Patna (Bihar) [India], October 31 (ANI): As the National Democratic Alliance released its manifesto 'Sankalp Patra' for the Bihar Assembly elections, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Friday pitched the alliance's good governance plank, claiming that the NDA is synonymous with development, and crime-free and corruption-free governance.

'The NDA is the name of development. The NDA is the name of crime-free, corruption-free governance. And I believe the people of Bihar should read this manifesto. Because whatever the BJP says, the NDA will definitely do it,' Manoj Tiwari told ANI.

He claimed that due to the development efforts of the NDA government, many people who had migrated out of Bihar have started to return to the State.

'Bihar has progressed under our NDA rule. The people of Bihar have got employment on a large scale due to the infrastructure being continuously built...Now, people from Bihar who used to work outside are coming back to Bihar,' he said.

'I can say with full confidence that the development that Nitish and Modi have done in Bihar will now move forward at an even faster pace with Chirag Babu, Upendra Kushwaha, and Jitan Ram Manjhi,' he added.

Union Minister and BJP National President JP Nadda, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Union Minister and Hindustan Awam Morcha (Secular) custodian Jitan Ram Manjhi, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan, Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief Upendra Kushwaha and other key leaders jointly released the NDA's manifesto.

In the manifesto, the NDA has promised to provide over 1 crore government jobs and employment opportunities, conduct a skills census to provide skills-based employment, and establish mega skill centres in every district, transforming Bihar into a 'Global Skilling Centre'.

The ruling alliance has also promised to provide women with financial assistance of up to Rs two lakh to promote prosperity and self-reliance through the 'Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana'.

The NDA has promised to make a crore women 'Lakhpati Didi'.

The manifesto also promises metro train services to be introduced in 4 more cities in Bihar besides Patna, the opening of ten new industrial parks and a promise to attract investments of Rs 50 lakh crore in 5 years.

The voting for the 243-seat Bihar Assembly will be held in two phases on November 6 and 11, whereas bye-elections for eight seats across seven states and Union Territories will be held on November 11. The results for both will be declared on November 14. (ANI)