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These days, the political temperature in Bihar politics has reached sky high regarding the Legislative Council (MLC) elections. The ongoing turmoil within the ruling Janata Dal United (JDU) and the rebellious attitude of Mokama’s powerful MLA Anant Singh have given sleepless nights to the party. The stir in the political circles has intensified after Anant Singh opened an open front against the party’s senior leader and chief spokesperson Neeraj Kumar from Patna Graduate constituency. To stop this infighting and infighting within the party, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has now taken the entire command in his hands. After all efforts to bring about a reconciliation between the two leaders failed, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, as part of his political strategy, has started taking tough decisions internally to win this battle, which has increased the excitement of the upcoming elections even more.
Among the seats of Bihar Legislative Council where elections are going to be held, the seat of Patna Graduate Constituency remains the hottest seat. Senior JDU leader Neeraj Kumar has been continuously winning from this seat and the party is once again preparing to make him its official candidate. But Mokama MLA Anant Singh has clearly announced that he will support Dr. Anuj Singh in this election, leaving aside the party line. This tension between Anant Singh and Neeraj Kumar is old, which had further increased during the last assembly elections when their paths diverged. After this open announcement of Anant Singh, an uneasy situation has arisen within the party, because on one hand the reputation of the party’s troubleshooter and chief spokesperson is at stake, while on the other hand a powerful MLA from the party has raised the flag of rebellion.
To resolve this dispute, the top leadership of JDU had called a high-level meeting at the state office in Patna, in which an attempt was made to bring about reconciliation by making both the leaders sit face to face. However, this effort of the party leaders proved to be completely futile because as soon as he came out of the meeting, Anant Singh reiterated his call to his supporters and voters of 26 assembly constituencies to rally in favor of Anuj Singh. After this situation, there is a concern within the party that if damage control is not done soon, it may have a direct impact on the election results. It has become a big litmus test for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is known for his party’s discipline and unity, how he strikes a balance between his two old and trusted allies.
JDU leadership and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar himself understand very well how important the Patna graduate constituency is for the party. To ensure victory on this seat, the party has now started exerting its full strength internally. Reaching out to all the voters of Patna, Nalanda and Nawada districts falling under the graduate constituency who come from the education and intellectual class is being done. Party strategists are working to ensure that the impact of the rebellion is completely neutralized through organizational strength and workers. Leaders considered close to Nitish Kumar have been entrusted with the responsibility of damage control so that the possibility of any kind of rift or cross-voting within the party can be prevented in time.
The way the political temperature is at its peak even before the announcement of election programs for these eight seats of Bihar Legislative Council, it has become clear that the contest is going to be very tough. On one hand, the opposition parties are trying to take full advantage of this infighting, on the other hand, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s political experience and his keen eye are considered enough to get the party out of this entire crisis. Who will ultimately win in this great battle of Anant Singh’s rebellion and Neeraj Kumar’s prestige and which move of the Chief Minister will prove to be correct, only time will tell, but this entire incident has definitely sparked discussion of new equations in the politics of Bihar.