At one time, he was the poster boy of Indian politics. So much so that he was seen as a possible prime ministerial candidate of the "secular" front.But, then, the rise and rise of Nitish Kumar came to an abrupt halt. Lalu Prasad's conviction in the fodder scam case enabled Nitish Kumar to be the No. 1 in the Janata Dal (United)-RJD-Congress government.But he appeared to be forever looking over his shoulder to check whether he was being undermined by the RJD which has more MLAs than the Janata Dal (United).Prohibition was the policy which he embraced to win over the lower middle class and rural women to his side. Nor is there any chance that he will regain his earlier status any time in the near future.

Source: Economic Times November 11, 2017 06:00 UTC