Bihar state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (centre) displays the victory sign during a press conference after his National Democratic Alliance won the state elections in Patna on Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Kumar, the top elected official of one of India's poorest states, has won a landslide re-election victory after a campaign that emphasised his efforts to bring development to Bihar and broke away from traditional caste-based politics.
In this file photo, Bihar state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar displays the indelible mark on his finger after casting his vote at a polling booth in Bakhtiyarpur. Kumar has won a landslide re-election victory on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 after a campaign that emphasised his efforts to bring development to Bihar and broke away from traditional caste-based politics
JP state president C.P. Thakur (left) and Sushil Modi being garlanded at a press conference after JD(U)-BJP's thumping win in the Bihar assembly polls, in Patna on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.
BJP supporters smear colours on each other's face as they celebrate the Nitish Kumar-led NDA's win in the Bihar Assembly elections, in Patna on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.