In British Raj, farmers suffered at the hands of the colonial rulers who forced them to cultivate indigo. Today’s Champaran faces an exodus of young workforce
Sanjay Jaiswal has won the West Champaran seat thrice since 2009. His father late Madan Prasad Jaiswal won the erstwhile Bettiah Lok Sabha seat thrice, in 1996, 1998 and 1999.