Poll bug bites women with top degrees

AMID the cacophony of the Bihar assembly polls, the state’s highly educated women are entering the electoral fray with a resolve to disseminate their messages among people ‘loud and clear’ and win their seats.

- RAMASHANKAR @Patna

Though these new entrants come from political background, they are not banking on caste arithmetic rather they want to ensure their victory in election by promising development, better education and health facilities.

For example, Shivani Shukla, 28, a postgraduate in law from the UK, is making her debut in poll politics from Lalganj constituency in Vaishali district. Daughter of jailed former MLA Vijay Kumar Shukla alias Munna Shukla, Shivani has been fielded by Lalu Prasad’s RJD.

Shivani visited Lalu-Rabri house personally to collect party symbol and filed her nomination on October 17. She is fighting from the seat which her father had represented as an Independent in 2000. “I am thankful to Lalu Ji and Tejashwi Ji for giving this opportunity to fight election on RJD symbol,” she told the media.