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ID120213
Title ProperDevelopment focus and electoral success at state level
Other Title InformationNitish Kumar as Bihar's leader
LanguageENG
AuthorKumar, Ashutosh
Publication2013.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Emergence of regional states in contemporary India as an effective arena for political and economic development has given state-level leaders a growing power. In the present coalition era, which reflects such regionalisation, this brings increasing prominence to effective state-based parties and their leaders. Focusing on recent politics of Bihar, this article shows in what ways Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar, since 2005, unlike his predecessor Lalu Yadav, comes across as 'unusual'. Setting aside neo-patrimonial political tendencies, much in vogue among the new crop of state leaders, Nitish Kumar has instead focused on channelling both private and public resources to provide quality governance in an erstwhile 'failed state'. This, more than rootedness in a traditional community or vote bank, may largely explain continued electoral success, though a leader also depends on those around him, with all the risks for effective implementation that this entails.
`In' analytical NoteSouth Asia Research Vol. 33, No.2; Jul 2013: p.101-121
Journal SourceSouth Asia Research Vol. 33, No.2; Jul 2013: p.101-121
Key WordsBihar ;  Caste ;  Communities ;  Development ;  Elections ;  India ;  Lalu Yadav ;  Leadership Idioms ;  Nitish Kumar ;  Party System ;  Patronage ;  State - Level Leadership ;  Upper Backward Castes ;  Vote Banks