It was in the eighties that the acronym BIMARU was coined to represent the four north Indian states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The economic and political situation in these states was so poor that it was dragging down the rest of the country making them seem constantly ‘bimar’ or ill. Then things seemed to change for the better. UP, MP and Bihar were sliced up and new states of Chattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand came into being. It was hoped that the states would now be easier to govern and for some time it did seem that the bad old yesteryears were over.