RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan were among 5,200 activists of the two parties who courted arrest while enforcing a bandh in Bihar today against hike in fuel prices. The bandh affected normal life in the state and disrupted road and rail services. <br/><br/>Mr Prasad led a party procession in Patna, which shouted slogans against the Centre and the state government and burnt effigies of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Mr Paswan claimed that the bandh was a grand success and urged the Centre to roll back the increased prices of petrol, cooking gas, kerosene and diesel. <br/><br/>Chief Minister Kumar, however, said that there was no impact of the bandh and it was a big flop. Earlier, RJD and LJP activists took out processions on busy Bailey Road and Ashok Raj Path in the state capital and blocked the roads for several hours. Most shops and business establishments remained closed though banks and other financial institutions were open. <br/><br/>Most offices of central and state governments wore a deserted look because of poor attendance. Bandh supporters burnt tyres and blocked railway tracks and national and state highways at various places in the state. <br/><br/>The bandh evoked good response in Aurangabad, Gaya, Ara, Masaurhi, Nawada, Barh, Jehanabad, Gopalganj, Chapra, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Saharsa. Several trains were left stranded or running late in Bihar because of the agitation. This is the second bandh in the state this week. Normal life was hit in the state on Monday due to the Bharat bandh called by the NDA and Left parties.