Bihar elections create job crisis in major cities
Bihar's recent state elections have left major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad scrambling for workers.
Many migrant laborers from Bihar and West Bengal are staying home to vote, get on voter lists, and celebrate Chhath Puja—leaving construction sites, hotels, and logistics sectors short-staffed.
Wages going up by 10-12%
With a significant portion of these workers absent from cities, wages are going up by 10-12% and companies are offering bonuses just to keep people from leaving.
Political parties in Bihar are also luring voters back home with promises of jobs or freebies.
It's a reminder of how local politics can shake up job markets across the country—and why so many young people from Bihar still have to leave home for work in the first place.