15 years of criminal Lalu rule and a 2 years of helpless Nithish Kumar's rule doesn't make the poor lower caste people enpowered. Do you think these guys really care about the meek and the weak? The first steps are education and giving people oppurtunities. You cannot undo 5000 years of castiesm rot by 1.7 decade of criminal/helpless 'lower caste LEADERS' and mind you NOT 'lower caste PEOPLE' rule. 1.7 decade of bold, compassionate, justice-driven, action-oriented, principled, ethical leaders' rule would have certainly helped more. And 'rule' not just from politicans side but also from the police, IAS, government machinery, license inspectors, utility providers and educators.