patna what could be the connection between railway minister lalu prasad and fashion well lots if the aping of the rjd chiefs sartorial taste by his partymen and workers is anything to go bylalu check kurtas are in great demand among rjd ticketseekers and their followers in patna said mohd safiq owner of one of the 40odd khadi shops located on the premises of mla flats here while many of the mlas make their purchases from relatively more expensive showrooms workers and others from their constituencies buy khadi clothes from these shops the cost of a kurtapyjama here is as low as rs 350 which includes the tailoring charges while a set worn by an mla might be of rs 1500 or above mohd shamshad another shopkeeper saidwith assembly polls in state notified for february its happy days for the khadi shopowners and the ten tailors who have their establishments near these outlets ticketseekers and their followers could be seen thronging their shops not only for kurtapyjamas but also flags of political parties meant for putting up on carsearlier there used to be a demand for white kurtapyjamas but the trend has changed ever since laluji started wearing coloured checked kurtas said one shopkeeper not surprisingly stocks of red blue purple and green checked clothes can be seen piled in these shops in trade parlance these clothes are called lalu checkwhile sales of kurtapyjama have fast picked up the shop owners said the peak period was yet to come most of the ticketseekers are reluctant to buy clothes in large numbers as they are not sure of getting the ticket another seller said adding that after elections are over newlyelected mlas generously order kurtapyjama in dozens and even hundreds for their aides