Patna: Raghopur, a stronghold of Lalu Prasad Yadav's family in Vaishali, is witnessing a neck and neck contest between the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Facing off against the BJP’s Satish Kumar, the RJD leader is trailing in this assembly seat. Yadav is behind from Raghopur by a margin of over 3,000 votes.

As per the latest trends, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader so far has received 36,950 votes after 10 rounds of counting. Meanwhile, over 40,000 votes have been polled for Kumar.

Earlier in the day, Yadav had exuded confidence in winning the polls. "It will be a people's victory. We are willing. Change will come. We are forming the government," Tejashwi told reporters in Patna.

Raghopur falls in the Vaishali district. For the unversed, RJD chi

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