COW-SAVVY CANDIDATE

Amit Shah acolyte and Union MoS for home Nityanand Rai is already seen as someone in line for a leadership role in Bihar. The BJP leader set social media agog on May 1 after party spokesman Nikhil Anand posted pictures of Rai with a cow on a media WhatsApp group. Being seen with a cow is important as Rai, a Yadav (traditional cowherds, they are numerically the single largest caste in Bihar), is being projected as an alternative to RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav.