When Chief Minister Nitish Kumar imposed a ban on the sale of liquor in Bihar in 2016, the move received mixed reactions across the state. Since then, liquor prohibition has remained a recurring political issue in every election. As Bihar heads to the polls again, the question resurfaces that will the liquor ban make or break Nitish Kumar’s prospects for a third consecutive term?

Prashant Kishor’s party, Jan Suraaj, has said that if it comes to power, it will revoke the liquor ban, arguing that the law has failed to achieve its purpose. Similarly, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has also criticized the Nitish-led government for its failure to eliminate the sale of illegal liquor, calling the prohibition policy a flawed and poorly implemented one.

However, women voters—often referred to as

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