For the RJD, the second phase of Bihar assembly election is very important. Out of the 94 seats in this phase, RJD won about one-third in the last election. In the same phase, the electoral fortunes of many veterans, including Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, former minister Tej Pratap Yadav, the face of the Chief Minister’s post from the Mahagathbandhan, are to be decided. At the same time, the force of many musclemen and their families is to be tested in the second phase.
The second phase is to be voted on 3 November. RJD is contesting 56 seats in this phase. It has 31 seating seats. The RJD was the largest party, winning 80 seats in the last election. The reputation of many prominent faces of the party is at stake in the second phase elections. The first leader of these is the opposition Tejashwi Yadav. He is contesting from Raghopur assembly constituency. His elder brother and former minister Tej Pratap Yadav is fighting with Hasanpur. The party’s General Secretary, Alok Kumar Mehta is a RJD candidate from Ujiarpur. While former MP cum Youth RJD President Shailesh Kumar alias Bulo Mandal is in the fray from Bihpur seat.
In the second phase of the election in the state, 495 (34 per cent) out of 1463 candidates are crorepatis. At the same time, about 10 percent of 147 women candidates are there. Out of the total candidates, 502 (about 34 percent) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves and 389 (about 27 percent) candidates have declared serious criminal cases against them. According to ADR data, most RJD candidates have criminal cases. 56 RJD candidates are in the fray.
RJD won 31 seats
In 2015, RJD won 31 out of 94 seats in the second phase. But this time the circumstances have changed. Coalition partners have changed. JDU is now part of the NDA, not the grand alliance. At the same time, the left party is now a partner of the grand alliance.
