Patna, Oct. 31 -- As Bihar gears up for the second phase of Assembly elections on November 11 across 122 constituencies, the spotlight in Sheohar district is on its lone seat, where Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Navneet Jha has stepped into the political battlefield to carry forward his family's political legacy.
Supreme Court advocate Navneet Jha, contesting on an RJD ticket, faces a triangular contest as Janata Dal (United) has fielded Shweta Gupta, wife of Sitamarhi-based physician Dr. Varun Kumar, while former MLA Mohammad Sarfuddin, having rebelled from JD(U), is now in the fray on a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket.
The Sheohar Assembly constituency has long been considered a stronghold of the Jha family. Navneet's grandfathe...