Mokama has a bloody history of crime & politics. Gunfire, stone pelting between political opponents are commonplace, and a Jan Suraaj supporter’s killing has marked a new chapter.
Both opposition BJP & ruling parties claim upper hand even as winning margins go down in both seats. RJD lost in Gopalganj as BSP, AIMIM ate into its vote bank.
Anant Singh alias Chhote Sarkar has been winning from Mokama since 2005. His wife is the RJD candidate this time, facing off against the BJP’s Sonam Devi, spouse of Lalan Singh.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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