India’s increasingly decentralised system means that state elections such as the upcoming vote in Bihar have a bearing on economic policy. Perhaps more significant, the need to campaign at the local level can make a national ruling party reluctant to promote difficult reforms. The signs so far are that the government has shelved controversial moves as the vote in Bihar approaches.
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