New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- On October 27, while most political parties in Bihar paused their election campaigns for Chhath, former poll strategist Prashant Kishor was leading a roadshow in Seemanchal - the northeastern region of the state bordering West Bengal, Jharkhand, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

At 3 pm on Monday, Kishor is scheduled to reach Sontha Chowk of Kochadhaman seat in Kishanganj district for a 'welcome' programme of his now-famous 'Bihar Badlav Sabha.' But Kishor is running late after a similar event in the nearby Amour assembly seat.

The Jan Suraj has fielded Afroz Alam from the Amour seat. And in the Kochadhaman assembly, the party has fielded Abu Affan Farooque, the former President of the Students' Union at Aligarh Muslim Univer...