Liquor ban to land ceilings: Bihar's reform story resurfaces before upcoming polls

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Liquor ban in focus again Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has said the liquor ban policy imposed by Nitish Kumar can be reviewed if his party comes to power, The Statesman reported.
51% : ALSO READ | Bihar elections 2025: How the 2000 Jharkhand split reshaped Bihar's economy Bihar's long road on land reforms Bihar's land reform efforts began soon after Independence, making it the first Indian state to abolish zamindari through the Abolition of Zamindari Act (1948) and the Bihar Land Reforms Act (1950).
44% : The Land Ceiling Act (1961) aimed to cap land ownership by setting legal limits per family, but loopholes such as benami transfers helped landlords evade restrictions.
38% : According to The New Indian Express, over 640,000 people have been convicted under the law, and nine have received death sentences.

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