In the previous post i discussed how within months of the ban, alcohol again was made available in the market though not openly. The price tag of the alcohol which was being sold was twice sometimes thrice or even more of the MRP, this meant two things. First, few people were able to afford it (i.e. the rich and the upper middle class could and the lower middle class and the working class(daily wage workers) couldn't afford it(this will be important later on)). Second, since the price tags were 200 to 300% higher than before the profits had also increased 200-300%, profit margins this high was very lucrative hence more and more players started to jump in the business, there was little to no risk involved since they could pay off the police to look the other way while they conducted their "business". This was the masterstroke of Nitish Kumar, with one move he made a name for himself on the national political stage, got free PR by claiming that he has banned ...