Chirag’s LJP has been given five seats—Hajipur, Vaishali, Khagaria, Samastipur and Jamui—as per the seat-sharing agreement reached among constituents of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). While Chirag is contesting the election from Hajipur, his brother-in-law Arun Bharti has been fielded by the party from Jamui.Sambhavi Choudhary, daughter of state minister and senior JD(U) leader Ashok Choudhary, is making her debut in electoral politics. Being the daughter-in-law of Acharya Kishore Kunal, who gained popularity for being an intervenor in Ayodhya Ram Temple suit, Shambhavi is likely to get support of the Bhumihars and Brahmins as well.The majority of the Dalit votes are already with her as she belongs to the Pasi community, a scheduled caste.On the other hand, Veena Devi is seeking re-election from Vaishali seat, which she had won in 2019 as part of the undivided LJP led by late Ram Vilas Paswan. Initially she had gone with Chirag’s uncle and bete-noire Pashupati Kumar Paras but later showed her loyalty to Chirag, which finally paid off.In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the LJP had won six seats—Hajipur, Vaishali, Samastipur, Khagaria, Jamui and Nawada. Nawada seat has now gone to the BJP in the seat-sharing pact for the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
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