Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a key ally have chalked up a landslide poll victory in Bihar, India’s poorest state. Their secret sauce? Cash. At the last minute, the ruling alliance stuffed money into bank accounts of millions of women under the guise of an employment program. That was enough for it to return to power, winning 202 out of the state’s 243 assembly seats.
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Cash Speaks Louder Than Caste in India’s Poorest State
