It remains to be seen whether such a scenario as being projected by the rival alliances will indeed fructify, but the promise of jobs itself may be striking a chord in a state that has been inured to seeing a majority of its working age people make an exodus in search of jobs through the length and breadth of the country

xAs Bihar is set to go to the polls next week, the promise of freebies is shining. There is nothing surprising in competitive bidding this time for the votes for the people of Bihar except that the two alliances have brought jobs into focus, with the Mahagathbandhan having led the way in promising one government job per family and NDA virtually forced to follow suit in talking of creating one crore jobs in five years.

It remains to be seen whether such a scenario as bein

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