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In Bihar’s election season, Extremely Backward Castes (EBCs) have become the key vote bank courted by all parties.

Nitish Kumar’s ₹10,000 “Dus-Hazaari” scheme for women has boosted NDA’s appeal, though critics call it an election bribe.

The Mahagathbandhan, led by Tejashwi Yadav and backed by Mukesh Sahani’s VIP, challenges Nitish’s “sushasan” amid BJP’s “Jungle Raj” rhetoric.

The liquid in the swamp is thick as grease, and about the same colour. The stench—of dead rodents, rotting vegetables, faeces—and the fumes of chemicals make the nose clog and the eyes water. In this swamp are about a dozen people, from children of about six to seven years old, many women and an elderly man with greying hair, wading through the slush reaching up to the waist of the grown-u

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