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Upendra Kushwaha has contested multiple elections since 2000, winning once in the Assembly (2000) and once in the Lok Sabha (2014); he has lost in 2005, 2019 (both Karakat and Ujiarpur), and 2024.

Known for frequent party switches, he has floated, merged, and revived outfits, RLSP, JD(U), and now the Rashtriya Lok Morcha, aligning alternately with NDA and the opposition.

His 2025 campaign focuses on Koeri-OBC consolidation within the NDA, with Kushwaha playing the role of a regional vote-cutter and potential kingmaker.

Upendra Kushwaha, 65, remains one of Bihar’s most restless political actors, defined by shifting alliances, caste calculus and an instinct for survival. With the second phase of the 2025 Bihar Assembly polls approaching, his Rashtriya Lok Morcha (

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