Overview
- As of the 1 p.m. update, the ECI shows Osama Shahab with more than 32,000 votes and a lead of 9,236 over JD(U) rival Vikash Kumar Singh.
- Raghunathpur, a Siwan district seat held by the RJD since 2015, features seven candidates, including Jan Suraaj Party nominee Rahul Kirti.
- Statewide early counts report the NDA leading in 196 seats, with the Mahagathbandhan trailing at 40, as vote counting continues.
- Osama Shahab is the son of late four-time MP Mohammad Shahabuddin, a convicted politician who died in 2021, and he is contesting his first Assembly race.
- The NDA has criticized the RJD for fielding Osama, alleging the party is encouraging criminal elements in politics, while the RJD projects confidence in its prospects.