In Bihar, whereas the NDA has finalized its seat-sharing deal sidelining Pashupati Paras, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has contemporary hassle at its disposal. On Saturday, JD(U) MLA Bima Bharti, as soon as shut assured of Nitish Kumar, stop the celebration and joined Lalu Yadav’s RJD. She might doubtless be fielded within the Lok Sabha elections from Purnia by the RJD.
“People of Purnia are ready to vote for us. I will contest Lok Sabha polls from Purnia if my party asks me to,” former Bihar Minister Bharti stated. The RJD is prone to launch its candidate record for Bihar as we speak. The record might embody names of former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughters, Rohini Acharya and Misa Bharti. Rohini Acharya is anticipated to contest from Saran, whereas Misa Bharti might run from the Pataliputra constituency.
Bima Bharti Trouble For Mahagathbandhan
Bima Bharti’s entry has indicated a contemporary rift inside the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan in Bihar. While Bharti has expressed willingness to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Purnia, Pappu Yadav made a tweet indicating his declare on the seat. Yadav has just lately merged his Jan Adhikar Party into the Congress and is prone to contest the Lok Sabha polls. He desires to contest the Purnia seat as nicely. “Will die, will not leave Congress. Will leave the world, will not leave Purnia,” stated Pappu Yadav. In 2019, Santosh Kumar of Janata Dal (United) received the Purnia seat as a part of the NDA bloc.
Bharti’s Rift With Nitish
Once identified to be within the good books of Nitish Kumar, Bimar Bharti bought on his fallacious aspect a number of years in the past when she threw a match over the induction of Leshi Singh within the state cupboard. Leshi Singh is the JD(U) MLA from Dhamdaha in Purnea and her late husband Butan Singh, a neighborhood strongman, had been a fierce rival of Bharti’s partner Awadhesh Mandal. Bharti additionally wished a cupboard put up however didn’t get it. She was reportedly upset with the transfer.
Challenge For Madhubani Seat
Former JDU MLA Faraz Fatmi additionally stop the celebration following his father Mohammed Ali Ashraf Fatmi’s footstep who additionally resigned final week from the celebration. The father-son duo has been previously related to the RJD. Fatmi senior is a four-term former MP and has expressed his want to contest the Lok Sabha ballot from Madhubani, a seat which has gone into the kitty of JD(U)’s ally BJP. They are prone to rejoin the RJD and stake declare to the Madhubani seat.
Bihar Lok Sabha Polls
Bihar is about to witness a seven-phase ballot for its 40 Lok Sabha seats. The first section will see voting on 4 seats, adopted by 5 seats every from Phase 2 to Phase 5. The final two phases, 6 and seven, can have elections on eight seats every.
