Bihar has a severe problem of crab mentality and perhaps this alone is the single cause of their backwardness. As someone who has lived in Bhagalpur for 10+ years, I can confidently tell you that while UCs in Bihar are quite meritorious, the other part of populace is...

.. nothing short of peak subalternism. The socialist culture is extreme, everyone wants Gormint jobs, if not Babudom. There is very little incentive to build manufacturing bases here, for the demands from locals are sometimes too high.

No wonder why Anil Aggarwal, despite being a Bihari in origin prefers other states like Gujarat, Odisha for his industrial bases. About time Bihar gets super serious in secondary sectors of economy, the kind of poverty I have witnessed there is simply depressing.

Oh, and this crab mentality remark is for Bihari politicians, babus and reserved sections. Bihari Savarnas are hardworking and friendly people, I will give you that.