Nitish Kumar may not return to power next time: Harvard study
The study has been conducted by Jonathan Phillips, a scholar of Harvard University, for the International Growth Centre (Inda-Bihar Programme).
In his study, Phillips revealed how weakening trust of the electorate in bureaucracy and decline in people’s participation in political process may prove costlier for Kumar who became the chief minister for three consecutive terms with a little break.
“Bihar has experienced a decade of extensive governance reforms but sustainability of it remains uncertain,” the Harvard scholar was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times on Sunday.
The scholar made these observations at a workshop held in Patna on Saturday.
The paper adds, “People of Bihar have strong expectations of good governance and accountability by way of wishing action against corrupt leaders but when it comes to voting, they prefer others to making honest choices.”
Bihar currently appears getting caught in a political mess with two key partners, the RJD led by Lalu Prasad and the JD-U headed by Kumar, locked in a bitter fight over the issue of deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav who has been made an accused in a corruption case by the CBI.
The JD-U wants Tejashwi to resign for the charges against him but the RJD has declared he will not resign, describing the charges as “politically-motivated”.
(thebiharpost.com)
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