Nirnimesh Kumar

The victory cannot be attributed to one single factor but undoubtedly the transfers of cash into the voters' accounts under various schemes just before the election and all through the poll process proved the game changer.

Bihar has been crazy for government jobs for a long time. As there are no opportunities in the state for jobs in the non-government sector, every youth spends the prime of their careers pursuing government jobs.

Those who are ensconced in power are so much in love with the chair that they want to occupy it in perpetuation unless they are deposed by people or succumb to the physical mental frailties.