This special report examines the deep-rooted history of the criminalisation of politics in Bihar, spotlighting key figures like Lalu Prasad Yadav and Mohammad Shahabuddin. An eyewitness in the report states, ‘The crime here was of a different nature…the business of kidnapping in Bihar started from Bagaha itself’. The narrative traces the evolution of electoral violence from the first recorded booth capturing in 1957 to the rise of organised crime in the Dhanbad coalfields. It delves into the dark era of caste-based violence, marked by a series of brutal massacres including Belchi (1977), Bara (1992), Laxmanpur-Bathe (1997), and Senari (1999), perpetrated by the Maoist Communist Centre and the Ranvir Sena militia. The report chronicles how ‘Bahubalis’ or strongmen dominated the political landscape, and how electoral reforms like the introduction of EVMs forced them to adapt, ensuring their continuing influence in a new form.
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