PK's party makes a big claim: NDA spent 14,000 crore rupees from the World Bank to give 10,000 rupees to women in Bihar

Jan Suraj spokesperson and senior party strategist Pawan Verma has made serious allegations that funds allocated for a World Bank-supported project were used by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Bihar assembly elections. 

According to him, the World Bank-allocated funds were distributed to women voters in the election-bound state under the Chief Minister's Women's Employment Scheme. 

He stated that ₹10,000 were deposited into the accounts of 12.5 million women in Bihar, but claimed that the timing and source of the funds are suspect.

Claims to have used World Bank money

In an interview with ANI, Verma cited information received by the party. He said that the government debt in Bihar currently stands at ₹406,000 crore. The daily interest is ₹63 crore. 

The treasury is empty. He then said that the party had heard – though he added that this could be incorrect – that the ₹10,000 transfer was made from ₹21,000 crore that had come from the World Bank for another project. 

He also claimed that “an hour before the election code of conduct came into effect, ₹14,000 crore was withdrawn and distributed among 12.5 million women in the state.

Voters are influenced

Verma stressed that he was not presenting this information as established fact. He said, "As I said, this is our information. If it's wrong, I apologize. But if it's true, it raises questions about how ethical it is." 

He suggested that governments could legally redistribute funds and later justify their decisions, but warned that such transfers during elections inevitably influence voters. 

He also mentioned rumors circulating among voters: "There are 40 million women voters in Bihar, and 25 million have not received the money. The remaining women feel that if the NDA does not come to power, we will not benefit."

The scheme changed the electoral equation

The Jan Suraj leader argued that this sudden financial distribution diluted his new party's message. He said that as a new party, our ambitions were excessive, but our message was right and the response was good. 

When asked whether schemes like the Chief Minister's Women's Employment Scheme had changed the electoral equation, he pointed to the Prime Minister's previous comments. 

He asked that Prime Minister Modi himself has criticized giving away free things. He may have said this in reference to the Delhi Assembly and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Now, what happened in Bihar?

There is no harm in the statement of lifting the liquor ban

Verma dismissed the suggestion that the party's disappointing performance was due to founder Prashant Kishor's statement that he would lift prohibition if he came to power. 

He argued that prohibition in Bihar was largely symbolic. He said that if prohibition were implemented in Bihar, its removal would be the issue. 

Alcohol is being sold in every street and neighborhood. It is being delivered to every home. It is being sold at high prices. People are consuming it and paying more for it.

He further stated that the rising prices of illicit liquor have severely affected households. He also pointed out that “more than 200,000 people, mostly extremely backward Dalits, are in jail” under the prohibition law, and many cannot afford bail. 

According to him, the ruling coalition's women-centric policies and the massive last-minute distribution of funds played a decisive role. He said that the reason for their defeat was Nitish Kumar's work for women and the last-minute transfer of Rs 10,000.

How did each party perform?

Despite fielding candidates in almost all 243 constituencies, the newly formed Jan Suraj Party failed to win a single seat in the 2025 assembly elections. 

The NDA won 202 seats in the state – its second time crossing the 200-seat mark, after securing 206 seats in 2010. The BJP emerged as the single largest party with 89 seats, followed by the JD(U) with 85. 

Allies also performed well: the LJP(RV) won 19 seats, the HMSF five, and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha four. Meanwhile, the RJD-led Grand Alliance managed only 35 seats. 

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won 25 seats, the Congress six, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) (CPI(ML)(L)) two, the Indian Inclusive Party (IIP) one and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) one.