Is Bihar moving in reverse gear?

For Mukesh Yadav, a resident of Bihar's Supaul district and a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) sympathiser, Lalu Prasad's conviction in the fodder scam does not mean he will lose popularity among his core voters. On the contrary, he believes, Lalu will ride a sympathy wave, as paying the price for championing the cause of backward classes. Sanjay Mishra of adjoining Araria district, on the other hand, thinks it is all advantage Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after Lalu's conviction and the parting of ways between the Janata Dal United or JD(U), and the BJP.

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