PATNA: Bihar could be on the cusp of a major generational shift in politics as it prepares for Tuesday’s vote count for the assembly elections, with most pollsters predicting a landslide for the Grand Alliance of five. parties led by young RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.
The count will take place at 55 centers in 38 districts where the result will decide the fate of the Nitish Kumar government, which has run the state for a decade and a half.
Most exit polls have predicted a defeat for the ruling JD (U) -BJP combined and a resounding victory for the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) led by RJD’s chief minister candidate, Tejashwi Yadav, 31. , who has thrown the gauntlet on the fearsome Nitish Kumar, the battle-scarred veteran more than twice his age.
The Election Commission is ensuring that the winds of potential change do not disrupt the counting process.
According to Election Director HR Srinavasa, the central armed police forces have been deployed in the strong rooms, where EVMs have been stored since the voting was completed, and the corridors where they will be opened on Tuesday morning after the vote ends. counting postal ballots.
The state has 243 assembly constituencies and the most watched will obviously be Raghopur in Vaishali district, from where Tejashwi Yadav is seeking re-election.
Kumar is a member of the legislative council and has not opposed the election of the assembly.
Raghopur has been represented in the past by his parents Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi, both former chief ministers.
Tejashwi’s older brother, Tej Pratap Yadav, is racing from Hasanpur in the Samastipur district.
In addition, Tuesday’s count will also decide the political destiny of almost a score of ministers.
Among them are Nand Kishore Yadav (Patna Sahib), Pramod Kumar (Motihari), Rana Randhir (Madhuban), Suresh Sharma (Muzaffarpur), Shrawan Kumar (Nalanda), Jai Kumar Singh (Dinara) and Krishnanandan Prasad Verma (Jehanabad).
With much of the NDA’s electoral narrative centered around RJD’s association with “jungle raj,” an allusion to the supposed law and order collapsed during the 15 years that Lalu-Rabri ruled the state successively, fate of the “Bahubalis”, leaders known for strong arm tactics, will also be closely watched.
Two of the most notorious criminal-turned-politicians, Anant Singh (Mokama) and Reetlal Yadav (Danapur), are vying for RJD tickets.
A victory for the RJD-led coalition will bring something of a redemption for Tejashwi Yadav, whose leadership abilities were called into question after his party failed to win a single seat in the Lok Sabha elections last year. The NDA had won 39 of the 40 seats and one had gone to Congress, an ally of RJD.
It can also revive the fortunes of the three left-wing parties, the CPI, the CPI-M and the CPI-ML, which were almost forgotten for the past two decades. The five-party ‘Mahagathbandhan’ also comprises these three left-wing parties, which were a force to be reckoned with in the past.
Election officials and district administrations face the daunting task of preventing supporters of political parties from crowding the counting centers amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Banning orders will be placed outside the counting centers to prevent people from gathering in large numbers, authorities said.
According to Srinivasa, while 19 companies from the central armed forces of the police will be deployed in the security rooms and corridors where the count will take place, another 59 have been entrusted with maintaining law and order. Each company has approximately 100 employees.
The additional director general of the police (headquarters), Jitendra Kumar, said that the Bihar military police and the local police will also collaborate, while the senior officials will monitor through the screens connected to the CCTV cameras installed in the centers of counting.
The count will take place at 55 centers in 38 districts where the result will decide the fate of the Nitish Kumar government, which has run the state for a decade and a half.
Most exit polls have predicted a defeat for the ruling JD (U) -BJP combined and a resounding victory for the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) led by RJD’s chief minister candidate, Tejashwi Yadav, 31. , who has thrown the gauntlet on the fearsome Nitish Kumar, the battle-scarred veteran more than twice his age.
The Election Commission is ensuring that the winds of potential change do not disrupt the counting process.
According to Election Director HR Srinavasa, the central armed police forces have been deployed in the strong rooms, where EVMs have been stored since the voting was completed, and the corridors where they will be opened on Tuesday morning after the vote ends. counting postal ballots.
The state has 243 assembly constituencies and the most watched will obviously be Raghopur in Vaishali district, from where Tejashwi Yadav is seeking re-election.
Kumar is a member of the legislative council and has not opposed the election of the assembly.
Raghopur has been represented in the past by his parents Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi, both former chief ministers.
Tejashwi’s older brother, Tej Pratap Yadav, is racing from Hasanpur in the Samastipur district.
In addition, Tuesday’s count will also decide the political destiny of almost a score of ministers.
Among them are Nand Kishore Yadav (Patna Sahib), Pramod Kumar (Motihari), Rana Randhir (Madhuban), Suresh Sharma (Muzaffarpur), Shrawan Kumar (Nalanda), Jai Kumar Singh (Dinara) and Krishnanandan Prasad Verma (Jehanabad).
With much of the NDA’s electoral narrative centered around RJD’s association with “jungle raj,” an allusion to the supposed law and order collapsed during the 15 years that Lalu-Rabri ruled the state successively, fate of the “Bahubalis”, leaders known for strong arm tactics, will also be closely watched.
Two of the most notorious criminal-turned-politicians, Anant Singh (Mokama) and Reetlal Yadav (Danapur), are vying for RJD tickets.
A victory for the RJD-led coalition will bring something of a redemption for Tejashwi Yadav, whose leadership abilities were called into question after his party failed to win a single seat in the Lok Sabha elections last year. The NDA had won 39 of the 40 seats and one had gone to Congress, an ally of RJD.
It can also revive the fortunes of the three left-wing parties, the CPI, the CPI-M and the CPI-ML, which were almost forgotten for the past two decades. The five-party ‘Mahagathbandhan’ also comprises these three left-wing parties, which were a force to be reckoned with in the past.
Election officials and district administrations face the daunting task of preventing supporters of political parties from crowding the counting centers amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Banning orders will be placed outside the counting centers to prevent people from gathering in large numbers, authorities said.
According to Srinivasa, while 19 companies from the central armed forces of the police will be deployed in the security rooms and corridors where the count will take place, another 59 have been entrusted with maintaining law and order. Each company has approximately 100 employees.
The additional director general of the police (headquarters), Jitendra Kumar, said that the Bihar military police and the local police will also collaborate, while the senior officials will monitor through the screens connected to the CCTV cameras installed in the centers of counting.
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