Kamal Kant SahayPatna, Nov. 21 -- : With the buzz of the Bihar Assembly elections finally fading, attention has now turned to how Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will steer the state toward rapid development, an essential condition for reviving the economy and fulfilling his ambitious promise of creating one crore employment opportunities.

Fresh from a historic mandate, 202 out of 243 seats, the NDA government under Kumar carries the weight of enormous expectations. Voters have entrusted him with a sweeping margin of 167 seats over the Grand Alliance led by RJD's Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, reflecting a deep and unmistakable faith in his leadership.

Yet this overwhelming trust also brings significant pressure, for any failure on the development fr...