Bihar polls: LJP (R) candidate's nomination rejected
What's the story
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar has suffered a major setback ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. The nomination of Seema Singh, a Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) candidate from Madhaura, was rejected by the returning officer due to discrepancies in her documents. According to Live Hindustan, the returning officer cancelled her nomination due to discrepancies in her documents. Singh is a prominent candidate from Chirag Paswan's party.
Nomination rejections
Four nominations rejected during scrutiny
Singh's nomination was one of four that were rejected during scrutiny for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. Nominations of independent candidates, Altaf Alam Raju and Vishal Kumar, along with the Bahujan Samajwadi Party's Aditya Kumar, were also dismissed due to technical errors. This development comes as a blow to the NDA, since Singh was seen as a strong contender in her constituency.
Political debut
Singh's affidavit states she has passed 9th grade
Singh, a popular Bhojpuri actress-turned-politician, had filed her nomination with detailed information about her educational qualifications and assets. Her affidavit stated that she has passed ninth grade, which has added to the curiosity around her political debut. The Bihar elections will be held in two phases on November 6 and 11, with results due on November 14. In the NDA's seat-sharing arrangement, the BJP and the Janata Dal(United) are contesting 101 seats each, while LJP (RV) is contesting 29 seats.
Election contest
INDIA alliance aims to dethrone Nitish Kumar
The main contest in the Bihar elections will be between the NDA and the INDIA alliance, which is headed by Tejashwi Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). The INDIA alliance is aiming to dethrone Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who heads the NDA government in Bihar. The Rashtriya Lok Morcha and the Hindustani Awam Morcha are the other two parties in the NDA, contesting six seats each.