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RJD pockets two more seats in Bihar Patna, May 26 Rahgunath Jha, who had returned to the RJD after abandoning the JD(U), won the Bettiah seat and defeated his archrival Madan Prasad Jaiswal of the BJP by a margin of over 24,000 votes. Mr Jha, an old Parliamentarian, has a tendency of changing his constituency, as he shifted to Gopalganj from Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency during the last elections. He again changed his constituency and shifted to Bettiah in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. After the repoll in Bettiah and Siwan Lok Sabha constituencies on May 24, counting of votes was held today. With the results, the RJD has now 23 MPs, BJP and JD(U) five each, LJP four and Congress three. Of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies, results of 39 seats had been declared, while Chapra Lok Sabha constituency would go for repolling on May 31.
— UNI |
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