The way LJP fielded its candidates. Not only JDU, we and VIPs, BJP has lost some seats.
Rajkumar Singh of LJP wins from Matihani assembly seat
From the Matihani seat of Begusarai where LJP won, LJP candidate Rajkumar Singh defeated his nearest rival and JDU candidate Narendra Kumar Singh alias Bogo Singh. However, according to Election Commission data, Rajkumar Singh defeated the JDU candidate by a mere 333 votes.
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LJP's victory in Matihani has saved its political credibility to some extent. If the party had lost the election from here also, its waste in the state would have been cleared. However, exit polls also indicated that LJP is not going to get many seats in the state.
Drowned himself but also drowned four dozen NDA candidates
On the other hand, even though the LJP's performance in this assembly election has been very poor, the Chirag Paswan-led party has dipped four dozen NDA candidates. JDU lost 34 seats due to LJP candidates. At the same time, apart from JDU, we, along with VIP party, BJP have also lost some seats due to LJP.
During the election campaign, LJP chief Chirag Paswan gave the slogan, 'No hating BJP, Nitish Teri Khair'. At the same time, according to the data released by the Election Commission, if the votes of the LJP candidates and the votes of the NDA candidates are combined, it is more than the votes won by the candidates of the Grand Alliance. LJP candidates have received more votes than JDU candidates in many seats.
The LJP fielded its candidates in the Bhagalpur seat, which the BJP had to pay for the loss. LJP is believed to be the reason for Tejashwi's victory in Raghopur. LJP finished second in Bihar elections in seven seats. In this way, LJP candidates got more votes than JDU and we candidates in these seats.
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