Politics of special packages for states

The Union government is not a saintly organization. It is subject to the same incentives as any other government. The announcement of the package for Bihar—in the middle of electioneering for the state assembly—is blatantly political. This is the second time in recent memory when a major financial or administrative step has been taken for political gain. The conceding of a separate state of Telangana less than a year before the 2014 general election was one example; the package for Bihar takes this process one step further. more