NEW DELHI: In Bihar, campaign for phase-1 elections came to an end Monday evening. Polling will take place for 71 Assembly constituencies spread over 16 districts tomorrow. 71 consituencies will go to polls Wednesday, another 94 in phase-11 on 3 Nov and the remaining 78 on 7th Nov. Results will be out on 10 Nov.
Major fronts contesting the elections are NDA comprising BJP and JDU, and broad alliance - “Mahagathbandhan” -consisting Congress, Lalu Prasad’s RJD and the Left. The third front, AIMIM linking LJP and BSP(RLSP) is also in the fray. Poll survey pointed to a lead for the NDA faced with tough competition from Mahagathbandhan in much of the constituencies.
The first phase of the polls will be conducted in low-lying districts in south of river Ganga. The region is crucial stronghold of schedule caste and tribes that form 26 percent of the state’s vote bank. CPIML that wields substantial influence in the southern portion, has candidates contesting from 8 constituencies.
Jamua: A Notable Constituency
Jamua, the mandal falling under LJP leader Chirag Paswan’s Lok Sabha constituency is set to see intense battle. RJD’s sitting MLA Vijay Prakashan is the Mahagathbandhan candidate. He is the younger brother of former Union Minister Jayaprakash Narayan. The demised senior BJP leader’s daughter, Shreyas Singh – also a star shooter – is NDA candidate for Jamua. Former MLA and BJP dissenter Ajayprathap Singh will contest for RLSP.
