The elections in Bihar are finally over and the mighty have been vanquished. Bihar, for all those who do not know, is the most backward state in India. Lawlessness and corruption are at unheard of levels there and the poverty of the people is appalling.
Lalu Prasad Yadav came to be epitomized as everything that was wrong about the state. His famous comment 'Jungle mei Bhalu, samosa mei Alu aur Bihar mei Lalu' has finally come undone. His successor has an unenviable task ahead of him. With a near bankrupt exchequer, a corrupt and demoralized bureaucracy and a non-existent State machinery, it is going to be a long road ahead for Nitish Kumar, the incumbent Chief Minister.
The upside for Nitish is also huge. If he were to raise himself above petty politics and prove to be an able administrator, ancient India’s bowl of wisdom can hopefully limp back to seeing better days and the epithet ‘Bihari’ would slowly lose its sheen!
Lalu Prasad Yadav came to be epitomized as everything that was wrong about the state. His famous comment 'Jungle mei Bhalu, samosa mei Alu aur Bihar mei Lalu' has finally come undone. His successor has an unenviable task ahead of him. With a near bankrupt exchequer, a corrupt and demoralized bureaucracy and a non-existent State machinery, it is going to be a long road ahead for Nitish Kumar, the incumbent Chief Minister.
The upside for Nitish is also huge. If he were to raise himself above petty politics and prove to be an able administrator, ancient India’s bowl of wisdom can hopefully limp back to seeing better days and the epithet ‘Bihari’ would slowly lose its sheen!
(Photo courtsey 'Indiatimes.com' & 'Rediff.com')
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Bihar has got rid of a 15 yr long Laluraj. Lalu did little for the improvement of Bihar, apart from providing some comic relief in his deswali style. Now let us see if Nitish Kumar can do much in this state where casteism is a real menace.
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