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Patna: In a surprising turn ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP has omitted Nand Kishore Yadav — a stalwart who had held the Patna Sahib seat for seven straight terms — from its first candidate list, opting instead for Ratnesh Kushwaha as its new face in that key constituency.

Yadav, who currently serves as the Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, accepted the party’s decision. In a post on X, he said, “I stand by the BJP’s decision… The party has given me a lot. I have no complaints. The new generation is welcomed and congratulated. The people of Patna Sahib have made me victorious seven consecutive times … I will never forget their love and affection.”

He has been a senior figure in Bihar politics — serving

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