http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9JMDQGG1.htm
The Associated Press November 24, 2010, 4:39AM ET
Indian pol wins election on his record, not caste
PATNA, India
The top elected official of one of India's poorest states has won a
landslide re-election victory after a campaign that emphasized his
efforts to bring development to Bihar and broke away from traditional
caste-based politics.
By Wednesday afternoon, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's National
Democratic Alliance had won nearly 130 seats and was leading in 70
more races for the Bihar assembly. Former chief minister Lalu Prasad's
coalition had captured 10 seats and was leading in 17 others. The
assembly has 243 seats.
Kumar has been credited with restoring law and order to Bihar and
building roads during his five-year term. Analysts said Prasad let the
state nearly collapse during his reign from 1990 to 2005 as he focused
only on shoring up his caste alliances.
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