Law Kumar Mishra
Patna, November 9
A day before the counting of votes for the Bihar assembly elections, jubilation in the RJD and the BJP camps was visible and there was complete silence in the JDU camps on Monday.
While a large number of people were seen outside the residence of the RJD leader, Tejaswhi Prasad Yadav at 10, Circular Road. They claimed they had gone to wish birth-day greetings to Tejashwi. LJP president Chirag Paswan and the Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi sent their birth day greetings to the young RJD leader
On Beerchand Patel road office of the JDU office, there was complete silence, not even workers were present. However, at the BJP office on the same road, only a couple of party spokesmen were present.
A BJP spokesman said orders of crackers worth Rs 5 lakhs and 100 kgs of Ladoos have been ordered in Patna City area for celebrations tomorrow.
RJD state president Jagdananad Singh, in a letter to the block level presidents today directed them not to use crackers on the day of the result. They have been asked not to resort to vandalism over victory. There should be no celebratory firing or bad behaviour after the results, Singh warned. He said Tejaswhi has decided to keep his birthday celebrations limited to family.
His eldest sister and Rajya Sabha member MIsa Bharti organised a lantern light birthday cake cutting ceremony at 10, Circular Road only for the brothers and her children.
Congress spokesman Prem Chandra Mishra, MLC, told this paper, all the 70 candidates have been directed to remain vigilant on the counting booths and come to Patna only after receiving the certificates from returning officers. He hoped at least 50 Congress candidates would be elected. In 2015 elections, 27 Congress nominees were elected.
AICC has sent its general secretary in-charge, Randip Surjewala and election in-charge Avinash Pandey in advance as observers to elect the Congress legislature party leader. The two leaders would negotiate with Tejaswhi Yadav on “cabinet formation”, he said.Surjewala and Pandey were Congress’s crisis managers in Rajasthan, a couple of months back.Shakti Singh Gohil, MP who is also a general secretary and was stationed at Patna during the assembly elections is down with Corona and undergoing treatment.
Meanwhile, a former president of the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee, Ram Jatan Sinha on Monday met the state JDU president, Bashistha Naraian Singh. Sinha had left JDU last month protesting against discrimination in ticket distribution. He told this paper, there was gloom in the JDU circles as even their state president admitted the response of the people during the elections was poor.
