Tejashwi Yadav dismisses disputes in Mahagathbandhan

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) ruled out “any dispute” within the Mahagathbandhan, saying that everything will be cleared by tomorrow.

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“There are no disputes. You will get all the answers tomorrow,” Mr. Yadav said while addressing a press conference.

“The second major announcement concerns the contractual employees (samvida karmi). They are exploited since they carry out all the government work. They are terminated without informing them of the reason. All these employees working in the state will be made permanent. We will work to give them the status of permanent government staffers,” Mr. Yadav, former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, said.

The Bihar Leader of Opposition (LoP) further stated that the State needs economic justice and announced that if the Mahagathbandhan forms the government, it will introduce the BETI and MAA schemes for women in the State.

“We will bring the BETI and MAA Yojana. B for Benefit, E for Education, T for Training and I for Income. This means that from the moment our daughters are born, a separate program will be run for them until they earn income. We will also implement the MAA Yojana. M for Makaan, A for ‘Ann’ (food) and A for ‘Aamdani’ income. What Bihar needs now is economic justice,” Yadav said.

Mr. Yadav will meet senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot in Patna today to iron out issues of seat sharing between the allies. Post that the Mahagathbandhan is expected to hold another news conference on Thursday (October 23, 2025). Mr. Gehlot, who arrived in Patna on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, clarified that there is no significant conflict within the Mahagathbandhan. He said minor differences over a few seats in the 243-member alliance are normal and not unusual in any State-level coalition.

Speaking to reporters, Mr. Gehlot said, “There is no dispute in Mahagathbandhan. There are 243 seats, and in such a large alliance, having differences over 5-10 seats is nothing unusual. In any State where there’s an alliance, it’s possible that conflicts may arise over a few seats…”