Overview
- ECI updates through late morning showed Tejashwi Yadav trailing BJP’s Satish Kumar in Raghopur by margins ranging from roughly 1,000 to more than 4,800 votes with many rounds still to be counted.
- The contest in Raghopur has seesawed across rounds, with reports noting brief lead changes and over two dozen rounds remaining at various update times.
- In Mahua, Tej Pratap Yadav of the JJD was placed fourth early and later third, as LJP (RV) candidate Sanjay Kumar Singh led by large gaps while RJD’s Mukesh Kumar Raushan held second.
- Statewide ECI trends around 12:10 pm showed the NDA ahead in over 180 constituencies, with the BJP leading in 87 and JD(U) in 75, leaving the Mahagathbandhan far behind.
- Raghopur’s significance looms large as an RJD family bastion won by Tejashwi in 2015 and 2020, while analysts point to RJD infighting, candidate issues and new entrants like Jan Suraaj affecting vote dynamics.