Looking at the manipulative tactics employed by powerful mafias and bahubalis, from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. How these influential individuals use their family members, specifically their wives, sons, and daughters, as proxy candidates to win elections.<br /><br />#mukhtaransari #brijbhushansharansingh #anantsingh <br /><br />Sources: <br /><br />The Print <br />As Mukhtar & Afzal Ansari are convicted, story of a UP power clan & its fall from nationalism to gangsterism<br />SHEKHAR GUPTA 29 April, 2023<br />Communism, anti-Bhumihar mobilisation, philanthropy — the cult of the Ansaris in Ghazipur; Sanya Dhingra; Apr 16, 2024 <br /><br />Indian Express<br />Azam Khan sentenced to 7-year jail term in Rampur house vandalism case<br />Three reasons why BJP dropped Brij Bhushan Singh, opted for his son in Kaiserganj; Asad Rehman; May 3, 2024<br /><br />Serial turncoat Afzal Ansari gets SP ticket now, set to contest after SC nod<br />Manish Sahu | February 20, 2024<br /><br />NEWS18<br />An Idea Can Change Your Life: For LS Polls, Bihar's Don Marries in 'Inauspicious Period' | How 'Mrs Bahubalis' Used as Proxies<br />Sanstuti Nath: MARCH 21, 2024<br /><br />Bihar: वोटिंग से पहले नोट का खेल! RJD प्रत्याशी बीमा भारती के दो PA हिरासत में, पास से मिले लाखों रुपये|<br />Pravin Kumar APRIL 26, 2024<br /><br />THE HINDUSTAN TIMES<br />Who is Ashok Mahto, gangster married at 56 for Lok Sabha ticket? He has link to Khakee web series<br />By HT News Desk, Mar 21, 2024 <br /><br /><br />THE TIMES OF INDIA<br />Villagers happy with Mahto's arrest<br />Vinay Kumar / TNN / Aug 15, 2006<br /><br />RJD’s Randhir may contest as Independent candidate<br />H K Verma / TNN /: Apr 21, 2024<br /><br />Complainant hostile, Mukhtar acquitted in murder-bid case<br />Rajeev Dikshit / TNN /: May 18, 2023<br /><br />VP refers Sanjay Raut plaint to privileges panel<br />TNN /: May 18, 2023<br /><br /><br />Speculation rife over Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh as BJP count.<br />Pankaj Shah / TNN / Updated: Apr 21, 2024<br /><br /><br />REDIFF.COM<br />Bihar massacre jolts NDA<br />Soroor Ahmed: Jun 13, 2024<br /><br />HERALDGOA.IN<br />SC Directs HCs to Monitor, Expedite Criminal Cases Against MPs & MLAs<br />Team Herald | 09 Nov 2023<br /><br />THE ECONOMIC TIMES<br />Dhananjay Singh sentenced to seven years of jail in kidnapping case, won't be able to contest Jaunpur LS polls<br />Mar 06, 2024<br /><br />Lok Sabha revokes Afzal Ansari's disqualification after SC order, but he can't attend House<br />PTI Jan 12, 2024<br /><br />Mukhtar Ansari gets over 5 years rigorous imprisonment, Rs 10,000 fine for threatening coal trader's brother<br />ANI Dec 15, 2023<br /><br />Lady don Afsha: The story of Mukhtar Ansari's fugitive wife<br />Mar 30, 2024<br /><br />INDIA.COM<br />Mukhtar Ansari Death: ‘He Was Poisoned’, Claims Brother Afzal Ansari<br />Joy Pillai | March 30, 2024 4:25 PM IST<br /><br /><br /><br />THE HINDU<br />SC conditionally suspends conviction of former BSP MP Afzal Ansari<br />THE HINDU BEREAU | December 14, 2023<br /><br />LIVELAW<br />Supreme Court(2:1 Majority) Suspends Conviction Of BSP MP Afsal Ansari; Dissenting Judge Says Impact On Electorate Can't Be Considered<br />LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK | 14 Dec 2023 9:26 PM<br /><br />NDTV<br />Relief For Disqualified MP Afzal Ansari, Allahabad High Court Grants Him Bail<br />NDTV News Desk | Updated: July 24, 2023<br /><br />AAJTAK<br />मनोज सिन्हा के करीबी, पहल
