Seyed Hossein Zarhani is post-doctoral research fellow and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, Germany.

• 1. Introduction: Puzzle of Divergent Development Trajectories within a Debated (non)-Developmental State 2. State of Art: Governance and Comparative Political Economy 3. Theoretical Framework 4. Elite Agency and Development in Andhra Pradesh (I): Confrontation and Populism in the Age of Tollywood Superstar 5. Elite Agency and Development in Andhra Pradesh (II): Pragmatism, Cooperation and Pro-Growth Policies in Era of the CEO of Andhra Pradesh 6. Elite Agency and Development in Bihar (I): Confrontation and Populism in Era of ‘Gharibon Ka Masiha’ 7. Elite Agency and Development in Bihar (II): Pragmatism, Cooperation, and Reforms in the Era of ‘Sushasan Babu’ 8. Conclusion: a Transformed Institutional Arrangement, Rational Regional Leaders, and Development

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Seyed Hossein Zarhani is post-doctoral research fellow and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, Germany.

• 1. Introduction: Puzzle of Divergent Development Trajectories within a Debated (non)-Developmental State 2. State of Art: Governance and Comparative Political Economy 3. Theoretical Framework 4. Elite Agency and Development in Andhra Pradesh (I): Confrontation and Populism in the Age of Tollywood Superstar 5. Elite Agency and Development in Andhra Pradesh (II): Pragmatism, Cooperation and Pro-Growth Policies in Era of the CEO of Andhra Pradesh 6. Elite Agency and Development in Bihar (I): Confrontation and Populism in Era of ‘Gharibon Ka Masiha’ 7. Elite Agency and Development in Bihar (II): Pragmatism, Cooperation, and Reforms in the Era of ‘Sushasan Babu’ 8. Conclusion: a Transformed Institutional Arrangement, Rational Regional Leaders, and Development

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Seyed Hossein Zarhani is post-doctoral research fellow and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, Germany.

• 1. Introduction: Puzzle of Divergent Development Trajectories within a Debated (non)-Developmental State 2. State of Art: Governance and Comparative Political Economy 3. Theoretical Framework 4. Elite Agency and Development in Andhra Pradesh (I): Confrontation and Populism in the Age of Tollywood Superstar 5. Elite Agency and Development in Andhra Pradesh (II): Pragmatism, Cooperation and Pro-Growth Policies in Era of the CEO of Andhra Pradesh 6. Elite Agency and Development in Bihar (I): Confrontation and Populism in Era of ‘Gharibon Ka Masiha’ 7. Elite Agency and Development in Bihar (II): Pragmatism, Cooperation, and Reforms in the Era of ‘Sushasan Babu’ 8. Conclusion: a Transformed Institutional Arrangement, Rational Regional Leaders, and Development

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