Patna: The helicopters that ferried politicians of all shades for the last one month in Bihar have now fallen silent as the roar of their rotor blades has ceased. With the whirlwind campaigning for the second and last phase of election coming to an end on Sunday, the helicopters and chartered planes, along with the netas, are now grounded.

According to sources, these helicopters flew for 1,600 hours in both the phases of the poll campaign. Leader of the cash-rich National Democratic Alliance (NDA) reportedly took helicopter rides for 1,200 hours while the Mahagathbandhan leaders for 400 hours.

“Roughly it comes to an average of Rs 3 lakh per hour per helicopter to hire. This includes GST charges also. Around Rs 11 lakh was spent on each helicopter each day. As per a rough calculation, th

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