India, Nov. 23 -- Employment generation and checking migration, two inter-linked issues that dominated two consecutive Bihar assembly elections, will be a major challenge for the new state government as it seeks to fulfil its commitments and meet people's expectations over the next five years.

Even as ministers continue to take charge of their departments, water resources department (WRD) minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary assumed office on Sunday, while rural development minister Shrawan Kumar is scheduled to do so on Monday. Home minister Samrat Choudhary and industry minister Dilip Jaiswal visited Tarapur and Kishanganj soon after taking charge, with Samrat also holding a roadshow in an open jeep in his constituency.

Jaiswal, who also se...