Jungle Raj in Nitish's backyard

The Opposition has long been accusing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of taking the state back to the 'Jungle Raj' of the Lalu Prasad-Rabri Devi era, when the administrative framework of the state had broken down and criminals ruled the roost. Whether that perception is fair or not depends largely on which side of the fence one sits. Voters at a polling booth in Bakhtiyarpur on the outskirts of Patna got a taste of Jungle Raj, albeit of a different kind, on Wednesday. A monkey spread panic among voters, polling officers, security personnel and journalists, when it bit three of them. Incidentally, this was the same booth where Kumar cast his vote, during the third phase of the ongoing Assembly polls in the state.