India, Sept. 26 -- BJP on Thursday set the ball rolling for the Assembly elections due in Bihar in November by naming Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Bhupender Yadav, both key OBC faces and the most seasoned poll managers of the party, as its in-charge for the Assembly elections in Bihar and Bengal, respectively.

Simultaneously, in an effort to retain the Nitish Kumar-led NDA Government of which BJP is a major constituent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Bihar's "Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana" on Friday and transfer Rs 10,000 each to the bank accounts of 75 lakh women across the state, totalling Rs 7,500 crore. Officials said the scheme is aimed at making women "aatmanirbhar" (self-dependent) and promoting empowerment...