Nationalism or development? The top agenda for Munger voters this election

At Munger, it's a two way battle between candidates of JD(U) - part of the National Democratic Alliance and Congress of the Mahagathbandhan

Nationalism seems to be the top agenda for voters in Munger even as the local economy isn't able to support jobs for youth.

Munger's problems are highlighted by a tea vendor whose stall is  walking distance  from the busy fort area of the town. “The famous gun industry is dying. It supported thousands of households. The ITC factory's workforce has shrunk and the railway locomotive factory isn't expanding in terms of local jobs support,” Shankar, 45, said.

Munger has the second-highest per capita gross domestic product in Bihar, followed by its capital Patna. It has a gun manufacturing unit, which