India, July 17 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced free electricity for all domestic consumers up to 125 units, months before assembly elections are due in October-November this year. This is the first such move in the state and the latest in the series of sops ahead of polls.

"We have been providing electricity to everyone at affordable rates from the beginning. We have now decided that, starting from August 1, 2025, and effective for the July bill, all domestic consumers in the state will not have to pay for electricity up to 125 units," Kumar posted on X in Hindi.

He said the move will benefit 16.7 million families in the state. "In the next three years, with the consent of all these domestic consumers, solar p...