Election Tracker: Modi propels BJP in Bihar, Nitish struggles

After years of Nitish Kumar blocking any efforts by the NDA to project Narendra Modi as a pan Indian leader in Bihar, the BJP prime ministerial candidate's first ever rally in Bihar, the dramatic Hoonkar Rally marked by serial blasts on 27 October last year, has had a huge impact for the BJP in this important north Indian state. The build-up to the rally, the conduct of the BJP during and immediately after the blasts, the Modi's reaching out to victims of the blasts and even to the families of the blast accused -- everything has contributed to a clear and present Modi wave in Bihar.

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