Madhubani/Patna: Three days before Madhubani goes to the polls in the second phase of the Bihar elections, the otherwise-bustling bazaar in Bhairwa village at the Bisfi assembly constituency is nearly empty.

“We are all heading for (Samajwadi Party chief) Akhilesh Yadav’s rally,” says a visibly impatient 65-year-old Hasnain Sheikh. “You will not find anyone to talk to in the village right now.”

An hour later, amid dust swirling in the late afternoon light, a crowd of men wearing green Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) scarves—draped around their necks or tied as turbans—is on its way back from the rally on four-wheelers, bikes, bicycles, and on foot. Show Full Article

Songs celebrating Yadav pride blare from the speakers of passing vehicles. Meanwhile, buffaloes push their way through the ret

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