Former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar is fighting from Bihar’s Begusarai Lok Sabha seat on a CPI ticket. He would take on Union minister Giriraj Singh in a triangular contest with the RJD.
Kumar formally joined the CPI national council in April 2018, and since then he has already addressed over 100 public meetings in almost every part of Begusarai.
Kumar, apart from the income from the royalty of an autobiography, has no other income and may be one of the poorest candidates to contest in this election.
However, the lack of income or property hasn’t deterred his campaign. Huffpost India’s Pavan Dahat spent a day with Kumar on his campaign trail and here are some snapshots:
