Bhojpuri super star Khesari Lal Yadav got a huge jolt on Friday when his bid to make a political entry failed miserably in the Bihar Assembly Elections. Initial trends showed that he is behind the NDA candidate, Chhoti Kumari, who is leading in the constituency by over 3,000 votes after three rounds of vote counting.

The Chhapra Assembly seat, a RJD stronghold, was considered one of the high-profile seats in the district, considering the presence of the Bhojpuri star. The BJP, which won the seat last time, pulled a trick by fielding Chhoti Kumari, a newcomer, against Khesari Lal.

Chhoti Kumar, from the Vaishya community, has served as the District Council President, and her husband, Dharmendra Sah, is the BJP's District General Secretary. From 1965 to 2014, only Rajput or Yadav candid

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