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Surveys point to an exciting finish in Bihar elections -Ashok Mishra and Rahul Karmakar

-Hindustan Times One of the closest electoral battles for Bihar, where PM Narendra Modi and CM Nitish Kumar are playing out their old rivalry, begins with the first phase of polling in 49 of a total 243 seats on Monday. Strategies by alliances to bite off each other’s caste pie and focus on issues such as beef, detached from ground realities, have arguably made Mandate 2015 the toughest ever with BJP desperate...

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How Bihar has fared under Nitish Kumar -Manas Chakravarty

-Livemint.com Bihar’s development record under the Nitish Kumar government has been commendable Elections are decided by many factors. But the Bihar elections are being portrayed as a choice between voting for development or caste. We take a look at Bihar’s development record under Nitish Kumar. Chart 1: It has often been said that Bihar’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is high in percentage terms because of its low base. It’s better, therefore,...

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Why This Bihar Village Has Boycotted Their Ration Shop Dealer -Alok Pandey

-NDTV Bihar: It's been a week since people of Katihar's Labha, a village about 300 kilometers from Patna, has boycotted 45-year-old Mohd Akhtar and his family. Mr Akhtar runs a Fair Price Shop which is responsible for distributing essential grains at subsidised rates under the government's Public Distribution System.   A meeting of village elders last week charged Mr Akhtar with fraud. "He never gives us our full quota. Sometimes he gives us...

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68 years after freedom, only 6% houses in state get piped water -Sheezan Nezami

-The Times of India PATNA: With election round the corner, politicians are making promises. One such promise has been made by CM Nitish Kumar: If voted to power, he would ensure piped water reaches every household in Bihar. Sceptics ask how come as basic a human need as safe drinking water was not made available to the people of Bihar by their successive government in 68 years since independence. Piped water connection...

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