India, Sept. 25 -- As Bihar approaches the 2025 Assembly elections, the political cauldron is once again simmering. Caste equations, regional loyalties, the cult of political personalities, and the endless "Tu-Tu, Mai-Mai" exchanges between the NDA-led ruling alliance and the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan dominate speeches, rallies, and media debates. Yet, beneath this shrill din of political rivalry lies a quieter but far more significant aspiration among millions of Biharis-especially migrant workers and the state's restless youth. They are not looking for clever one-liners or recycled promises but for something more substantial: jobs, industries, and socio-economic opportunities that could reduce the compulsion to migrate for survival.

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