Though often referred to as the “sorrow of Bihar”, the Kosi river has proven to be a game-changer for the JD(U)-BJP combine in the 12 Assembly constituencies across eight districts that it flows through.

The dominant Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) in the 12 seats of Nirmali, Pipra, Supaul (Supaul district), Phulparas (Madhubani), Mahishi and Simri Bakhtiarpur (Saharsa), Beldaur (Khagaria), Alamnagar (Madhepura), Bihpur, Gopalpur (Bhagalpur), Rupauli (Purnea) and Barari (Katihar) have made the belt favourable for the JD(U) in previous elections.

Back in 2020, the 26 seats in the Magadh region went to the polls in the first phase voted overwhelmingly for the Opposition, with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) losing all seats except two. The JD(U) contested 11 of these seats while t

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