Patna, Nov 14 (PTI) Tiger Abhi Zinda Hai --the title of a Bollywood blockbuster --neatly captures the gist of JD (U) leader and chief minister Nitish Kumar's "neither tired nor in a mood to retire" stance as his party looked set to nearly double its 2020 Bihar assembly tally.

The Bihar Chief Minister had a point to prove in the latest assembly elections, which were held amid speculations of a fatigue factor, if not downright anti-incumbency, made worse by rumours of his indifferent health.

In the run up to the high stakes polls, the 75-year-old aggressively doled out benefits like hike in social security pensions and stipends for Jeevika and Aasha and Aanganwadi workers, besides the much touted Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, as part of which over one crore women have got Rs 10,000 ea

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