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Jay Prakash's name, Modi

asked him: "Why were you

sitting next to persons

responsible for arresting JP."

That must have hurt Nitish

Kumar badly.

The grand coalition, he said,

 had no vision except to attack

Modi.

If one goes by the profile of the

crowd, Modi's rally was

dominated by youth who were

responsive to his calls throughout. The attendance at the rally was equally strong as the

coalition's Patna rally, if not better. The venue, Airport Maidan in Bhagalpur, is four

times the size of Gandhi Maidan in Patna. The crowd was certainly different. In

Bhagalpur, people who attended the rally belonged to an upward mobile social strata

that included even OBCs. This was the precise reason why the crowd in Bhagalpur was

very responsive.

It will be naive to arrive at any conclusions going by the turnout of rallies in Bihar, the

most densely populated state after Kerala. Yet Modi's rallies in Muzaffarpur, Gaya,

Saharsa and Bhagalpur gave a clear indication that he retains his electoral charm in

Bihar. What is particularly interesting is the fact that he has been focussing on his

development and governance agenda without losing sight of the relevance of caste in

Bihar. This was evident as only Ram Vilas Paswan was given the privilege of speaking

before Modi. Paswans constitute a significant chunk of the electorate in and around

Bhagalpur.

Modi also effectively countered Nitish Kumar's

campaign that he is an outsider who remembers

Bihar only during election. He recalled how he

reached out to the people of the state every time there

was crisis — Kosi river flooding and the Nepal

earthquake which caused damage in adjoining

districts of Bihar. In an emotional appeal, he said,

"Only those who forget need to be reminded. I have

never forgotten Bihar," he said much to the delight of

the audience.

More importantly, Modi's show made it clear that he

has taken it upon himself to steer the state assembly

election. His repetition of 25­years of misrule by

Lalu­Rabri­Nitish Kumar has counted out over seven

years of BJP­JD (U) alliance rule with Sushil Modi as

its leader. This may be a cause for worry for Sushil

Modi.

For the past two months, Modi has been setting the

agenda forcing to Nitish Kumar to respond. He is

selling the dream of powerful and prosperous Bihar

which used to be Nitish Kumar's clarion call. Nitish

Kumar has countered it by offering his own package

for turning Bihar into a developed state. But given the

way he frittered away the advantage (the installation

and expulsion of Manjhi) and the consequent anti­incumbency, he is facing a crisis of

credibility. For Modi, Bihar is a new chapter where he intends to play significant role to

retain his national stature.

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