In Bihar, the focus is on the woman voter

It was Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi who made the announcement, on video conference, from New Delhi.

- Namita Bhandare

Though the scheme is named the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, it was not chief minister Nitish Kumar but the Prime Minister who announced ₹10,000 each to 7.5 million women in poll-bound Bihar to kick-start livelihood activities. The BJP is the junior partner in a coalition alliance with Nitish Kumar's JD (U) in a state assembly election. “It's clear the BJP wants control and the Prime Minister wants his imprint on the developmental model in Bihar since 2006-07 under Nitish Kumar,” said Manisha Priyam, Sir Louis Matheson distinguished visiting professor, Monash University.