The second phase of the 2025 Bihar assembly elections is set to commence on November 11 with a close contest in the Kutumba assembly constituency between Congress and Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) or HAMS, which is part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

The Kutumba assembly constituency is a reserved SC seat in the Aurangabad district of Bihar. It has remained a stronghold for Congress, with the party’s Bihar unit, led by Rajesh Ram, winning the assembly polls consecutively in 2015 and 2020.

It was supposed to be a “friendly fight” between Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress, after Lalu Prasad Yadav’s party fielded former Bihar Minister Suresh Paswan from Kutumba against Congress’ Rajesh Ram.

However, in an attempt to narrow the rift, RJD withdrew its

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