{"id":21553,"date":"2025-10-28T18:56:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/bihar-polls-tejashwis-job-promise-finds-work-in-the-voters-mind-politics-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T18:56:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:56:17","slug":"bihar-polls-tejashwis-job-promise-finds-work-in-the-voters-mind-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/bihar-polls-tejashwis-job-promise-finds-work-in-the-voters-mind-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Bihar Polls: Tejashwi\u2019s Job Promise Finds Work\u2014In The Voter\u2019s Mind | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9665012\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 29, 2025, 00:00 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9665012\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3914473361 asubttl-schema\">As CNN-News18 discovered, the issue resonates even with his political critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3914473361 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The employment pitch of the Mahagathbandhan and the lure of a possible government job is an issue that voters find tough to ignore. (File pic\/PTI)\" title=\"The employment pitch of the Mahagathbandhan and the lure of a possible government job is an issue that voters find tough to ignore. (File pic\/PTI)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3914473361\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The employment pitch of the Mahagathbandhan and the lure of a possible government job is an issue that voters find tough to ignore. (File pic\/PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Tejashwi Yadav has promised one government job per family in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/elections\/nitish-kumar-was-is-and-will-remain-cm-bjp-snubs-tejashwi-yadavs-leadership-jibe-at-nda-ws-l-9664759.html\">Bihar election<\/a> manifesto. \u201cA government job within 20 days of coming to power,&#8221; declares the manifesto, named \u201cTejashwi Patra&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">As CNN-News18 discovered, the issue resonates even with his political critics.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Ramesh Patel is a job seeker. He has finished his Inter College (+2) and is preparing for competitive exams. \u201cMy village has the best school. But what is the point? I am struggling to find a job after my studies,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">At Kalyan Bigha, chief minister Nitish Kumar\u2019s village in Nalanda district, a group of youngsters are resting after Chhath festivities. The incumbent CM is their political choice, but Tejashwi\u2019s job promise deeply resonates with them.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">\u201cI have some land, but it is not enough, so I drive a truck on the side. There are no jobs available. If someone started a factory or industry here, I wouldn\u2019t have to drive 12-15 hours to sustain myself,&#8221; says Naval Kumar.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">Guddu chimes in, \u201cBiharis work hard. We go to other states, till their lands, fix their homes, yet there is no \u2018izzat\u2019 (dignity). A job that gives us due respect is all we seek,&#8221; says Guddu, who didn\u2019t continue education after class 12.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">When asked why they all seek government jobs, the group responds in unison, \u201cNo job security in the private sector.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">\u201cFirst, there are limited vacancies. We study hard to compete in the general quota, and just on the eve of the exam, there is a paper leak, followed by the exam getting postponed. My age is running out,&#8221; says Vikas Kumar.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">This group of young Bihari voters appreciates Nitish Kumar for \u201cvikas&#8221; (development). They declare that \u201cjaati&#8221; (caste) won\u2019t decide their vote. Yet, the employment pitch of the Mahagathbandhan and the lure of a possible government job is an issue they find tough to ignore.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Arunima\" title=\"Arunima\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/arunima-12304.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Arunima<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arunima is Editor (Home Affairs) and covers strategic, security and political affairs. From the Ukraine-Russia War to the India-China stand-off in Ladakh to India-Pak clashes, she has reported from ground zero &#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Arunima is Editor (Home Affairs) and covers strategic, security and political affairs. From the Ukraine-Russia War to the India-China stand-off in Ladakh to India-Pak clashes, she has reported from ground zero &#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3914473361 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Nalanda, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3914473361 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>October 29, 2025, 00:00 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3914473361 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/politics\/\">politics<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Bihar Polls: Tejashwi\u2019s Job Promise Finds Work\u2014In The Voter\u2019s Mind<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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