Maharani

1998 - Bihar is going through a financial crisis and caste wars are rampant throughout the state. Dileep Ram, a Dalit, is killed by Thakur Saheb, a landlord because Dileep refused to send his wife to work at Thakur's mansion. In reprisal, Naxal leader Shankar Mahto kills Thakur along with eight of his men. This leads to political unrest in Bihar and brings the factionalism in the ruling party out in the open.

CM Bheema Bharti survives the fatal attack but is bedridden. RJSP central observer Ramjeevan Bohra informs Bheema that due to his ill health, the party has decided to elect a new CM. Bheema agrees to resign with a condition that if he gets maximum votes then he will announce his successor and Bohra agrees. A triangular fight ensues between Bheema Bharti, Naveen Kumar and Party President Gauri Shankar Pandey.

Illiterate and shy Rani Bharti is completely out of depth while taking CM's oath in cabinet meeting. She feels extremely humiliated as media roasts her and calls her rubber-stamp CM. She decides not to go to the office but when Bheema's PA Mishra Ji reminds her that her reluctance to take charge as CM could lead to another murder attempt on Bheema, Rani gets the message. She orders DGP to find people who were behind murder attempt on Bheema.

Eight months after Rani sent Bheema Bharti to jail from the Assembly floor and promised a fair and transparent administration to the people of Bihar, she is struggling on both personal and professional fronts. Bheema runs a proxy government from jail and there is lawlessness in Bihar. When a young girl is raped and murdered, the opposition dubs Rani's government as Jungle Raj and demands her resignation.

As Rani takes steps to get rid of the Jungle Raj in the state, her own party's MLAs rebel against her. Meanwhile, Naveen Kumar meets Govardhan Das to discuss their next move.

RJSP, the ruling party, elects Musafir Baitha as the CM designate. Rani and Naveen eye Jharkhand Jan Party leader Ekkal Munda's support to prove a majority. Bheema walks out of jail and asks Rani to resign. Rani's political move stuns not only her husband but the opposition too.

Rani Bharti has spent three years in jail without a trial, while CM Navin Kumar has become popular after introducing liquor ban in the state. The high court hands over Dr Sinha's son Manoj Sinha's murder case to the CBI; however, Dulari Yadav, the main accused is found dead.

Dulari Yadav's unexpected demise sends shockwaves through Navin's cabinet, breeding mistrust amongst them. Kalanaag, frustrated with the treatment meted out to him by the chief minister, brews a plan to malign Navin's government. Meanwhile, Rani's children are shot at outside the school.

Rani, out on bail, gives a ticket to Dulari's widow, Saroj Yadav, from the Sargunia seat against Kirti Singh, who is the CM's candidate. However, Saroj Yadav loses the bypoll election after news comes out that Rani herself ordered the hit on her kids.

Maharani Season 4 opens in 2012 as PM Sudhakar Joshi's coalition nears collapse after losing West Bengal CM's support. Joshi's aide seeks Bihar CM Rani Bharti's backing, but she refuses. As Rani asserts her leadership in Bihar, Joshi allies with her jailed rival, Naveen Kumar, to undermine her. Soon, a commission report implicates Rani in an old murder case, triggering a CBI probe. The episode ends with a charged face-off between Rani and Joshi, setting the stage for a fierce political war.

Rani Bharti resigns as Bihar's CM after rejecting the Maheshwari Commission's allegations, declaring she will take her fight to Delhi. Her son Jai's growing ambition clashes with the old guard of Rani's party like S N Mishra and Kaveri. Meanwhile, Joshi manipulates Tamil Nadu CM Sunderraja to not switch sides and remain in his coalition. CBI arrives in Patna to arrest Rani, but she secures anticipatory bail. The episode ends dramatically as Rani names Roshni Bharti the new CM.

There is heavy backlash over Rani Bharti's decision to appoint her daughter as Bihar's CM. Party veterans like Kaveri and Mishra openly question the move, accusing Rani of promoting dynasty politics. As PM Joshi runs a social media campaign called #NangaNepotism against Rani and Roshni, tensions rise. Roshni soon faces funding cuts from the Centre, testing her leadership. In a fiery Assembly speech, she boldly challenges PM Joshi proving, she's more than just Rani Bharti's daughter.