Patna, Oct. 20 -- In Bihar's volatile political landscape, party-hoppers are no longer seen as outcasts but assets. With the assembly election campaign in full swing, the atmosphere is charged with defections, alliances of conveniences, and a clear shift towards electoral winnability over ideological commitment.

Earlier this week, former MP and four-time MLA Sarfaraz Alam formally joined the Jan Suraaj Party in the presence of its founder, Prashant Kishor. Alam, son of former Union minister Mohammad Taslimuddin, has won the Jokihat assembly seat four times-twice on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) ticket in 1996 and 2000, and twice on the Janata Dal (United) (JDU) ticket in 2010 and 2015. This latest political shift highlights a broader tr...