The convoy of BJP candidate from Patliputra Lok Sabha seat in Bihar, Ram Kripal Yadav, was attacked in Patna and a party worker was injured by unidentified assailants after voting concluded on Saturday, police said. It was filed against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Misa Bharti, daughter of former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, news agency ANI reported.
“We received information that on the Patna-Jehanabad highway, (BJP MP) Ram Kripal Yadav’s convoy was attacked and a party worker was injured in the incident. A written complaint has been lodged and we are investigating the matter… Patna East Superintendent of Police Bharat Soni said on Saturday. Yadav won the last two elections by a small margin. This time, Misa Bharti was backed by a coalition including RJD, Congress, RJD, Congress, CPI, CPM, CPI-ML, etc., ANI reported.
In 2014, after the split between the BJP and JD(U), Ram Kripal Yadav joined the BJP. Riding the Modi wave, he emerged victorious from the elections over Misa Bharti. In 2019, Misa Bharti again competed against Ram Kripal Yadav in Pataliputra. Despite being nominated by the RJD, she faced defeat, with Ram Kripal Yadav securing a victory margin of over 39,000 votes, ANI reported.
The seventh and final phase of elections in the biggest festival of democracy concluded on Saturday as voting began in the last 57 parliamentary constituencies at 7 am in seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. The seventh phase marks a grand finale to the world’s largest poll marathon which began on the 19th of last month and has already covered six phases and 486 Lok Sabha seats.
(With contributions from ANI)