase among the migrant Bihari community
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Attempt to repeat the experience of Lok Sabha elections 2024
❗Challenges:
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Difficult to connect all the migrants together
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Logistic challenge of returning for voting
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Counter narrative of opposition parties
What was the scenario last time?
The role of migrant voters was negligible in the 2020 assembly elections. Due to Corona, lakhs of people had returned, but most of the people could not vote. Now in 2025, BJP wants to capitalize on this lost opportunity.
What is the opposition saying?
Opposition parties RJD, Congress and Left parties are calling this strategy of BJP an "election stunt". They believe that votes are not won by emotional appeal alone.
🔚 Conclusion
This 'mega plan' of BJP is a strategic bet, which if implemented correctly, migrant Bihari voters can play a decisive role in the victory of NDA. The 2025 election will be important in many ways in the history of Bihar - and migrant voters can become a new chapter in this story.
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The date for the by-election of municipal bodies of Bihar has been announced. According to the information received from the State Election Commission, voting will be held on June 28, and counting of votes will be done on June 30. Also, general elections will be held in six municipal bodies.