The ‘Manthan 2025’ event, hosted by News 24, served as a platform for Bihar’s key political leaders to discuss the upcoming 2025 elections. The initial segment featured Prashant Kishor, head of the Jan Suraaj Party, who shared his party’s viewpoint, addressed accusations, and analyzed the political atmosphere in Bihar. He also discussed the strategy for the upcoming elections. Following Kishor’s segment, Pappu Yadav, Member of Parliament from Purnia, discussed the ongoing issues with the new voter list. Other notable speakers included Upendra Kushwaha, Sanjay Jha, Ashok Choudhary, Awadhesh Singh, Kanhaiya Kumar, Nityanand Rai, and Mukesh Sahni. ‘Manthan 2025′ aims to highlight the leaders’ strategies and priorities if elected. In the evening session of the event, Rakesh Sinha, Abdul Bari Siddiqui, and Uday Singh were scheduled to participate. Former Bihar CM Tejashwi Yadav was set to appear at 6 PM, followed by Ajay Alok, Abhay Dubey, Neeraj Kumar, and Sakthi Yadav at 7 PM. Samrat Choudhary, the Deputy CM of Bihar, was to participate at 8 PM, with Rajiv Pratap Rudy at 9 PM, and Chirag Paswan at 10 PM. All political parties are working to convince the public of their plans for the state’s development, though the Election Commission has yet to announce the election dates.
