Rent-a-crowd facility

The man at the shop appeared harassed on a hot Saturday afternoon. For, there were seven customers jostling for his attention. “Kitna chahiye? (How many do you want?),” he asked one political-type dressed in all-white. But too busy to wait for a reply, he moved on to the next. “Rs 150 plus food for each woman and Rs 100 plus food for each attending male,” he said. “Theek hai (Okay)”, said a man as he fished for his wallet to pay an advance.

This is business as usual at Hajipur’s leading ‘rent-a-crowd’ shop. As the size of the crowds in political rallies determines the electoral solvency of ticket aspirants in election-bound Bihar, professional crowd contractors in Vaishali in north Bihar — just across the Ganga from Patna — are making a killing. Read More................Rent-a-crowd facility available

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