Patna, Nov. 3 -- Having driven a commercial taxi for the last five years in Patna, Rakesh Kumar is a big fan of Nitish Kumar. Kumar, whose two children and wife live in his ancestral village of Katrisarai in Nalanda district - 90 km away - thinks Nitish has done what no one else has.

"Could you have imagined Nalanda University, pucca roads, and electrification in Bihar twenty years ago," says Kumar, who is not annoyed at Nitish Kumar's 'U-turns' to stay in power.

"So, what he switched sides, he has made our lives easier. He is like a family member for us. Do you know how expensive the Internet was a few years ago? Do you know the difficulties we faced in getting gas cylinders," says Kumar as he drives his Maruti Dzire from Patna to Sama...