On Saturday morning, Shiv Sena ideologue Sanjay Raut was sitting in the lobby of a hotel in Patna with a sidekick.br br His arrival in the lobby did not create a frenzy, nor was he swarmed by fawning supporters or slogan-shouting. The only sign of Raut's importance was the presence of a TV channel's crew, which was interviewing him on his party's poll prospects in Bihar.