Bihar assembly election 2020: BJP launches 'Bihar Me Ee Ba' to counter 'Bihar Me Ka Ba' as electioneering intensifies

The BJP has released a campaign song 'Bihar Me Ee Ba' in Bhojpuri to highlight the achievements of the NDA and counter growing rhetoric against the Nitish Kunar-led Janata Dal-United government.

PATNA: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday released a campaign song 'Bihar Me Ee Ba' in Bhojpuri to counter growing rhetoric against Chief Minister Nitish Kunar and highlight the achievements of the NDA government in the state.

The song, titled "Bihar Me Ee Baa (This is in Bihar)", is meant to highlight the achievements of the NDA government and counter a growingly popular Bhojpuri song "Bihar Me Ka Ba (What`s up with Bihar)" sung by a young artist Neha Singh Rathore.

The song released by the BJP is getting huge response from the public in the poll-bound state.

प्रदेश की जनता दे रही है 'बिहार में ई बा' गाने को भरपूर समर्थन।#बिहार_में_ई_बा pic.twitter.com/P4Nv4mmJyG — BJP Bihar (@BJP4Bihar) October 13, 2020

"Ka ba - the song was originally sung by leading actor Manoj Bajpayee in the context of Mumbai. The song was "Mumbai Me Ka Ba". Then it was copied by Neha Singh Rathore, who added the Bihar flavour to it. Through her song, political parties like the RJD and the Congress are involved in a poster war to challenge the NDA government. Our song is just a reply to the opposition parties and not any individual person," chief of the BJP IT cell Manan Krishnan said.

Rathore has created a sensation with her song "Bihar Me Ka Ba", which is critical of the NDA government`s performance in the state. In the song, she mentions about the `deteriorating law and order situation, wrongdoings and negligent attitude` of the NDA government on the plight of the migrant labourers.

As the song has earned quite a popularity among all the sections in the state, it is severely hurting the image of the NDA government at the time of the election.

To counter this, the BJP launched its own version. It talks about the development of Bihar - improved road infrastructure, installation of medium and small scale industries and job opportunities. The song also mentions those who are returning to their home state and investing in startups, educational institutions such as IIT, NIT, AIIMS, etc.

At one point, the song also criticizes Neha Singh Rathore and asks her to see the development works done in Bihar. The BJP though has denied attacking Rathore. "We are not targeting any individual person through our song," Krishnan said.