Bihar MLC Election Results: RJD Wins Patna, NDA Bags Tirhut Seat, BJP Rebel Rahul Raj Triumphs in Saran

Patna: The election results of teacher and graduate constituencies of Bihar Legislative Council have increased the stir in the politics of the state. In the results of four seats of teachers constituency, NDA, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Jansuraj have won. Meanwhile, BJP's rebel candidate Rahul Raj won the Saran teacher seat by contesting as an independent candidate. On the other hand, as counting of votes continues in many graduate constituencies, political parties are keeping an eye on the final results.

Who won the Tirhut teacher seat?

BJP candidate Narendra Singh won from Tirhut teachers constituency by a margin of about 600 votes. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Chaudhary termed this result as expected for NDA and said that the alliance has got the support of teachers. However, the contest continued in Tirhut Graduate seat, where as per the available data, Vanshidhar was leading and JDU's Abhishek Jha was trailing.

How did RJD win on Patna teacher seat?

In Patna teachers constituency, RJD supported candidate Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh defeated BJP supported Naval Kishore Yadav by 1,057 votes. After the victory, Sanjeev Kumar Singh said that despite the uproar during the counting of votes, he continued the contest. He assured to work for the interests of teachers and fulfill the promises made to them.

Why is the victory of BJP rebel Rahul Raj in Saran important?

The victory of independent candidate Rahul Raj in Saran teachers constituency was the most talked about. Rahul Raj, who rebelled against the BJP and contested the elections, defeated his nearest rival by 833 votes after the counting of second preference votes. He said that he got support because of raising the issues of teachers. His victory is being seen as a political setback for the BJP.

By how many votes did Jansuraj win the Darbhanga teacher seat?

In Darbhanga teachers constituency, Jansuraj supported Suresh Prasad Rai defeated Congress candidate Dr Madan Mohan Jha by about 1,111 votes. This victory is considered important for Jansuraj, because the party has been continuously giving importance to education and social issues.

What is the state of competition in graduate constituencies?

BJP's Sarvesh Kumar was reported ahead in the second round on Darbhanga Graduate seat with 3,695 votes. Anil Kumar Jha got 3,220 votes, Rajnikanth Pathak got 826 votes and Mohammad Imtiaz got 1,819 votes.

According to data available on Patna Graduate seat, JDU's Neeraj Kumar got 16,193 votes, while RJD's Dilip Patel got 13,914 and Jansuraj's Anuj got 10,921 votes. Neeraj Kumar was leading by 2,279 votes. At the same time, after 11 rounds of counting on Kosi Graduate seat, BJP's Dr. NK Yadav got 24,075 votes, RJD's Nitesh Yadav got 18,535 votes and Jansuraj's Rajneesh Ranjan got 15,306 votes.

These results have started a new discussion regarding the position of different parties in Bihar. However, for graduate seats where counting was underway, the complete picture will be clear only after the final official results are out.