The Multi-Purpose National Identity Card had a rocky start. It was started during Advani’s tenure as home minister, it was seen as his idea, therefore tagged as a BJP project. The Bihar government, in 2003, then led by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) with Rabri Devi as chief minister had refused to implement the ID card project.18 RJD was now part of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
