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Can Bihar's student politics reclaim its lost legacy in 2025 polls?
Once the cradle of national leaders like Nitish and Lalu, Bihar's student politics today struggles with irregular polls, migration, and weak institutions. Can it reclaim its past influence?
 "The Sampoorna Kranti movement led to the emergence of Bihar's biggest leaders, including Sushil Kumar Modi, Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad, giving wings to the political aspirations of students in the state")
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The Sampoorna Kranti movement led to the emergence of Bihar’s biggest leaders, including Sushil Kumar Modi, Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad, giving wings to the political aspirations of students in the state
With Bihar witnessing 1.4 million first-time voters, and political parties betting on the youth wave this election season, one link remains missing- student leaders.
Once a breeding ground for political stalwarts, like Nitish Kumar, Sushil Kumar Modi, and Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bihar’s student politics, now, is in a state of apathy, with student union members and ground workers attributing this downfall to irregular polls, student migration, funding crunch, and lack of opportunity, among other reasons.
“Student leaders here are largely being used for the crowd-filling exercise,” says Shashi Kumar, Bihar general secretary
