Tejashwi Yadav, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and chief ministerial candidate of the Mahagathbandhan, stated on Tuesday that farmers in Bihar would receive additional compensation for their crops if the INDIA alliance forms the next government.

Speaking on the final day of campaigning for the first phase of the Bihar elections, he stated that farmers are not currently receiving the proper Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy and wheat. He promised that his government would give an additional Rs 300 per quintal for paddy and Rs 400 per quintal for wheat on top of the MSP.

He added that women would receive financial support under the Mai Bahin Maan Yojana. “After we form the government, on Makar Sankranti (14 January), we will deposit Rs 30,000 for the year into the accounts of wo

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