Nitish Kumar era in Bihar comes to an end: How history may judge state’s longest-serving CM
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Nitish Kumar, Bihar's longest-serving Chief Minister, has concluded his tenure after nearly 20 years. His legacy will be marked by infrastructure development, empowerment of women, and maintenance of law and order, but also criticized for failing to create institutes of excellence and adequately staff hospitals.
Nitish Kumar's era as Bihar's Chief Minister has come to an end. He built infrastructure, including roads, bridges, schools, and hospitals. Kumar also maintained law and order, with no major caste violence or communal riots during his tenure. He empowered women and stitched together stable coalitions. However, critics argue that he remained stuck in a brick-and-mortar model of development and failed to create institutes of excellence. Kumar's legacy will be judged on these markers. He now joins the ranks of his illustrious predecessors, including Dr Srikrishna Singh, Karpoori Thakur, and Lalu Prasad.
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