India, Oct. 26 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to unveil its Bihar election manifesto around October 28-29, and according to party insiders, the document will mark a deliberate shift from the state's earlier development narrative of roads and electricity to a forward-looking vision built on udyog, jobs, and enterprise. The emphasis, they say, will be on moving beyond the basics and presenting a roadmap for a "new Bihar" that builds on the foundation laid by two decades of NDA rule.

A senior BJP functionary involved in the drafting process said the manifesto will signal a phase change in Bihar's growth story. "For twenty years, the NDA government has laid the foundation roads, power, and law and order. This manifesto will talk ...