Overview
- Live tallies showed Saraogi ahead by about 8,500 early, widening past 16,000 after round four and topping 32,000 in later updates, according to Election Commission data reported by outlets.
- Saraogi has represented Darbhanga since 2005 and serves as Bihar’s revenue and land reforms minister as he seeks a fifth straight term.
- Darbhanga is characterized as a BJP bastion with strong urban trader and middle-class backing, framing this race as a test for a reformist challenger.
- Pushpam Priya founded the Plurals Party in 2020 and the party says it is contesting all 243 seats statewide under the whistle symbol.
- The challenger is known for campaigning exclusively in black with a mask, a public pledge she says she will end only after winning an election.