Bihar remains deeply divided along caste lines - 65% of its people belong to backward castes - :-[
Modi talked about Gujarati asmita (pride) on the stump last year !!
"new Bihari identity has emerged in the last few years which is above caste and class"
People, many of them workers of Mr Kumar's Janata Dal (United) Party:
were being given plastic pouches to store the samples and hand them over to officials.
"I am proud to be a Bihari. Our DNA has no imperfection. If you doubt our claim, test our samples,"
But when my friend asked a man in queue whether he knew what DNA was, he replied:
"Why should I know? I was asked to give my hair and nail because they have to be sent to [Mr] Modi.
So I have come here."
An amused BJP reckons it will cost more than $500m to actually do the tests.
Mr Modi is unlikely to pick up the tab. :-[