A Unique Election 'Love Story': Bihar Criminal Ashok Mahto, Freed After 17 Years, Seeks Bride to Enter Politics
Ashok Mahto, a notorious criminal from Bihar, was jailed for close to two decades in a 2001 Newada jailbreak case. Now, after being released, he wants to become a lawmaker and so he is on a bride hunt, with reports saying he has gotten married already. But, how is a wife connected to elections? Well, it's a twisted affair of love and power.?
Mahto wants his wife to be unique orator?
Mahto can't contest elections, because the law in India states that convicts jailed for over two years are prohibited from contesting polls until six years after their release.?
So Mahto has been on the lookout for a wife who can take on Indian politician Rajiv Ranjan from JD (U) in the Munger Lok Sabha seat in polls on May 13.?
Rajiv Ranjan?is currently the Member of Parliament representing Munger.?
As such, Mahto's needs unique attributes in his wife - she should be above 25 years of age, a resident of Munger and she should be a powerful orator.?
Despite it being 'kharmas time,' an inauspicious period according to Indian traditions, Mahto is eager to get married.
In fact, as per regional reports, Mahto got married on Tuesday night at Karuta Jagdamba temple in Bakhtiyarpur, Patna.?
All's fair in love, war and elections?
This isn't the first time that criminals have had the idea to marry so that their wife could contest from an election seat.?
Previously, Ajay Singh, a strongman, was denied a ticket from Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's party JD(U) due to his criminal background.?
Following the death of Singh's mother, Jagmato Devi, who was an MLA of Daraunda, in 2011, he got married during the inauspicious Pitrupaksha time.?
His wife, Kavita Singh, actually won the Daraunda seat in a 2011 by-election, and in 2019, she became an elected MP from Siwan.
In conclusion, it seems like all's fair in love, war and elections.?
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