New Delhi, May 30 -- A new political showdown has ignited in Bihar concerning a prime government bungalow, which former Chief Minister and RJD matriarch Rabri Devi refuses to yield, declining to relocate and clear the residence currently designated for an NDA cabinet minister.

Via an official directive on May 27, the building construction department reassigned the coveted 10, Circular Road estate-positioned a short distance from both the Raj Bhavan and the Chief Minister's official residence-to Nand Kishor Ram, the Minister for Dairy and Fisheries.

Rabri Devi, who was traveling out of state when the eviction notice was delivered, lost her temper at the local airport when reporters swarmed her to demand a response regarding the property ...