Nitish Tries to Be a Sher Shah to Modi’s Humayun in Sasaram

Although Sasaram is a BJP stronghold, Nitish Kumar’s alliance may just pull off a victory.

The Quint’s Aakash Joshi interviews BJP’s Sasaram candidate Jawahar Prasad. (Photo: The Quint)

Sher Shah, a Bihar native, posed perhaps the greatest challenge to the Mughal empire when he defeated Humayun and established himself in Delhi.

Now, as Nitish Kumar attempts to defeat a Narendra Modi-led campaign, his alliance has been channelling Sher Shah and presenting him as an icon of Bihar history in their campaign film.

So can Nitish emulate the icon and beat a Modi-powered campaign in Sasaram, Sher Shah’s birth and final resting place?

Sasaram will vote on Friday and, like much of Bihar, the major contenders are the BJP, whose candidate Jawahar Prasad has been a five-time MLA from the seat, and the Mahagathbandhan’s candidate is Ashok Kushwaha.

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(Video editing by Sunil Goswami)