Bihar heads to the polls today with 121 assembly constituencies voting in the first phase across 18 districts, featuring high-stakes contests from political heavyweights and newcomers alike.

Rashtriya Janata Dal's Tejashwi Yadav returns to defend his stronghold in Raghopur, where he faces BJP’s Satish Kumar. Despite a near-unbroken RJD hold since 1995, Jan Suraaj’s Chanchal Kumar has entered the fray, attempting to disrupt the traditional Yadav vote bank. Tejashwi’s job promise for every household remains the party’s key campaign plank. Advertisement

In Mahua, the RJD faces an internal challenge as Tej Pratap Yadav, now with his breakaway outfit Janshakti Janata Dal, contests against RJD’s Mukesh Raushan and LJP’s Sanjay Singh. His candidacy follows a public fallout with the Yadav famil

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