Bihar Lok Sabha Polls: The current situation carries significant weight in the aftermath of Pappu Yadav s recent merger of his political faction with the Congress, a development further emphasised by the Congress s pledge to support him as their candidate for the Purnea seat.
In his campaign, LJP(RV) debutant Arun Bharati projects himself as 'Chirag's representative', even as he rejects 'parivarvaad' charge that he was 'parachuted' for being Ram Vilas Paswan's son-in-law
While Rohini will contest from Saran LS seat, becoming fourth of Lalu and Rabri’s nine children to enter politics, her eldest sister Misa Bharati will again contest Pataliputra
State education dept, which has asked 39 officials to carry out inspection of colleges, is also holding a meet to discuss whether universities should take orders from Raj Bhavan or state govt