As the deadline for withdrawing nominations for the second phase of the Bihar Assembly polls ended on Wednesday, the Congress withdrew its candidate from the Warsaliganj seat, paving the way for the Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Anita Devi to take on the BJP’s Aruna Devi.

In the Babubarhi constituency, the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) also pulled out its candidate, leaving a straight contest between the RJD’s Arun Singh and JD(U)’s Mina Kumari. With its nomination papers rejected in Sugauli and its withdrawal in Babubarhi, the VIP is now officially contesting only 12 seats.

In Kusheshwar Asthan, the party has extended support to independent candidate Ganesh Bharti Sada.

Earlier today, VIP chief Mukesh Sahani, who announced that he would not contest the elections himself, was declared the Depu

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