New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Patna is witnessing high-stakes battle in state assembly polls as fate for 14 assembly constituencies, namely Patna Sahib, Mokama, Barh, Bakhtiarpur, Bikram, Masaurhi, Paliganj, Maner, Danapur, Phulwari, Fatuha, Bankipur, Kumhrar and Digha, will be decided today.

Patna Sahib, an urban assembly constituency, has Muslim population of about 17% of the electorate. Senior BJP leader and current Bihar Assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav has secured victory seven times in a row, four times from Patna East and three times from Patna Sahib since 2010, consistently expanding his winning margin with each election.

In the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election for the Patna Sahib constituency, Nand Kishore Yadav of BJP won t...