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The big jobs bluff in Bihar
Hindustan Times Patna
|October 11, 2025
The state has an employment problem, but government jobs for all households is certainly an outlandish promise
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Promises during election campaigns ought to be taken with more than a pinch of salt—although they are still important because they give us an idea about the larger worldview of the political parties and politicians making them. It is against this backdrop that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav's promise of giving a government job to a person in every household in Bihar ought to be evaluated. The numbers are beyond ridiculous.
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