Misa Bharti, the daughter of Lalu Prasad, who heads the Rashtriya Janata Dal or RJD, is contesting her first election in an awkward face-off with two men she has referred to as "uncle" or "chacha." Ram Kripal Yadav, 56, wanted to run for parliament from Pataliputra, a constituency within the capital of Patna. When Misa was picked as the RJD's candidate instead, Ram Kripal moved to the BJP, ending a close relationship with her father that had spanned two decades.
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