Every political party and its leaders are in one way or the other intends to appease one caste or a combination of castes. During elections, caste identity becomes important and issues of development is relegated to back seats. Well, all the land reform measures or most of them are unsuccessful. And they were basically directed towards maintaining status quo. Even different peasant movements in different areas particularly in central Bihar, could not, begin socialist social formation in the villages.
Village is the only institution that provides secular space to the society.
If on the name of caste, village breaks, then society is bound to break. In many areas, capital formation is clearly visible. But change in local economy and its structure is still far away. For most of the poor, migration is a survival need. And a large no. of them who worked in western India for years or so are now suffering from many serious diseases like TB, spondilitis, stomach problems and other diseases.