Nitish Kumar has been sworn in as the Chief Minister (CM) of Bihar for the sixth time in 12 years. In fact, he has been leading the state since 2005. Here's a look at how the state has fared under him on key parameters.

Bihar average GSDP growth has been impressive

The state's debt has reduced considerably since 2005

Bihar registered the fastest growth of 10.2 per cent in per capita availability of power over a decade

However, incidence of cognizable crime has increased significantly between 2009 & 2015

Nitish has been keen on social sector spending. But Bihar still lags behind states like Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand in terms of average growth of social sector expenditure to total expenditure over a decade