Overview
- Police have jailed JD(U) candidate Anant Singh on murder and conspiracy charges tied to Jan Suraaj worker Dularchand Yadav’s shooting in Mokama last month.
- On the campaign’s final day, JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan ‘Lalan’ Singh led roadshows using “Main bhi Anant” messaging to rally supporters in the strongman’s absence.
- The Patna district administration registered an FIR against Lalan Singh over “provocative” remarks he allegedly made during a village speech.
- Reporting from the ground describes Bhumihar voters consolidating for Anant Singh, even as RJD’s Veena Devi pressed a law-and-order pitch backed by her husband Surajbhan Singh.
- Mokama’s result is viewed as a test of bahubali-era politics in a Bhumihar-dominated seat, with Jan Suraaj candidate Piyush Priyadarshi also in the fray after the worker’s killing.