Sanjay Singh / ET
The larger narrative for the Grand Alliance in Bihar may read as Nitish Kumar versus Narendra Modi, but the sub-text on the ground is quite different.
It's actually former chief minister Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) which will take on the BJP in its stronghold areas in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls. Of the 91 seats where the BJP had won in 2010, it will be in direct contest with the RJD in 50- exactly half the number of seats the RJD is contesting this time as part of the alliance. more
The larger narrative for the Grand Alliance in Bihar may read as Nitish Kumar versus Narendra Modi, but the sub-text on the ground is quite different.
It's actually former chief minister Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) which will take on the BJP in its stronghold areas in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls. Of the 91 seats where the BJP had won in 2010, it will be in direct contest with the RJD in 50- exactly half the number of seats the RJD is contesting this time as part of the alliance. more
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