Mayank Mishra / BS
It is not the first time that women have outnumbered men in exercising their franchise. It has been happening in Bihar for a long time now. However, the gap of four percentage points this time suggests that other than the usual factor of male out-migration, it is also a result of women empowerment. Does it signal advantage Nitish Kumar-led “grand alliance”? Perhaps yes, if Nitish’s promise of prohibition of sale of liquor if re-elected to power has appealed to women.
Nitish Kumar has been working on the constituency of women for a long time. Just a year after he became the chief minister in 2005, he launched Mukhyamantri Balika Cycle Yojana. The number of beneficiaries of the free cycle for school girls scheme totals 4 million till date. Some of the earlier beneficiaries of the scheme would have become full-fledged voters now. And it is likely that they may be favourably inclined towards Nitish-led alliance. more
It is not the first time that women have outnumbered men in exercising their franchise. It has been happening in Bihar for a long time now. However, the gap of four percentage points this time suggests that other than the usual factor of male out-migration, it is also a result of women empowerment. Does it signal advantage Nitish Kumar-led “grand alliance”? Perhaps yes, if Nitish’s promise of prohibition of sale of liquor if re-elected to power has appealed to women.
Nitish Kumar has been working on the constituency of women for a long time. Just a year after he became the chief minister in 2005, he launched Mukhyamantri Balika Cycle Yojana. The number of beneficiaries of the free cycle for school girls scheme totals 4 million till date. Some of the earlier beneficiaries of the scheme would have become full-fledged voters now. And it is likely that they may be favourably inclined towards Nitish-led alliance. more
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