As Bihar's 243-seat Assembly elections explode into action today, November 6, 2025, with the first phase covering 121 constituencies across 18 districts, the spotlight burns brightest on six battlegrounds where family legacies, celebrity bids, and alliance fractures could tip the scales toward victory or defeat. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m., buzzing with an estimated 2.8 crore voters amid tight security, as the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-Congress-led Mahagathbandhan clashes head-on with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Janata Dal (United) (JD(U))-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). A razor-thin majority of 122 seats is up for grabs, and with results due on November 14, these high-profile showdowns—fueled by caste arithmetic, youth anger over jobs, and Nitish Kumar's flip-flop politics—promise to define the state's next five years. Early reports indicate brisk turnout in urban pockets, but scorching heat and lingering flood scars in rural areas could sway the numbers.

1. Raghopur (Vaishali): The Yadav family fortress since 1995. Tejashwi Yadav, Mahagathbandhan’s CM face, seeks a third term after winning by 30,000+ votes in 2015 and 2020. He faces BJP’s Satish Kumar Yadav and Jan Suraaj’s Chanchal Singh. A defeat would signal cracks in RJD’s core Yadav base.
2. Mahua (Vaishali): A dramatic intra-family clash. Lalu’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav, expelled from RJD, contests from his Janshakti Janata Dal against RJD incumbent Mukesh Raushan and LJP’s Sanjay Singh. The Yadav vote split could hand NDA an unexpected edge.
3. Alinagar (Darbhanga): BJP deploys 25-year-old playback singer Maithili Thakur—the youngest candidate—to challenge RJD’s Binod Mishra. Her fame targets women and first-time voters in a seat lost by RJD in 2020 to VIP. A win boosts NDA’s cultural outreach.
4. Tarapur (Munger): Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary (BJP) contests a JD(U) stronghold under seat-sharing. Facing RJD’s Arun Kumar, his victory would strengthen NDA cohesion and Koeri consolidation amid job crisis concerns.
5. Hasanpur (Samastipur): JD(U) minister Raj Kumar Ray defends against RJD’s Mala Pushpam in a seat RJD won in 2020. Flood damage, irrigation failures, and EBC-Yadav dynamics make this a tight marginal fight.
6. Lakhisarai: BJP’s Vijay Kumar Sinha, Deputy CM and Speaker since 2010, aims for a fourth term. Congress and Jan Suraaj’s Suraj Kumar challenge him on unemployment and anti-incumbency. A loss would expose NDA’s upper-caste vulnerabilities.

These six seats—blending dynasty drama, celebrity appeal, and ground-level grievances—hold the power to tilt Bihar’s political future in a closely contested election.

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