Beyond the bad blood between the JD(U) and the BJP, the Nitish Kumar government has been able to eke out a measure of progress for Bihar’s economy but it is far from impressive.
Contrasting stories of economic transition from a trio of states
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Vidya Mahambare
Kerala and Tamil Nadu have both done better than West Bengal but covid could result in a divergence between the first two
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Three major Indian states Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are currently holding assembly elections for state government formation. How do these three compare in terms of their economic progress and what does their future hold?
Tamil Nadu at present has the highest per capita real income, calculated as real net state domestic product (NSDP) divided by population, although it was lagging behind Kerala at the start of the last decade. An average person in West Bengal is roughly at the halfway mark in terms of economic prosperity compared to the two southern neighbours, although it was almost at par with them in the early 1990s.