Bihar: Poll buzz in Raghopur around the man who could be king

RAGHOPUR: (Oct 26) The air is thick with anticipation in the Raghopur assembly constituency of Bihar, where more than 3.4 lakh voters are aware of the fact that they might be voting for or against the next chief minister.

Situated right across the Ganges from rural Patna, the largely riverine area of Vaishali district is no stranger to high-profile contests, having elected at least two chief ministers in the past – Lalu Prasad in 1995 and Rabri Devi five years later.

Their son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav, who made his debut from here in 2015 at the young age of 25, has now earned his spurs and been named as “chief ministerial candidate” of the INDIA bloc, which is helmed by his RJD.