The ‘hot seat’ of Bihar is the secret of ‘Rani’, but the questions of the people are also wonderful:

There are some seats in Bihar politics, which are discussed from Patna to Delhi. These seats become an identity of a face, not a party. Dhamdaha assembly seat of Purnia district is also similar. Whenever the name of Dhamdaha comes, only one face comes out – Leshi Singh, a strong leader of JDU and Minister in Bihar government.

This is the seat called Leshi Singh’s ‘imperative fort’. But behind the walls of this fort, the issues of the public are also buried, which arise in every election, but their solution has not been found till date.

Why is Leshi Singh’s ‘Fort’ called?

Leshi Singh is not just an MLA, but he is identified by a leader who has full dominance in his seat. She has won elections many times from here and is currently the Minister of Food and Consumer Protection in Nitish Kumar’s government. The difference of their victory is also often big. In the last 2020 election, he defeated Dilip Yadav of RJD by a huge margin of about 32,000 votes. This is the reason why breaching in this fort has always been a big challenge for the opposition.

Here not only development, caste mathematics also speaks

To say that votes are in the name of development, but the ground reality of Dhamdaha is that caste mathematics is overshadowed here. In this seat, Muslims, Yadavs, Vaishyas, Gangota and voters of the Rajput community have the power to decide the victory and win. Parties also take full care of this equation while giving tickets. The art of maintaining this social equation in his favor is also considered a big reason behind Leshi Singh’s frequent victory.

Second aspect of the coin: the questions of the public which are still incomplete today

Some deep pain is also hidden behind the glow of Dhamdaha. This area suffers the tragedy of floods of Kosi river every year. Every year thousands of people are homeless, crops are wasted, but no permanent solution to this problem has been found till date.

The second big problem is employment. Due to no বড় industry or factory in the area, thousands of youths here have to move to states like Delhi, Punjab and Gujarat in search of work every year. This is the story of almost every household here.

What will happen next?

There is no doubt that Leshi Singh’s stature and his grip is very strong. But questions like destruction of floods and employment concern are also alive in the public’s mind. It remains to be seen whether the people of Dhamdaha trust their ‘queen’ in the next election or give a chance to a new face in the hope of change. One thing is certain, the contest on this ‘hot seat’ of Bihar will be as interesting as usual.