Election-time freebies are straining state budgets as debt stays elevated, revenues lag and committed spending crowds out investment. Case studies from Bihar, Punjab and West Bengal show how giveaways risk locking states into deeper borrowing and fiscal stress.
Abhishek Dey
December 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM IST
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Kerala’s Communists had blocked capitalist growth after freeing the people from pre-capitalist shackles that impeded growth, and now they seem to have realised their error.
TK Arun
February 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM IST