Jharkhand has almost no mukhiya-patis: a lesson for Bihar  panchayats   Ranchi: according to reports, unlike the women mukhiyas of Bihar, the Jharkhand women mukhiyas are proving to be more independent minded and less likely to be dominated and overshadowed by their husbands – who have found the title of mukhiya-patis in Bihar over time. These mukhiya-patis even acquired a semi-official status by attending formal meetings, with the actual mukhiyas confined to putting down their signatures or thumb prints on pieces of paper. The Bihar government, embarrassed by reports on the phenomenon...