Lalu Prasad and Ramvilas Paswan firecrackers will go off with a bang and Nitish Kumar rockets soar into the night sky this Diwali in Bihar.

Also in great demand are Sonia sparklers named after the AICC chief and Mallika Sherawat firecrackers.

The firecracker and the sparkler packaging have the pictures of the VVIPs and Bollywood personalities they are named after.

'Give me Lalu atom bombs' demands a customer as another jostles him asking for 'Paswan bullet bombs' is a common scene at the wholesale fireworks markets here.

'Lalu, Nitish throw bombs' and 'Paswan biri bombs' are also quite popular.

"The big names help to sell fireworks. The names of these politicians and Bollywood actresses are fancied by customers," Nezamuddin, a shopkeeper said.

Another shopkeeper, Mohammad Nadeem, said "fireworks named after popular figures sell much better."

But what are missing are Rabri Devi flower pots. The Patna district administration has banned bursting of crackers before 6:00 pm and after 10:00 pm on Diwali night.