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Patna, The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has formally announced its candidates for all but one of the 23 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, where the party is contesting as a constituent of the opposition '<keyword id="19941767" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mahagathbandhan" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Mahagathbandhan" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Mahagathbandhan">Mahagathbandhan</keyword>'. Party president <keyword id="19900762" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lalu-Prasad" source="keywords">Lalu Prasad</keyword>'s daughters - Rohini Acharya and Misa Bharti - are among the <keyword id="21255353" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="RJD-nominees" source="keywords">RJD nominees</keyword>. According to a release issued by RJD state president Jagdanand Singh late on Tuesday, Acharya will contest from Saran, a seat her father had won many times. Prasad represented the seat until his disqualification in 2013 when he was convicted in a fodder scam. Bharti, his eldest daughter who is enjoying her second term in the Rajya Sabha, will try her luck in the Patliputra Lok Sabha constituency. A party functionary said a candidate is yet to be announced for Siwan, where the RJD had for years been fielding the late Mohd Shahubuddin. As per the seat-sharing arrangement among partners of the 'Mahagathbandhan', the RJD has kept 26 of Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats, leaving nine for Congress and five for the Left parties. The RJD, last week, struck a deal with former Bihar minister Mukesh Sahni, whose Vikashsheel Insaan Party has been given three seats from its quota. Sudhakar Singh got the RJD ticket from the Buxar Lok Sabha seat, while Ali Asharaf Fatmi will contest from Madhubani and Surendra Prasad from Jehanabad. Other <keyword id="20596421" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="RJD-candidates" source="keywords">RJD candidates</keyword> include Kumar Sarvjeet (Gaya), Shrawan Kumar Kushwaha (Nawada), Bima Bharti (Purnea) and Archana Ravidass (Jamui). All the four have already filed their nominations. The party also nominated Jai Prakash Yadava from Banka, Lalit Yadav from Darbhanga and Chandrahas Chaupal from Supaul. Alok Kumar Mehta will contest on an RJD ticket from Ujiyarpur, Arjun Ai from Sitamarhi, Deepak Yadav from Valmikinagar, Ritu Jaiswal from Seohar and Kumar Chandradeep from Madhepura. The Lok Sabha elections to 40 seats in Bihar will be held in seven phases between April 19 and June 1.

Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughters Rohini Acharya and Misa Bharti to contest in polls

<ul><li>In March 2018, <keyword id="21259" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lalu-Prasad">Lalu Prasad</keyword> was sentenced in the fourth <keyword id="6362256" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="fodder-scam">fodder scam</keyword> case to 14 years in jail and fined ₹6 million. </li><li>He has been serving time in the Birsa Munda Jail in Ranchi since 23 December 2017. </li><li>In September 2013, Lalu Prasad, <keyword id="119222" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jagannath-Mishra">Jagannath Mishra</keyword> and 45 others convicted in the <keyword id="1718140" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chaibasa-treasury">Chaibasa Treasury</keyword> case. In the first of the six cases levied against him, Lalu was sentenced to five years in jail.</li></ul> <keyword id="18656" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Lalu-Prasad-Yadav">Lalu Prasad Yadav</keyword> the (erstwhile) indomitable leader of the <keyword id="123786" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rashtriya-Janata-Dal">Rashtriya Janata Dal</keyword> (RJD) seems to have bitten off more than he can chew with the all-too-famous Fodder Scam. Just last month he was sentenced for the fourth time to <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/fodder-scam-case-lalu-prasad-sentenced-to-14-yrs-in-prison/articleshow/63440143.cms">14 years in jail and fined </a>₹60,00,000. He has already been serving time in the Birsa Munda Jail in Ranchi since 23 December 2017. The scam that spiralled into a multi-million scandal began with the small-scale falsification of transactions related to syphoning of government funds in the name of buying livestock and supplying fodder. Basically, in the name of non-existent livestock, thousands and thousands of rupees worth of fake bills were made out to be paid to suppliers for fodder, medicines and animal husbandry equipment. What is to be noted that this practice was not exclusively created by Lalu Prasad and his party, but had been at the very core of the functioning of the Animal Husbandry Department (AHD) of Bihar since <a href="https://www.firstpost.com/politics/fodder-scam-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-21-year-old-case-against-lalu-prasad-yadav-3432192.html">20 years past</a>. The scam involved politicians and bureaucrats belonging to previous administrations for decades with Lalu Prasad perpetuating the practice. In 1985, comptroller and auditor general of India, TN Chaturvedi, found something amiss when he noticed that the Bihar treasury inevitably submitted their monthly accounts later than the due date. In January 1996, deputy commissioner of Chaibasa, Amit Khare, launched a raid at the Animal Husbandry Department where they discovered the documents confirming illegal withdrawals and uncovered a nexus between officials and suppliers. In March 1996, the Patna High court gets the CBI to look into the fodder scam and subsequently, the CBI registered an FIR in the Chaibasa (now in Jharkhand) Treasury case. In June-July 1997, a CBI enquiry in the case was launched based on a PIL filed by BJP state unit chief <keyword id="6364740" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="sushil-kumar-modi">Sushil Kumar Modi</keyword> in the Patna High Court. Lalu Prasad Yadav and former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra were both named in this charge sheet along with 55 other co-accused. This led to Lalu’s relinquishing the Chief Minister seat in July to his wife - a political masterstroke. Lalu then surrendered before CBI court and was subsequently sent to judicial custody. After four months he was released on bail. In April 2001, Lalu Prasad’s wife, <a href="https://www.livemint.com/Politics/IfdjSRYTn0nD6yzYQ4spRO/Fodder-scam-case-A-timeline-of-events.html">Rabri Devi joined the list of accused</a> in the scam but was granted bail. In October 2001, after the bifurcation of Bihar, <a href="http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/dec/23/a-timeline-of-the-fodder-scam-that-changed-bihar-politics-forever-1735327.html">53 of the total 63 fodder scam cases</a> were moved to the newly created state of Jharkhand by the <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword>. In December 2006, a Patna lower court acquits both Lalu and his wife in a disproportionate assets case filed by CBI. In March 2012, the CBI court frames charges against Lalu Prasad and his predecessor Jagannath Mishra, amongst others. In September 2013, Lalu Prasad, Jagannath Mishra and 45 others convicted in the Chaibasa Treasury case involving the withdrawal of ₹377 million from the Chaibasa treasury. In the first of the six cases levied against him, Lalu is sentenced to five years in jail but gets out in three months on bail. He is disqualified as Lok Sabha member and debarred from contesting elections. In November 2014, the <keyword id="6382425" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="jharkhand-high-court">Jharkhand High Court</keyword> drops four pending criminal conspiracy cases against Lalu on grounds of a convicted person cannot be repeatedly be tried for similar cases based on same witnesses and evidence. In May 2017, the Supreme Court quashes the Jharkhand High Court’s decision and reinstates the charges. Lalu to be tried on each of the five remaining cases against him. In December 2017, CBI court convicts Lalu Prasad Yadav in the second — illegal withdrawal of money from the Deogarh treasury — fodder scam case but acquits Jagannath Mishra. In January 2018, Lalu Prasad sentenced to <a href="https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/fodder-scam-case-lalu-prasad-sentenced-to-threeandahalf-years-in-jail/article10018142.ece">three and a half years in jail</a> and a 10 lakh rupee fine by the special CBI court. Later that month, in the <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/lalu-prasad-jagannath-mishra-convicted-in-third-fodder-scam-case/article22506233.ece">third case</a> pertaining to the fraudulent withdrawal of ₹336.7 million from Chaibasa district treasury, both Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra were awarded an additional five years jail and ₹1 million fine. In March 2018, Lalu Prasad was sentenced in the fourth fodder scam case to 14 years in jail and fined ₹6 million. This is by far the severest sentence doled out to the 69-year-old RJD chief so far.

1985-2018: How Lalu Prasad Yadav got multiple jail terms for the Fodder Scam

<keyword id="3180381" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lalu-Prasad-Yadavs-son-Tejashwi-Yadav">Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son Tejashwi Yadav</keyword>, Bihar’s newly sworn deputy chief minister, is not following his father’s footsteps. 
 Instead, he is looking at <keyword id="101730" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bihar-CM-Nitish-Kumar">Bihar CM Nitish Kumar</keyword>. 
 
Tejashwi, who holds important portfolios such as road construction, building construction and Backward/Extremely Backward Classes welfare department, spends his time in his ministry office. 
 
He wants to put across a message that he is a leader and loves to wear a blue or black jacket, white kurta and white pyjama, besides slip-in shoes. 
 
People close to him say that Tejashwi does his homework well before holding meetings. 
 
The deputy chief minister will soon meet road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari for highways projects in Bihar. "I earnestly seek your valued and whole-hearted support for integrated development of road network in Bihar," Tejashwi recently wrote in a letter to Gadkari. 
 
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Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav is not a daddy’s boy. Here’s why

Forming an alliance with his rival for <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/JDU-wins-Bihar-Elections-2015/articleshow/49710372.cms">Bihar elections 2015</a> worked in favour of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=lalu+prasad+yadav">Lalu Prasad Yadav</a>. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Nitish+Kumar">Nitish Kumar’s JDU</a>, which ousted Prasad’s RJD in 2005, formed a grand alliance with the RJD supremo and won the state elections. 
This victory has yet again brought Prasad in the political limelight after 10 years. 
 
Prasad, who proved to be a crowd and vote magnate during elections, is going to be the kingmaker. 
 In contrast to 22 seats in 2010, Prasad’s RJD in <keyword id="2857351" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bihar-Elections-2015">Bihar elections 2015</keyword> won 80 seats. 
 Despite having the upper hand, Prasad has let Kumar be the <keyword id="587316" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chief-Minister-of-Bihar">chief minister of Bihar</keyword>, backing JDU like never before. 
 
Not only this, the RJD boss helped the Grand Alliance consolidate the OBC vote-bank in its favour by attacking RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for his suggestion for reviewing the reservation policy. 
 
The BJP’s poll plank of Prasad’s ‘jungle raj’ backfired too and the RJD chief galvanised its votes to JD (U) candidates too. 
 
The BJP, which began its poll pitch on development and economic growth, was under pressure and deviated to caste politics. It tried to stop RJP’s juggernaut by giving tickets to 22 Yadav candidates but it failed as well. 
 
Now it is to see in which direction the Grand Alliance will steer Bihar to. Will the kingmaker return with his scams as well? How will be the favour returned to his family including his wife Rabri Devi, sons Tejashwi and Tej Pratap and his daughter Misa Bharti, who campaigned for the elections? Time will tell. 
 
READ ALSO: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/5-ways-in-which-Modis-charm-is-visibly-fading/articleshow/49720738.cms">5 ways in which Modi’s charm is visibly fading!</a> 
 
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Bihar elections: Lalu Prasad Yadav returns to political centre stage after 10 years and how!

Rashtriya Janata Dal’s <keyword id="18656" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Lalu-Prasad-Yadav">Lalu Prasad Yadav</keyword> is a man of great talents. Apart from being a full time comedian, he can also give great speeches, ridicule his adversaries with the same excitement that he possesses while consuming a samosa, be dramatic while in jail, feign innocence about his wrong-doings so well that you almost want to believe him and last but not the least, works part-time as a <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Top-10-Politicians-Who-Mattered-To-Us-This-Year/articleshow/45382621.cms">politician</a>, some days. 
 
Yadav has proved time and again how greatly he values the country laughing (at him) rather than governing it and his latest attempt at a comedy sketch underlines this very mission- ‘Hasega India, tabhi toh badhega India.’ 
 The comedy sketch video, written, directed and starring none other than <keyword id="30033" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Bihar">Bihar</keyword>’s superman, Lalu Prasad Yadav premiered yesterday on the internet, after which box-office hits, likes and views have made its success definite and if you listen in vigilantly, you can still hear the box-office registers ringing. 
 
It’s that good. 
 
What’s so great about this sketch, you ask? Let’s answer that. 
 
The video shows our favourite funnyman Yadav, standing on a podium addressing an election rally in Patna and its comical factor is upped by not just his world-famous facial expressions or ever-growing ear hair, but by the subject he prepares to take potshots at. 
His comedy sketch makes fun of the man who cannot be ridiculed, Lord Make Fun of Me Not, better known to the country as <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Nitish-Kumar-asks-PM-Modi-to-take-back-his-DNA-remark-again/articleshow/48423099.cms">Prime Minister Narendra Modi</a>. 
 
*a collective gasp spreads all over India like wildfire* 
 While you take moments or weeks to register that Yadav mimics <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> himself, we here at Business Insider, give you a quick review on why we think this video not only deserves the video of the year but an Oscar as well. Add a Filmfare award too, please! 
 
The plot picks up from Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing a package of Rs 1.25 lakh crores for the development and progress of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Bihar-is-going-to-tip-Indias-political-scale/articleshow/47896199.cms">Bihar</a>, which has long been demanding a ‘special status’ for itself. 
 
Yadav took on his chief opponent in the upcoming state assembly elections and started off by mocking Modi’s inefficient public speaking skills, which makes whatever he says unclear to the ears of the audience. 
 
Not one to merely point out inadequacies, Yadav offered a piece of unsolicited life-changing advice to Modi as well. 
 
“Arrey Modiji, theek se bolo, nahi toh nas fat jayega” 
(Narendra Modi ji, please talk properly, otherwise the veins on your neck will break) 
 
In order to make his point, Yadav advances to mimic the exact way Modi announced the package, replete with staccato bursts of speech accompanied with long pauses while making pompous promises. A perfectionist, he also keyed in Modi’s famed hand movements. Add to that, Yadav’s fitting comparison of Modi announcing the package to an auctioneer. 
 
(A day earlier, Narendra Modi dramatically made the announcement of the package while interacting with cheering crowds and asked. “How much do you want? Rs.50,000 crores, 60,000, 70,000, 75,000, 80,000? I am announcing a package of Rs. 1.25 lakh crores.") 
 
 
 
To say that he was absolutely accurate in his mimicry would be a great insult to his majesty’s skills. With this sketch, Yadav unknowingly set a standard in the world of slapstick comedy that even the best comedians will never be destined to attain. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/AIB-You-Have-A-Right-To-Offend-But/articleshow/46144426.cms">AIB</a>, you better watch out, because Lalu Prasad Yadav just won this round. 
 
With this one sketch, Lalu has proved that he is not the politician India deserves, but the comedian it clearly wants. 
 We absolutely cannot wait for the blockbuster starring these two heavyweights which would take place during the <keyword id="395633" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Bihar-assembly-elections">Bihar assembly elections</keyword>. 
 
Can you?

The Imitation Game: Lalu mimics Narendra Modi, does it better than the PM himself

It seems <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Nitish+Kumar">Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar</a> is in no mood to let go <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=prime+minister+narendra+modi">Prime Minister Narendra Modi</a> with his ‘<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Bihar-CM-Nitish-Kumar-raises-objection-on-Modis-DNA-remark-writes-open-letter-to-him/articleshow/48360727.cms">DNA’ remark</a>. 
 
Kumar along with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=lalu+prasad+yadav">Lalu Prasad Yadav</a> will be launching a signature campaign 'shabd wapasi' tomorrow against Modi's remark. 
 
"Inspite of our repeated pleas, Modiji hasn't retracted his derogatory remarks on our DNA. We're going to launch a ' shabd wapasi' campaign against him," tweeted Kumar. 
 
The chief minister added that 50 lakh people from Bihar would be a part of 'shabdwapasi' signature campaign and would be sending DNA sample test to Modi. 
 
While addressing a rally in Muzaffarpur on July 25, Modi remembered the way Kumar had invited him to dinner and later cancelled the invitation. 
 
Modi said that Kumar had not only disrespected him but also a 'mahadalit' like former Chief Minister <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=jitan+ram+manjhi">Jitan Ram Manjhi</a>. 
 
"There seems to be some problem in his DNA because the DNA of democracy is not like that. In democracy you respect even your political rivals," Modi had said at the rally. 
 
Earlier, Kumar had written an open letter to Modi over the issue. 
 
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">
	
		Inspite of our repeated pleas Modiji hasn't retracted his derogatory remarks on our DNA, we're going to launch शब्दवापसी /TakeBackYourWords
	— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) <a href="https://twitter.com/NitishKumar/status/630583253175435264">August 10, 2015</a></blockquote>

Nitish Kumar asks PM Modi to take back his ‘DNA’ remark again

As it is clear from the early trends that the BJP is heading towards forming the government single-handedly, there is no likelihood of regional parties playing the role of kingmakers in the current scenario. 
 
In fact, BJP seems all set to form the government on its own, without even requiring the help of its National Democratic Alliance partners like Akali Dal and Shiv Sena. 
 
BJP was leading in 271 constituencies in the initial trends and its other NDA partners – TDP, Shiv Sena, Akali Dal and LJP – leading in 16, 17, four and five seats, respectively. 
 
As on 12 March 2014, there are 1616 parties registered with the election commission, out of which the numbers of national parties was six and that of state parties was 47. 
 
Just after independence, in the 1950s and 60s, the Congress party dominated the national political scene. But the opposition started gaining some space during late 60s and early 70s, with the Janata Party even wresting power from the Congress in 1977. This event set the ball rolling for the mushrooming of a number of small parties. 
 Most small parties are one-man shows, who exercise absolute control over the party. While the coming up of new parties reflects more democratisation, these have tended to become internally less democratic. Leaders <keyword id="2243296" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="like-Jayalalitha">like Jayalalitha</keyword>, <keyword id="6357690" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="mayawati">Mayawati</keyword>, <keyword id="6357168" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Mulayam-Singh-Yadav">Mulayam Singh Yadav</keyword>, <keyword id="43385" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Naveen-Patnaik">Naveen Patnaik</keyword> and <keyword id="18656" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Lalu-Prasad-Yadav">Lalu Prasad Yadav</keyword> have been running their respective parties single-handedly, without giving much room to internal dissent. 
 
Even in the run up to the 2014 elections, they were widely projected to play the role of kingmakers. But all these parties would be left high and dry if these initial trends get converted into results.

Kingmakers Left High And Dry

Apart from the slogans for change, if anything significant has happened during these elections, it is way the e-world has arrived, officially this time. Every <keyword id="6355187" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha">Lok Sabha</keyword> candidate worth his/her salt has a media manager who is updating the social media sites for the candidate – be it with campaign pictures, videos of speeches or interactions with the voters. And there are quite a few crackers in the <keyword id="6354616" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Twitter">Twitter</keyword> world as well. Like <keyword id="50339" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Ajay-Maken">Ajay Maken</keyword> hit Twitter almost immediately after the BJP released its manifesto. Today, if something is bound to change, it will be the mode of interaction with the people of this country. Only time will tell whether it is good for us or not. 
 
The Lok Sabha polls this year have driven Twitter into the fever mode and here are 15 popular tweets by politicians that you wouldn’t want to miss. 
 
1. <keyword id="4032986" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Rajeev-Chandrashekhar">Rajeev Chandrashekhar</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/rajeev_mp">@rajeev_mp</a> 
 
2. <keyword id="18656" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Lalu-Prasad-Yadav">Lalu Prasad Yadav</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/laluprasadrjd">@laluprasadrjd</a> 
 
3. <keyword id="30182" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Kapil-Sibal">Kapil Sibal</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/KapilSibal">@KapilSibal</a> 
 
4. <keyword id="6354361" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Kiran-Bedi">Kiran Bedi</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/thekiranbedi">@thekiranbedi</a> 
 
5. Omar Abdullah - <a href="https://twitter.com/abdullah_omar">@abdullah_omar</a> 
 
6. <keyword id="6355111" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Sushma-Swaraj">Sushma Swaraj</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/SushmaSwarajbjp">@SushmaSwarajbjp</a> 
 
7. <keyword id="42749" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Shashi-Tharoor">Shashi Tharoor</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/ShashiTharoor">@ShashiTharoor</a> 
 
8. <keyword id="42575" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Arun-Jaitley">Arun Jaitley</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/arunjaitley">@arunjaitley</a> 
 
9. Smriti Z Irani - <a href="https://twitter.com/smritiirani">@smritiirani</a> 
 
10. <keyword id="6361795" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Vasundhara-Raje">Vasundhara Raje</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/VasundharaBJP">@VasundharaBJP</a> 
 
11. <keyword id="42634" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Varun-Gandhi">Varun Gandhi</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/varungandhi80">@varungandhi80</a> 
 
12. <keyword id="13850" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Rajiv-Pratap-Rudy">Rajiv Pratap Rudy</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/RajivPratapRudy">@RajivPratapRudy</a> 
 
13. <keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal">@ArvindKejriwal</a> 
 
14. Milind Deora - <a href="https://twitter.com/milinddeora">@milinddeora</a> 
 
15. Gul Panag - <a href="https://twitter.com/GulPanag">@GulPanag 
</a>

15 Most Popular Tweets From Politicians This General
Election

With each passing day, BJP’s stance on orthodox Hinduism is taking a toll on the party’s reputation. While Prime Minister Modi is keeping no stones unturned to bring in investments, conservative vision of the RSS and intolerance to other religions has taken an ugly turn. 
 
A few days back, a lynching incident resulting in death of a senior citizen in Uttar Pradesh over alleged beef eating have become an international issue where ‘freedom’ in India’s largest democracy is at stake. Yesterday, an independent member of legislative assembly in Jammu and Kashmir was mishandled by BJP members in the assembly because he had organized a beef festival to move over the crisis of conservatives. 
 
Since then, everyone in the country was waiting for Prime Minister to speak on the issue, but he didn’t. Today, he finally had to break his silence after Lalu Prasad’s beef remark. Lalu Prasad Yadav had said that Hindus too eat beef. 
 
Modi has launched a blistering attack on RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, saying his beef eating remark is an "abuse" and "huge insult" to Yaduvanshis (Yadav clan) and asked people of Bihar to reject the grand secular alliance (Lalu and Nitish) warning it will bring jungle raj 2". He earlier mentioned that Nitish’s regime as Jungle Raj 1. Modi has also scoffed at Lalu's explanation that he made the beef remarks under the influence of some "shaitan" (devil). 
 
He said, "I wonder the devil got only his (Lalu) body to enter. I want to know how the shaitan got the address (of Lalu). The devil got no other body in entire Bihar, India and the whole world except that of his. And he also welcomed the devil as if some relative has come.” 
 
Addressing rallies in Munger, Begusarai and Samastipur, Modi castigated the RJD chief over his 'Hindus also eat beef' remark. 
 
"What all is he saying. What all Yadavs eat? Whatever position Lalu rose to, it was because of these Yaduvanshis and he insulted them. What kind of abuses you are hurling at them. Is it not an insult of Yadavs and Bihar? Do not humiliate the Yaduvanshis so much? Laluji, these Yaduvanshis helped you to come to power," said Modi. 
 
Insisting that Lalu cannot absolve himself of his beef remark, he said,"People of Bihar have to find out why the devil came to Lalu only. What were his bad habits due to which it happened. Do we have place for such people in Bihar. 
Now, all we want to tell dear Modi is: Sir, we sure wanted your remark on the beef and lynching issue, but a considerate one. Election politics is what we expect least from the man, who we chose as the head of the nation. Or do we?

​Modi speaks on the beef issue, but only to counter Lalu

It is a known fact that our country is governed by politicians who are comedians in disguise. From making every Indian laugh at their utterly false promises to disrupting the Parliament day after day and being involved in scams of massive proportions, our politicians are guilty of indulging in them all. 
 
While they might not excel at what they’ve been elected to do (no surprises there), we can’t help but admit that our politicians do have some hidden talents. Unfortunately, they are unable to hone these talents due to the immense burden of governing a country on their shoulders. (also alternatively known as the burden of enforcing a ban on everything we’ve ever loved and cared for) 
 
To make things easier for our beloved politicians in case they ever decide to take a leap from the world of politics, also known as the world of looting the taxpayer’s money, Business Insider draws up a list of alternate career suggestions for eight ministers depending on what their skill sets are. 
 
 
 
1. <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Modis-Letter-to-the-Nation-This-is-just-the-beginning-we-will-build-India-of-your-dreams/articleshow/47427670.cms">Narendra Modi</a> may have been entrusted with the duty of being the Prime Minister of India, the biggest democracy in the world, but the one job his majesty is tailor-made for is that of a ‘Travel blogger’. During his tenure as PM, Modi has visited more countries than the number of successful sessions the Parliament has witnessed, and if that’s not a big achievement, I don’t know what is. In his is future travel blog titled ‘How to take selfies while traveling around the world in 80 days,’ Modi could write about his experiences in every country he’s visited till date, while the readers could rate the selfie accompanying the post. Majama! 
 
 
 
2. <keyword id="5268" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Rahul-Gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</keyword> 
The Congress Vice President possesses a face which looks perennially confused and not being able to figure why things never work out in his favour adds to his woes. 
Maybe, that is why we think he’ll blend in perfectly as one of the cast-members in the next sequel of Golmaal. Let’s observe a one minute silence and pray that in his new job as a confused cast-member, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/This-is-how-Twitterati-welcomed-Rahul-Baba/articleshow/47189672.cms">Rahul baba</a> wouldn’t have to take advice from a cheat-sheet or Mommy Gandhi. 
 
 
 
3. <keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword> 
Of late, Delhi Chief Minister <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Kejriwal-Has-The-Last-Laugh-With-Arnub/articleshow/46183707.cms">Arvind Kejriwal’s</a> Twitter timeline has started bearing resemblance to that of Mihir Fadnavis’ timeline. Turns out, Kejriwal is a closet movie-buff. Apart from raking up electricity bills in lakhs, Arvind Kejriwal’s other talent lies in critiquing movies. He’s done every cinegoer a favour by taking his unofficial career as a ‘Film critic’ sincerely and telling us in advance which movies we should watch and which we shouldn’t. Delhi’s problems can wait as long as he guarantees that Masaan, Drishyam and PK are a ‘must-watch.’ 
 
 
 
4. Jayalalithaa 
Despite being convicted in the Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case and the court giving her a jail term of four years, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s stint in jail was shorter than <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Actors-you-wouldnt-believe-were-pornstars/articleshow/48202122.cms">Sunny Leone’s</a> clothes and if that isn’t enough evidence for why she should immediately take up being a Con escape artist full time, what is? 
 
 
 
 
5. <keyword id="43868" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Mamata-Banerjee">Mamata Banerjee</keyword> 
If Mamata Banerjee wasn’t a politician or the Chief Minister (how we wish), she would’ve been a model. For cartoonists. 
It has been found that every single facial expression on Mamata’s face can be converted into a cartoon. There's also one round of whispers which claim that the day she decides to take up face modeling and spare the state of West Bengal, cartoonists all over the country will declare a holiday to celebrate getting a lifetime muse. 
 
 
 
6. Lalu Prasad Yadav 
“Jab tak rahega samose mein aloo, tab tak rahega Bihar me Lalu” 
This gem of a one-liner saw the light of the day only and only because of Lalu Prasad Yadav. While we were always aware of his funny bone, what sealed the deal for us was his <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/The-Imitation-Game-Lalu-mimics-Narendra-Modi-does-it-better-than-the-PM-himself/articleshow/48584660.cms?from=mdr">recent mimicry of Lord Make Fun Of Me Not, aka Narendra Modi.</a> We’re a country starved of humour and thus the need of the hour is to ensure Laluji leaves politics and follows his heart (and our laughs) to become a standup comedian. 
 
 
 
7. Smriti Irani 
The HRD Minister has received a lot of flak for her allegedly forged educational qualifications. While we’ll keep mum on whether the allegations against her or true or not, we'll go ahead and say that if there comes a time when she’s bored of making Sanskrit compulsory in Kendriya Vidyalayas mid-session, she could always try her hand at becoming a Dean in a University. But, is she qualified enough for the role? Guess we'll never know. 
 
 
 
8. <keyword id="6355521" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Amit-Shah">Amit Shah</keyword> 
The President of Bharatiya Janata Party Amit Shah is best known for his event management skills. Be it, the Gujarat riots, 2014 elections or the ‘weighty’ event of him being stuck in a Bihar lift, Shah has left no stone unturned to exercise his gleaming event management skills in every scenario and have us all fooled. Thus, if Shah is ever considering a switch, there would be no better field than Event Management. We even have a tagline suggestion- ‘Let us help in making your next event a riot.’ 
 
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Ahead of the <keyword id="437961" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bihar-legislative-assembly">Bihar Legislative Assembly</keyword> polls, the state has turned into a political warzone. Political analysts are having a field day, predicting the trends and possible alliances that would come by in the state. One year since the <keyword id="58687" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bharatiya-Janata-Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</keyword> (<keyword id="14666" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP">BJP</keyword>) formed its NDA government, Bihar will serve as an important indicator for what is to come by as an imminent reaction to <keyword id="6354814" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="prime-minister-Narendra-Modi">Prime Minister Narendra Modi</keyword>’s government in the country. For starters, the most important indicator that has emerged is the fact that the BJP will have to wage a different sort of war in this state. The <keyword id="460702" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Janata-Parivar">Janata Parivar</keyword> merger will prove to be a tough nut for the masterminds who engineered the 2014 general elections victory. BJP still hasn’t lost the plot. After all, Amit Shah now has 11 strong candidates from the NDA to choose. But, that isn’t going to be easy after the face-smacking debacle that the BJP suffered in Delhi elections. The <keyword id="6354944" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Aam-Aadmi-Party">Aam Aadmi Party</keyword> (AAP) has all plans to become a national party sooner than later. But, with Bihar, AAP would not like to test the choppy waters. 

	The regional parties, which saw being badly decimated and reduced to rubble in last year’s general elections, have come together; much to the discomfort of NDA. This would mean a tougher path ahead. Whether the alliance of Janata Parivar will make sense to people or not, is never the question. It is all about who has better reach and communication mechanism with the voters; and who can influence the voters to choose them over the others. The elections come at a time when the BJP’s popularity is seen declining in most crucial quarters. The large gap between promises and performance is seen as the most important reason for this. Though there was political unrest in Bihar in the recent times; there has also been an increasing anger among farmers about the least support they have got from the central government.
 The hurried return of <keyword id="6358190" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nitish-Kumar">Nitish Kumar</keyword> after unseating Jiten Ram Manjhi is bound to have its repercussions on the current results. Nitish suffered a humiliating defeat in the last polls despite having delivered on ‘progress’. This was seen as voters’ reaction to his snapping of ties with his longstanding association with the BJP. 

	With the 2010 elections, political analysts had concluded that the heavily-castetist Bihar is finally moving away from being a society that voted a particular caste to power, and not for better standard of lives. The BJP-JD(U) alliance was some sort of a rainbow of hope for the state that had somewhat tread the path of scams during the time of Lalu Prasad Yadav.
 

	JD(U) – BJP had won 206 seats out of 243 total seats. Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) alliance was reduced to nothing with a loss of face, facing complete rejection at 25 seats only. But this was in 2010, even before the rest of India had begun to even speak the language of development. Did caste get a boot in these elections? Did Bihar show the tendency right then? The victory in this election is crucial for the Centre for various reasons. It will provide some kind of reassurance to the central government to keep the tempo up about Modi magic still being alive. Else, a lot of things can change at the Centre.
 

	The BJP desperately needs this victory to up its numbers in Rajya Sabha where its developmental agenda alone is not cutting the ice. Since the party has no big numbers, its bills are taking the ordinance route and this can be perceived as a serious setback for the BJP’s assurance to keep up the values of democracy.
 

	Bihar polls would also ensure the atmosphere is set for the UP polls that are due to take place in 2017. Would this mean the greatest political indicator of our times has already been perceived political analysts? The vital signs are all over the place to affirm this indicator.
 

	What’s with the Janata Parivar merger? Though secular forces all over the country desire the coming together of secular forces, the NDA victory of 2014 bagging 31 out of 40 seats actually acted like a glue for Lalu and Nitish to come together. An unholy alliance, as it may be termed, the coming together of two contradictory and different forces should be tested against time depending on whether the voter places trust in them or not. Bihar, right now, is a cauldron. Only, we will know what's cooking in a few months. 
	(Image: The Times of India)

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Facebook has acquired <keyword id="790242" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</keyword> for a whooping US $19 billion. This is the big news of the day. Now that you know that, in other news <keyword id="736869" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Facebook-India">Facebook India</keyword> has opened a <keyword id="23897" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="forum">forum</keyword> where people of India can <keyword id="2067827" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ask-Questions">ask questions</keyword> to eminent Indian political leaders and PM candidates. The list of politicians includes <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword>, <keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword>, <keyword id="43868" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Mamata-Banerjee">Mamata Banerjee</keyword>, <keyword id="6355031" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Akhilesh-Yadav">Akhilesh Yadav</keyword> and Lalu <keyword id="118672" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Prasad-Yadav">Prasad Yadav</keyword>. 
 
The questions posted on the forum <a href="http://www.facebook.com/FacebookIndia">www.facebook.com/FacebookIndia</a> which goes live today will be asked by Madhu Trehan live on NDTV between 3 and 8 of March, 2014. Social platforms such as <keyword id="6354616" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Twitter">Twitter</keyword> and FB have become popular with the youth to voice out questions and comments. Facebook has millions of Indians on its platform, hence the idea of linking voters of India with their favourite candidate does look like a good one. 
 
Out of the lot BJP seems to be the most active on social media, which is driving lot of votes in the country. Many have questions for leaders on their agendas, manifestos and promises. Also, how will they lead the country if they come to power is a common question asked by many. Will these be answered clearly using Facebook? We will know in couple of weeks.

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<keyword id="21033069" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="women-candidates" source="keywords">Women candidates</keyword> like Selja, <keyword id="19941210" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kangana-Ranaut" source="keywords">Kangana Ranaut</keyword>, <keyword id="19968072" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hema-Malini" source="keywords">Hema Malini</keyword>, <keyword id="19960481" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dimple-Yadav" source="keywords">Dimple Yadav</keyword> and <keyword id="20377641" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Misha-Bharti" source="keywords">Misha Bharti</keyword> are leading by a significant margin in their respective constituencies in the general elections. Amethi's incumbent MP <keyword id="19899683" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="smriti-irani" source="keywords">Smriti Irani</keyword> and Sultanpur MP Maneka Gandhi are among MPs trailing by huge margin in their constituencies. Selja, <keyword id="19895371" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Congress" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Congress" meta.hostid="83" meta.entityid="Congress">Congress</keyword> candidate from Sirsa, is also leading from her constituency by over 2.5 lakh votes, as of 3.35 pm. <keyword id="20453436" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bansuri-Swaraj" source="keywords">Bansuri Swaraj</keyword>, who has been fielded by the BJP from New Delhi constituency is leading by over 50,000 votes. A total of 797 women contested the Lok Sabha elections. Some of the prominent women candidates who are leading in the contest include Kangana Ranaut, Hema Malini, Dimple Yadav and Misha Bharti. At 3 pm, Ranaut, first time contender from BJP in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi, is leading by over 70,000 against Congress leader Vikramaditya Singh. Incumbent MP from Mathura Hema Malini is leading from the constituency with a margin of over 2 lakh votes against Congress candidate Mukesh Dhangar. Dimple Yadav, the incumbent MP from Mainpuri, has also maintained a comfortable lead of over 2 lakh against BJP's Jayveer Singh. Misha Bharti, daughter of RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav, is also leading against union minister and incumbent MP from Bihar's Pataliputra by a margin over nearly 50,000 votes. <keyword id="19981448" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mahua-Moitra" source="keywords">Mahua Moitra</keyword>, incumbent MP from West Bengal's Krishnanagar, is also leading in her seat by a margin of over 50,000 votes while Baramati's incumbent MP Supriya Sule also leading by over 20,000 votes. DMK's Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, incumbent MP from Thoothukkudi, is also leading from her constituency by over 2.5 lakh votes.

LS polls: Kangana, Hema Malini, Dimple Yadav among women candidates leading with comfortable margin

New Delhi, The BJP on Friday accused the Aam Aadmi Party of peddling a bundle of lies on the issue of its leader Arvind <keyword id="19895701" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kejriwal" source="keywords">Kejriwal</keyword>'s arrest, asserting that those who are corrupt will go to jail. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said politicians used to scratch each other's back to help each other while indulging in scams but this has changed in the last 10 years under the government headed by Prime Minister <keyword id="19895781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="keywords">Narendra Modi</keyword>. "Should he (Kejriwal) be let off because he is a chief minister and not a common man," he asked, alleging that the Delhi chief minister is a kingpin in the corruption case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). With opposition parties, including the Congress, rallying to Kejriwal's defence and describing his arrest as part of the Union government's crackdown on their leaders, the BJP spokesperson said it is a case of thieves displaying brotherhood. He is the leader of the corrupt, Patra charged and added that <keyword id="19914482" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="aap" source="keywords">AAP</keyword> leaders have been peddling a bundle of lies on the matter. <keyword id="19935990" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sonia-gandhi" source="keywords">Sonia Gandhi</keyword> and <keyword id="19895780" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="rahul-gandhi" source="keywords">Rahul Gandhi</keyword> are also on bail in a corruption case, he said, adding mockingly that it is "bail bond" among them. They are also coming together as their ships are sinking, he said. Dismissing AAP leaders' allegation of political vendetta, Patra asked if people will believe courts or them and said every thief claims innocence when caught. With the AAP insisting that Kejriwal will remain chief minister, the BJP leader said it shows his greed for power and post while he and his colleagues rose in politics by claiming to disdain the very thing. As Delhi government minister Atishi questioned the arrest of a chief minister and expressed concern about his safety as he has 'Z plus' security, he hit back, saying it shows their sense of entitlement. She is saying how a CM can be arrested as he is not a common man, Patra said, noting that Kejriwal once named the likes of Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Lalu Prasad Yadav as corrupt and would ask when people will start going to the jail. The AAP leader then claimed he has entered politics to cleanse it but began living in a palace and moving around in a security cover, he said. "It is high time that people who are embroiled in corruption are arrested," Patra asserted. Patra also played a statement of Congress leader Ajay Maken in which the he had lashed out at Kejriwal for the alleged excise scam and accused him of using Rs 100 crore collected from it to harm the Congress in the Goa assembly polls in 2022. Even the Supreme Court has spoken about a money trail of over Rs 338 crore while denying bail to AAP leader <keyword id="19909124" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="manish-sisodia" source="keywords">Manish Sisodia</keyword> in the same case, he said. Following Kejriwal's arrest Thursday evening, the AAP had given a nationwide call for protest against the BJP. BJP leaders have called the protest a drama and "celebration of corruption".

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