The Bihar election has descended into a dangerous contest of fiscal recklessness, where both the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan are treating the state exchequer as an electoral weapon. In the battle to outbid each other in promises, they have pushed economic prudence aside and turned the manifesto into a marketplace of freebies . This is not a vision for development — it is political opportunism at the expense of Bihar’s long-term stability.

NDA’s Populist Overdrive

The NDA’s newly released manifesto, presented with much fanfare, projects itself as a document of continuity and progress. Yet behind the glossy language lies a heavy populist core. It promises one crore jobs , free education for girls, women’s empowerment packages, agricult

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