India Matters: Being Backward in Bihar
Bihari society remains sharply unequal. Here caste cannot be completely de-linked from development. The former arch enemies Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar have joined hands in reclaiming their constituency. The BJP is banking on PM Narendra Modi and its rainbow coalition. For both alliances winning the undivided support of the OBC and EBC, Dalits and Mahadalits will remain a challenge.
