To achieve total irrigation, Nitish Kumar must subsidise water pumps, not electricity (The Wire) 

The Wire (India) published an op-ed by Research Fellow Avinash Kishore who wrote about irrigation issues in the Eastern India state of Bihar. It is the first time agricultural needs have placed as a top concern in an election. He stated, “The state must also combine the provision of irrigation with public procurement of rice and wheat and improved access to markets for high-value crops… What they need is access to is affordable irrigation. Irrigation is expensive for farmers in the state since many use diesel pumps, which is three to four times more than the full cost of electricity.”