Lok Sabha polls: Religion more important factor than caste in Mithila region
Hindustan TimesDarbhanga: In the land of Mithila in Bihar, Ram is echoing in the election campaign. On May 4, Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his public address at Darbhanga with the ‘Jai Shree Ram’ slogan and described Mithila region the land of ‘King Janak and Goddess Sita’ with the hope that the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya would get the Bharatiya Janata Party electoral dividends. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a rally in Darbhanga, Bihar Less than 10 km from Darbhanga, Gulab Yadav, a 72-year-old from Yadav-dominated Bijli village talks about his switch in vote from Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal to the BJP. Yadavs of our area have unanimously decided that in the Lok Sabha elections, they will vote for NDA as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the symbol of good governance in Independent India. A 52-year-old fisherman of Mallah-dominated Kusheshwarsthan village in Darbhanga district said, “.This time we have decided to vote for NDA which has been instrumental in making Ram Temple at Ayodhya.