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Govardhan Das is reappointed as the Governor of Bihar and calls the single largest party, BPP, to form the government. Martin meets Rani to tell her the truth behind Bheema Bharti’s death.

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, 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.

A series of events compels Musafir Baitha to change his mind. When Navin asks him to step down from the Chief Minister's post, he refuses as Rani extends her support to him.

Violence erupts and spreads throughout Bihar. Rani imposes Section 144 in the state and orders Naveen’s arrest. Ex-Governor Govardhan Das returns to Bihar to investigate the violence. Prem Kumar, out on bail, makes a revelation, which breaks Rani’s heart.

Rani confronts Bheema about the scam, death of Virendra Thakur and his association with Naxal leader Shankar Mahto. Bheema says Virender had joined hands with Mukhiya to kill backward caste people and destabilize his govt, so he asked his college friend Shankar Mahto to kill him. Later he made Prem Kumar as AHD minister with approval from Governor. Bheema adds he did nothing wrong as these are small prices to pay for the social change he brought in Bihar.

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.

Martin Ekka is appointed as the head of a three-member committee to investigate Bheema Bharti’s unexplained death. President's rule is imposed on the state. Mishra decides to unravel the mystery by himself. A new light shines on the case when the committee investigates all the MLAs present at the Holi party.

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 Navin Kumar blames Kunwar Singh and raids his hideout. Dilshad Mirza's right hand man, Iliyas, is kidnapped and, on camera, he confesses to running the biggest liquor syndicate in Bihar. Rani confronts Navin in the Bihar Assembly and demands his resignation.

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.

CM Rani Bharti faces the first big crisis in the office when Veer Sena, an army of upper-caste people, massacred 37 lower caste people in Laxmanpur village. Rani Bharti gives a 13-day ultimatum to DGP to catch Mukhiya. DGP nabs Mukhiya’s right-hand man Kunwar Singh in a daring operation but he refuses to divulge Mukhiya's whereabouts. Meanwhile, Rani gets to know from Finance Secretary Parvez Alam that the state has no money to even pay its employees and all state treasuries are empty.

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.

As Sanyasi Rai posts bail, Rani vows to bring down Navin's government and decides to celebrate the Sama-Chakewa festival. Meanwhile, Martin and Mishra confront Mahendra Rai, out on bail, and learn the truth behind Sunil Singh's murder.

Bheema, who could now walk with the help of a stick, meets Governor and asks him why did he try to kill him? After all, Machan baba couldn’t do anything without Governor’s approval. Governor reminds him that he had gone back on his words. Bheema offers Governor a deal - that he won’t touch Machan Baba and in return, Governor won’t call Rani Govt, which was in minority, for floor test as demanded by Naveen. Bheema, true to his word, stops Rani from arresting Machan baba.

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.