New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- The first phase of the 2025 Bihar assembly elections is set to commence within eight days with a strong contest in the Chapra assembly constituency in the Saran district, which has remained a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2010.

The BJP has fielded Choti Kumari, denying a ticket to CN Gupta, a RSS sanghchalak (chief) of Saran, who has held the reins in Chapra assembly constituency since 2015. If nothing, it most definitely eliminates the anti-incumbency factor for the BJP in Chapra, giving Choti Kumari an upper hand in the polls scheduled for November 6.

It is to be noted that Rakhi Gupta, who remains a popular figure in Chapra, is contesting the assembly polls as a rebel candidate, which has ...