Nine term Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar has lost neither his popular appeal nor his strong support base in the State despite his obvious failing health and backroom manoeuvres by his ally, the BJP, to unseat him. The assembly elections commenced this year in Bihar with an indication of Kumar’s uncertain future with the Home Minister Amit Shah saying that he will lead the campaign, but the decision on who will be Chief Minister will be taken after the results.

Numerous videos magnifying his deteriorating health surfaced on the social media and his rivals pointed to the detractors planted in his party, the Janata Dal (United), by the BJP with the eventual aim to topple him once the elections are over. But, talking to different sections of the people on the ground, it is clear that il

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