11-27-2005, 11:11 PM
<b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->A frisson of hope is sweeping across Bihar today, but a measure of caution is necessary. The administration in the State has been so completely subverted, its restoration will be a Herculean task. Worse, it is not clear whether the State's new leadership really has the vision or capacity to engineer a strategy of revival - it is sobering to recall that both Nitish Kumar and his deputy, Sushil Kumar, trace their political roots to Jai Prakash Narain's disastrous 'total revolution', as did Lalu, and there remains the danger of a lapse into half-baked and populist ideologies of confused socialism.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--></b>
This is the fear I also have with Nitish Kumar. His skills will be tested with the team of beauracrats that he choses. If the new Govt comes out like Raman of Chattisgargh then it will be a great day for India. There is lot to do and he needs to do without favoritism while saving his gaddi. Saving Gaddi is very important in the Bihar's political landscape. Very few are ideologically alligned to respective political parites. Most of the polititians here are un-trustworthy and difficult to manage for the party leaders.
This is the fear I also have with Nitish Kumar. His skills will be tested with the team of beauracrats that he choses. If the new Govt comes out like Raman of Chattisgargh then it will be a great day for India. There is lot to do and he needs to do without favoritism while saving his gaddi. Saving Gaddi is very important in the Bihar's political landscape. Very few are ideologically alligned to respective political parites. Most of the polititians here are un-trustworthy and difficult to manage for the party leaders.