Meeting elections will probably be held in two phases in Bihar on Nov 6 and Nov 11
Gaya: It’s “son rise” time in Magadh division the place political legacies are being revived by the following era. As Praveen, son of former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi, and Rituraj, son of former MP Arun Kumar, put together to make the leap, the stage is ready for a brand new wave of dynastic politics.Two heirs have already taken their turns within the political orbit. Rahul Sharma, son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s former jail mate Jagdish Sharma and Vishwanath, son of RJD strongman Surendra Prasad Yadav, have been launched into electoral contests. Vishwanath made his debut within the 2024 by-election. Although he misplaced, his entry marked one other chapter within the area’s persevering with political lineage. Rahul, in the meantime, has been lively in electoral politics for a number of years.Within the Manjhi household, Jitan’s elder son Santosh Suman, daughter-in-law Deepa, and relative Jyoti Devi already maintain positions within the state legislature, firmly establishing the household’s political roots.Not everybody has been as lucky. Rocky Yadav, son of Belaganj MLA Manorama Devi, confronted resistance from JD(U) management when his mom sought handy him the political mantle. As soon as notorious for his alleged involvement in a street rage case that claimed the lifetime of a faculty pupil, Rocky was acquitted by the excessive courtroom after being convicted by a trial courtroom. The decision has made him eligible to contest elections and observers say he now serves because the de facto MLA of Belaganj, managing his mom’s constituency affairs.Ritu, Praveen and Rocky should not alone in inheriting political fiefdoms. The listing is lengthy and illustrious. Former MP Vijay Manjhi rose to prominence because the son of Bihar’s celebrated Dalit chief Bhagwati Devi. Her daughter, Samata Devi, too entered the meeting, benefitting from the household’s legacy.The pattern is hardly new to Magadh. It traces again to the times when the late Satendra Narain Sinha succeeded his father, Anugrah Narain Sinha. Over generations, Anugrah’s household has remained politically lively — his daughter-in-law Kishori Sinha, grandsons Nikhil Kumar and Vijay Kumar Singh, and granddaughter-in-law Shyama Singh all entered politics. Nikhil Kumar even served as governor of Kerala.The rival Srikrishna Sinha’s son, Bandi Shankar, additionally carried the torch as MLA from Warsaliganj. The custom continued by way of different households too — former Union minister Upendra Nath Verma’s son Baghi Verma and daughter-in-law Kumud Verma, former deputy chief minister Jagdeo Prasad’s son Nagmani Kushwaha, and former minister Sukhdeo Verma’s son Krishna Nandan Verma, who additionally turned a minister.In the present day, the legacy of former Gaya MP Rajesh Kumar lives on by way of his son, Bodh Gaya MLA Kumar Sarvjeet. Nawada’s political lineage too endures, with Aditya Singh’s daughter-in-law Nitu Kumari now representing Hisua whereas Khan Ali succeeded Md Shah Jahan in Gurua.As ageing leaders regularly retreat from the frontline, “increasingly more nepo children will probably be seen in motion,” mentioned activist Syed Shad Alam.
