Campaigning picks up for Bihar Assembly election

As the campaigning for the third phase of Bihar Assembly election picked up, leaders of different political parties arrived at the state hanger of the Patna airport to board choppers and fly out of Patna on October 25, 2010 to attend election meetings in different assembly segments.

From top: RJD chief and Lalu Prasad's son Tejashwi Yadav, JD (U) national president Sharad Yadav, BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain, Congress leader Salman Khurshid, BJP leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad, Rajnath Singh, BJP Bihar unit president Dr CP Thakur, BJP leader Ananth Kumar, Rashtriya Hindu Dal president Pradeep Joshi and RJD leader Ghulam Gaus were at Patna airport on October 25, 2010 on their way to attend election meetings in different places of Bihar.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui