A file image of INDIA bloc leaders LoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, party Bihar President Rajesh Kumar, LoP in the state Assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, and CPI (ML) General Secretary Dipankar

The INDIA bloc is set to release its election manifesto on Tuesday (October 28, 2025), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and the INDIA bloc's chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav said.

Mr. Yadav said the manifesto will cater to the needs of the youth, farmers, workers, women and senior citizens of Bihar, and lay the way ahead for education, health, and law and order reforms in the State.

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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and the INDIA bloc's chief ministerial candidate for the Bihar election Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said the alliance will release its manifesto for the Assembly election today.

Mr. Yadav said Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will join the election campaign from October 29. Mr. Gandhi, who had earlier led the Voter Adhikar Yatra in the State, will jointly campaign in Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga districts, and for votes for other INDIA bloc candidates.

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