Many of his constituents see Shahabuddin as a figure similar to Robin Hood.
"He opened so many colleges and schools. Even the girls are going to school.
"Siwan is so safe that women go out for late-night films. He is also opening a huge university. We are all very happy with him," Pradeep Kumar Jaiswal said at a teashop.
"We have put up flags on our own. There is no fear," said Mohammed Riyaz, a furniture shop owner.
But at the CPI-ML office, 24-year-old Abhiyuday, who is studying physics in the state capital Patna, swears his party would one day rid Siwan of "Shahabuddin's terror."
"Those who are putting his flag on their rooftops are doing so out of fear," he said.
"In their hearts, they want a change and we are going to give them this change. Comrade Chandrashekhar did not die in vain."
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