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Bihar MLC Elections: Why High Stakes and Internal Strife are Rocking the NDA and Mahagathbandhan
- •Elections for eight seats in the Bihar Legislative Council across four graduate and four teacher constituencies have become a high-stakes battle for all major political parties.
- •The political atmosphere has intensified following the Bankipur by-election, testing the NDA's unity, RJD-Congress relations, and Prashant Kishor's influence.
- •The NDA has deployed its full force and scheduled joint campaigns to counter internal disputes, particularly concerning rebel factors like Anant Singh and Rampukar Sinha.
- •The Mahagathbandhan faces deep fractures as Congress and RJD are contesting separately, turning this limited-voter election into a major test of political prestige.
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The upcoming elections for four graduate and four teacher constituencies go beyond a normal electoral contest. Parties are putting in full strength to prove their political strength and test alliances following the turbulence caused by the Bankipur by-election results.
Internal strife has emerged in two seats where NDA figures are causing trouble for official candidates. In the Patna graduate constituency, MLA Anant Singh has supported Jan Suraaj's candidate against JDU's Neeraj Kumar, while former BJP MLC Rampukar Sinha is running as an independent in the Saran teacher constituency.
The opposition alliance is currently fractured as Congress has parted ways with RJD to field its own candidates, and RJD has fielded multiple candidates. This situation sets up a high-stakes prestige battle that could influence future opposition dynamics in Bihar.
