Bihar, earlier Jharkand of which was a part, is currently ruled by Hon.Nitish Kumar. He is heading the JDU-BJP coalition goverment. As per some interactions with people here, I found that state has made some imporvement in law and order in the regime of Nitish Kumar. Earlier Hon Rail Minister Lalu Prasad was the CM of the state, of ruled it for around 15 years. During his one of the three time tenure as CM, he decided to bifuracte the state into mineral rich Jharkhand. Though this was his political compromise, this was in fact disasterous for the already poor people of Bihar. Even the state was promised a sum of more than Rs. 70000 Crore as bifucation compensation to establish the industries in Bihar, which was stripped of its natural resouces by the newly created state Jharkhand. Even after years of its bifucation, state has been neglected by the central government or even the state government has not been so serious about the speed developement of state and create industries on the track of states like Gujrat or Maharashtra.

The time has come for the people of Bihar to think now. How far they will go out of state to earn bread and butter and even for this they have to bear the burnt of being called "BIHARI", which they call it for the people of state for being poor and uneducated. So, this Lok Sabha election we biharis should choose our leaders who have courage to lead the state to the road of development.
Aboout the state
Bihar is divided into 9 divisions and 37 districts, and has Patna as its capital. It has a very rich history, and is also an attraction for travelers and tourists. There are various hotels to cater to the needs of tourists. The economy is mainly based on agricultural and trading activities. There have been some attempts to industrialize the state as well. An oil refinery in Barauni, a scooter plant at Fatuha, a power plant at Muzaffarpur and some agriculture-based industries such as sugar and vegetable oil, have been established in Bihar. It is also known for its famous mines at Dhanbad. The service sector comprises of Real estate, Mortgage and Insurance. Bodh Gaya, Nalanda, Rajgir Vaishali, Bhagalpur, Vikramsila and Sutanganj are a must visit for Buddhist pilgrims. All of these are very popular historical sites as well. Other admired historical sites are Pawapuri, Champaran and Sasaram.