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** Patna/Mokama: The Mokama Assembly seat, one of Bihar’s most high-profile and hotly contested constituencies, is witnessing intense voting activity this morning. With tight security arrangements in place, voters have begun casting their ballots amidst heightened political tension. The contest has gained particular attention following the murder of Jan Suraj Party supporter Dular Chand Yadav, which has intensified the rivalry between Anant Singh, currently in jail, and Veena Devi, wife of Surajbhan Singh. After Anant Singh’s imprisonment, his wife Neelam Devi took charge of campaigning, and her influence is visible in the ongoing voting trends. Historical and Political Context Mokama has a long history of being dominated by strongmen: from Shyam Sundar Singh Dheeraj in the 198...

” Patna: As the first phase of the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 got underway, the state’s most influential political family — RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister Rabri Devi, and Mahagathbandhan’s Chief Ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav — exercised their voting rights in Patna on Thursday morning. Accompanied by Tejashwi’s wife Rajshri Yadav and sister Misa Bharti, the family turned out together at the polling booth, drawing widespread media attention. After casting his vote, Lalu Prasad Yadav expressed confidence that this election would mark the beginning of a new era in Bihar’s politics, saying, “This election will bring change to Bihar.” Echoing his father’s sentiment, Tejashwi Yadav appealed to voters to come out in large numbers and “vote for change.” He ...

Hasanpur Voting Live 2025: Polling is underway on the Hasanpur Assembly seat in Bihar’s Samastipur district, with voting having begun at 7 a.m. and scheduled to continue until 5 p.m. The seat, part of the Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency, is witnessing an intense three-way contest between JDU’s Raj Kumar Rai, RJD’s Mala Pushpam, and Jan Suraaj Party’s Indu Devi (Gupta). In the 2020 elections, RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav had defeated Raj Kumar Rai by a margin of 21,139 votes, but this time, Tej Pratap is not in the fray—he is contesting instead from Mahua on a JJD ticket. Raj Kumar Rai, who had won Hasanpur in 2015, is once again banking on Nitish Kumar’s development plank and the EBC-Dalit vote base to reclaim the seat. The RJD, on the other hand, is counting on Mala Pushpam to consol...