The Pakistan connect

Who would have thought that Pakistan would find such a prominent place in the history of the Bihar elections? Ahead of the final phase of polling in 57 seats, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushil Kumar Modi has questioned state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's visit to Pakistan three years ago. "Who all was he trying to send a message to by visiting Pakistan, which neither shares borders with Bihar nor has business ties with our state?... There is no prospect of Pakistani investors coming over to Bihar," he tweeted. Just a few days ago, while addressing a rally, BJP President Amit Shah had said: "Even if by mistake the BJP were to lose in Bihar, there would be fireworks in Pakistan. Would you like that?"