Days after the Election Commission announced Bihar poll dates, the ruling NDA, comprising BJP, JDU, LJP (Ram Vilas), HAM (Secular), and RLM, released its manifesto in Patna, promising one crore government jobs. The opposition Mahagathbandhan, including RJD, Congress, VIP, and Left parties, had earlier pledged jeevika didi aid and Old Pension Scheme.