Anant Singh, Janta Dal (United) MLA from Mokama, on Tuesday, took oath as the MLA in the Bihar Vidhan Sabha assembly. Before taking the oath, he touched Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's feet and took his blessings.
Anant Kumar Singh was arrested earlier, before the polling began in Bihar, by Patna Police in connection with the murder case of a Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav, the Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma said.
While Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has been a two-time Chief Minister of Bihar, his sons Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav are finding it difficult to hold their ground in the 2025 Assembly elections.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) website, Bihar is witnessing a close competition, with the JD(U) leading on 63 assembly seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads on 61.
As Bihar votes for the first phase of assembly elections, Mokama braces for a tough battle, as the constituency has been in headlines in recent days for its political rivalry following the murder of Jan Suraaj supporter Dularchand Yadav.
All arrangements are in place for the first phase of Bihar polls on Thursday in 121 constituencies with 3.75 crore voters eligible to exercise their franchise across 45,341 polling stations.
Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar, urged the voters of the state to participate in polling for the Bihar elections in huge numbers. He also appealed to the general public to use their weapon of 'Right to Vote' with fearless and called Bihar is the 'Mother of Democracy.'
A day before the first phase of the Bihar elections, Union Minister and JDU leader Rajiv Ranjan, alias Lalan Singh, addressed his controversial remark made during a roadshow in support of party candidate Anant Singh on Wednesday. He claimed that only a portion of the video had gone viral
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted that the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition in Bihar will win more than 160 seats in the assembly elections and said people are backing the ruling coalition for its governance and development work
A case has been registered against Union Minister and JD(U) leader Lalan Singh at Mokama police station in Bihar over his controversial remark made during a roadshow in support of party candidate Anant Singh for the Mokama assembly by-election.
Singh said that recent incidents and viral videos from the region were part of a "well-planned conspiracy" to frame Anant Singh and create social tension.