• The kidnappings of schoolchildren in Bihar may have hogged the headlines
• but for the Congress, it is Jharkhand, and not Bihar, where law and order and clean administration appear to be the election issues. The party posters being sent from Delhi to Jharkhand proclaim: ‘‘Jharkhand needs rule of law and clean administration (Jharkhand ko chahiye kanoon ka raaj, saaf suthra shasan).’’

  This is dangerous and disingenious for Congress as the only reason it is lying low in Bihar is because their ally Laloo Prasad Yadav ... This is typical Congress party double game. Notice how also in Uttar Pradesh it says it is fighting against Mulayam Singh Yadav's Goonda raj but it is still supporting Mulayam's Govt.

• All the four posters carry photographs of Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has met the same fate as aam aadmi. He is also not visible anywhere on the election posters.
• Congress general secretary Ambika Soni defends this arguing that the Congress ‘‘has a tradition of using only its president’s photographs. It is another matter that earlier, we used to have the president holding the post of prime minister too.’’

After being elected to power to deal with these anti-social elements, Bhai Gopi Chand Gehlot came down on them with an iron hand. New Police Stations and Police Chowkies were created, and the established gangs were dissolved or arrested. Now only fringe criminals amongst the migrant population remain, and these too are being tackled with the help of residents and the police.

Two police stations were created, increasing the number from 2 to 4, and Bhai Gopi Chand Gehlot also oversaw the creation of many Police Chowkies.