PATNA, April 28 -- Weeks after formally entering active politics, Janata Dal (United) leader Nishant Kumar, son of former chief minister Nitish Kumar, will launch a statewide "Sadbhav Yatra" from May 3 in the Bagaha region of West Champaran district, the same area where his father often began his political campaigns.

Nitish was famous for taking out several state-wide yatras during his long political career in Bihar politics. In fact, h built his image through such yatras in the 1990s and 2000s to drum up public support against the "misrule" or "jungle raj" of Lalu-Rabri years. His "Nyay Yatra," which he embarked upon in the early 2000s played a pivotal role in mobilising public anger against Lalu-Rabri and the RJD's high-handed and unab...