Bhabhua Bypolls

Voting is underway in Bihar's Araria Lok Sabha seat and in the assembly constituencies of Jehanabad and Bhabhua where two opposing alliances are looking to eject the other one out. Polling started at 7 am and has been peaceful, election officials said

Bypolls to one Lok Sabha seat and two assembly seats in Bihar, voting for which will be held today, will be the first major electoral test for Nitish Kumar who walked out of the mahagathbandhan last year and joined hands with the BJP to form the government.

By-elections for one parliament and two assembly seats in Bihar are being pegged as a Chief Minister Nitish Kumar vs RJD's Tejasvi Yadav contest, the first big political battle since Mr Kumar dissolved his "grand alliance" and partnered with the BJP last year.

The RJD and the Congress alliance appeared heading for a crisis over bypolls on three seats in Bihar next month with the latter today making claims over the Bhabhua seat even as the Lalu Prasad-led party has said it would contest all these constituencies.

Voting is underway in Bihar's Araria Lok Sabha seat and in the assembly constituencies of Jehanabad and Bhabhua where two opposing alliances are looking to eject the other one out. Polling started at 7 am and has been peaceful, election officials said

Bypolls to one Lok Sabha seat and two assembly seats in Bihar, voting for which will be held today, will be the first major electoral test for Nitish Kumar who walked out of the mahagathbandhan last year and joined hands with the BJP to form the government.

By-elections for one parliament and two assembly seats in Bihar are being pegged as a Chief Minister Nitish Kumar vs RJD's Tejasvi Yadav contest, the first big political battle since Mr Kumar dissolved his "grand alliance" and partnered with the BJP last year.

The RJD and the Congress alliance appeared heading for a crisis over bypolls on three seats in Bihar next month with the latter today making claims over the Bhabhua seat even as the Lalu Prasad-led party has said it would contest all these constituencies.