It's infotech age, and parties and politicians trying their luck in Bihar elections too know it well. State-of-the-art laptops and computers in party offices and politicians taking time off their hectic campaign schedule to talk on their cell phones are a common sight.
Sample this: this correspondent asked BJP organisational secretary Harendra Pratap to cite a few examples of terrorists with links to Bihar, and the young politician pressed just a few keys of his hi-tech mobile with in-built mini computer to come out with the answer. "The passport of Farhan Malik, involved in the Kolkata American Center attack, was made in Nalanda.
An accused in the abortive attempt on the US embassy in Delhi hails from Phulwarisharif..." Indeed, one doesn't need to refer to reams of records for such details. As many as four computers have been installed in the BJP's state HQ, and all of them have internet facility.
"We use the Net not only for poll statistics but also for updates on the EC's Model Code of Conduct," Pratap said and added, "That's why our party leaders don't end up violating the model code." The RJD office has only one computer which was installed specially for the ongoing elections.
