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JCBs showering flowers, women coming out of their homes with garlands, and scores flocking to the windows for a selfie. Danapur came to a standstill as Lalu Prasad Yadav hit the campaign trail for the first time in the run-up to Bihar’s election. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch was campaigning for Ritlal Yadav, the party candidate who is in jail in an extortion case. Up against Ritlal is Ram Kirpal Yadav, a former close associate of Lalu, who joined the BJP.

Lalu’s road show was in complete contrast to the one Prime Minister Narendra Modi held in Patna a day ago. There was limited waving to the crowd, no sun roof to look out from, and no shaking hands. The media interaction was also through Digha candidate Divya Gautam, who sat with him in the vehicle. “L

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