Bihar bypoll: RJD wrests Bochahan Assembly seat from ruling NDA

By PTI

PATNA: The opposition RJD in Bihar on Saturday wrested the Bochahan meeting seat from the ruling NDA, with its candidate defeating the BJP nominee by a big margin of over 35,000 votes.

RJD candidate Amar Paswan, whose father Musafir Paswan’s demise had necessitated the by-election, polled 82,116 votes whereas his nearest BJP rival Baby Kumari acquired solely 45,353.

Expelled state minister Mukesh Sahani’s Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), on the ticket of which Musafir Paswan had received the seat in 2020, completed a distant third with 29,671 votes.

VIP was an NDA constituent until a few month in the past.