Why Bihar win is crucial for Modi and Amit Shah

A victory will consolidate the position of not just the PM but also of his lieutenant BJP President Amit Shah, says Archis Mohan.

Narendra Modi's Rs 1.25 lakh crore package for poll-bound Bihar is the highest any state has got since the National Democratic Alliance government came to power in 2014, but it also reflects the critical role that Bihar poll results will have on the national polity.

A defeat for the BJP in Bihar at the end of 2015, after the pasting in Delhi in the earlier part of the year, could reinvigorate the anti-BJP forces in the Opposition.

It would also be a shot in the arm for the moribund Congress, particularly after its successful stalling of the monsoon session of Parliament.

A victory will consolidate the position of not just the PM but also of his lieutenant BJP President Amit Shah.

At a glance: Packages by government for other poll-bound states

Jammu & Kashmir
The BJP won an unprecedented 25 seats, formed a coalition government with the Peoples Democratic Party.

* Rs 740 crore for flood victims, Rs 8,000 crore for road connectivity
* Rs 1,700 crore Kargil-Leh-Srinagar power transmission line
* Rs 60 crore waiver of interest component on a loan

Jharkhand
The BJP formed the government with the All Jharkhand Students' Union

* 35 kilo wheat/rice at Rs 1 to BPL families
* Rs 1,600 crore 765 Kv transmission line
* Rs 109 crore IOC oil terminal at Jasidih

Maharashtra
The BJP emerged as the single-largest party, formed the government with the Shiv Sena

* Rs 4,000 crore port-based multi-product SEZ in Navi Mumbai
* Rs 1,900 crore port connectivity highway project
* Rs 1,555 crore Metro project in Nagpur

Haryana
The BJP formed its first-ever government

* 166-km section of NH-152/65