Patna, January 5: A fresh round of poster war was witnessed between Lalu Prasad Yadav led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Nitish Kumar's JD(U) on Sunday. Posters showing Lalu Prasad Yadav vs Nitish Kumar were put up around the vicinity of RJD's headquarters in Patna. The RJD posters came a day after JDU put up posters comparing the 15 years of Nitish's rule to that of Lalu Prasad and wife Rabri's in capital city of Patna. The Lalu vs Nitish posters are an attempt by RJD to make the Bihar Assembly Election 2020 a direct contest between the RJD and JD(U), thereby trying to render the BJP as an appendage to Nitish's JDU. Bihar Bandh Over CAA: RJD Workers Block Roads With Cattle, Burn Tyres and Raise Slogans Against Citizenship Amendment Act.
On Saturday, the JDU put up scores of posters and targeted Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family. The posters compared the 15 years of rule of both Lalu and Nitish. In the posters depicting Lalu, people were shown with guns in their hands and girls shown studying in Lantern light and incidents of violence were highlighted. BJP Irked at JDU VP Prashant Kishor's Seat Sharing Formula For Bihar Assembly Elections 2020, Says 'Both Parties Should Only Look at Winnability Factor'.
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In response, the RJD attacked JDU by targeting Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi. The RJD posters showed Nitish Kumar and Sushil Modi with baskets on their heads with the words "jhooth ki tokri" and "jumlon ki tokri" written in it. The RJD also targeted BJP by mentioning Ram Mandir, GST, Rafale deal and liquor mafia inside Sushil Modi's basket or tokri.
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