Politics in South Bihar, especially the Ranchi, Hazaribagh and Khunti(ST) constituencies, is all about strange and strained bedfellows. The voters and party workers, thanks to Lalooism, are a flummoxed lot still trying to figure out their allies and their foes. Elsewhere in South Bihar, top Jharkhand leaders-who were allegedly involved in MPs bribery scam-have a tough battle on their hands. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won the three seats during the last Lok Sabha elections, has been enjoying every bit of the political `nautanki that has been taking place over the past few weeks. Take the confusion in Ranchi as an example. Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo, Laloo Prasad Yadav, is supporting the Congress candidate, Keshav Mahato, aka Kamlesh, for the Ranchi seat. Laloo even prevailed upon Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Soren) vice-president, Suraj Mandal, to withdraw its candidate, Bahadur Singh, in favour of the Congress to take on BJPs nominee, also the sitting MP from Ranchi, Ra...