PATNA, May 14 -- In a setback for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), especially the JD(U), the Opposition RJD won the by-election to the Bhojpur-cum-Buxar local authority constituency seat of the Bihar Legislative Council on Thursday.

One third of the members of the Legislative Council are elected by representatives of the Local Authorities (like Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, Block Parishads etc).

The seat had recorded an unprecedented 97.96% voter turnout on Tuesday and after counting on Thursday, the RJD candidate Sonu Rai defeated the JD(U) candidate Kanhaiya Prasad by over 300 votes.

Prasad is the son of Sandesh MLA Radha Charan Sah alias Seth, who held the seat earlier. In 2022, Sah had won the seat by nearly 1,000 votes. ...