One rising candidate is Arun Sarin, who was chief executive officer of Vodafone Group until he resigned this past summer.

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Its government is currently headed by Rabri Devi, the wife of Laloo Prasad Yadav who ruled the state until he resigned last year after being accused of corruption.

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The former governor, a Democrat who led New York from January 2007 until he resigned in March 2008, was hired recently by Slate magazine to write a regular online column.

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