Patna, Jan. 31 -- The Economic Survey 2025-26, tabled ahead of the union Budget 2026-27, has highlighted significant challenges for Bihar's economy, sparking political debate regarding the state's financial health, debt burden, and development strategy.

Following this revelation, the main opposition party Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) launched a scathing attack on the Nitish government.

RJD's chief spokesperson Shakti Singh Yadav strongly criticised the Bihar government's policies and the state's deteriorating economic condition, stating that the latest Economic Survey data has punctured the Nitish government's claims of so-called development over the last 20 years.

He said that Bihar has emerged as the poorest state in the country in terms...