New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- After a charged-up poll campaign that saw a plethora of promises of cash transfers to women and job creation to youth, Bihar will today finally see who won the race.

Going by early leads, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is leading on over 160 seats, pointing to a comeback of Nitish Kumar, who has been the state's chief minister for nearly two decades.

Bihar has remained India's poorest state, with its per capita net state domestic product (NSDP)-a rough indicator for average income earned per person-at just Rs.32,227 at 2011-12 prices in FY24. This means people in Bihar have an income that is just one-sixth of people in Gujarat, a leading state. In fact, compared to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar's per capita income i...