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Opposition will get wiped out for ignoring positives for Bihar in budget: Bhupendra

Opposition will get wiped out for ignoring positives for Bihar in budget: Bhupendra

Patna, Feb 17 (UNI) Union Minister and senior BJP leader Bhupendra Yadav on Monday predicted that the opposition was all set to get wiped out in the coming Bihar Assembly elections for "ignoring| measures for the state in the latest Union Budget.
Yadav told media persons here that provisions for Bihar in the Union Budget for 2025 26 were "ignored" by opposition parties and they were all set to get wiped out in the state Assembly elections scheduled for October November this year.
It appeared that people of Bihar would not forgive the opposition for its sin of ignoring the Budget. and they would slip into the black hole in the next electoral battle of Bihar this year, he predicted.

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