Bihar braces for its next big showdown as the state’s assembly elections loom. Ahead of the two‑phase poll on November 6 and 11, the Election Commission has confirmed that counting will take place on November 14.
Chief among the messages from the field is one that skips the personalities and zeroes in on the future of the state’s young voters. Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj Party, told a gathering in Patna that voters will not pick leaders such as Lalu Prasad or even himself; instead, they will be choosing the kind of society they want for their children—better education, more jobs and a Bihar that climbs into the top ten states of India in the next decade.
Bihar’s political map is set to change. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) currently holds 131 seats, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at 80, Janata Dal (United) or JD‑U at 45, Hindustan Awami Morcha at 4 and two independents. The Mahagathbandhan, made up of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) with 77 seats, the Congress with 19, the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) now known as CPI(ML) with 11, and a few smaller parties, controls 111 seats.
The new entrant, Jan Suraaj Party, threatens to split the vote of the established players. The party says it wants to appeal to those tired of the old power exchanges and looking for fresh leadership. Analysts say the assembly polls could become a tight contest, with smaller parties potentially deciding who controls the government.
In the most recent 2020 assembly elections, the RJD won the most seats with 75, while the BJP finished close behind with 74. Both parties now have committed voting bases. With the Jan Suraaj Party in the mix, the upcoming election promises drama and a powerful dialogue on Bihar’s next decade.
— (Patna, 7 Oct)
Source: aninews
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