28.8.15

Bihar’s journey from Lalu to Nitish

Ashok Mishra / HT
Bihar’s income witnessed its slowest growth during the twin rules of Lalu Prasad and wife Rabri Devi spanning 15 years from 1990 and the overall economic decline earned the state the Bimaru tag, an acronym used for financially-sick states.
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A strong wave of anti-incumbency and a calculated caste arithmetic catapulted the JD(U)-BJP combine led by Nitish Kumar to upstage the RJD regime in the November 2005 assembly polls.
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Kumar’s first task was to restore people’s faith in law-enforcing agencies. To demystify the myth that crime could not be kept on a tight leash in Bihar, he focused on quick disposal of pending cases registered under the arms act.
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Bihar soon made strides on various development indices and achieved a growth rate of 14.5% in 2013-14 with agriculture, healthcare, education and allied sectors making it one of toppers among the states. more

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