LJP-RV eyes Shahabad region for Chirag, party's survey finds strong support there
A recent internal survey conducted by the party indicated that Chirag has popular support base in Shahabad region, comprising four districts—Bhojpur, Rohtas, Kaimur and Buxar—and he is likely to contest the polls from the area.
This aligns with the party's decision to field him from a "general seat" to convey the message that he is not the leader of any particular community, but is ready to lead the entire Bihar.
"The initial report of the survey conducted by the party indicates that the people of Shahabad are ready to repose their faith in Chirag's leadership. We may very soon call a meeting of the national working committee," the party's Bihar in charge and Chirag's brother-in-law, Arun Bharti, announced through a social media post on Wednesday.
Bharti even went on to say that it's time Chirag should play a "decisive role" in Bihar politics. Describing the report of the party's internal survey, which is still under progress, as very "encouraging", Bharti said the people of the Shahabad region are waiting to lend their support to Chirag.
He said that the people of Bihar now clearly want Chirag to come to Bihar and "take up big political responsibility".
Chirag has so far held two big rallies in Ara, a place very close to Bikramganj where PM Narendra Modi held a rally, and also Nalanda, the home district of Nitish.
While he held the "Nav Sankalp Rally" in Ara on June 8, he addressed the "Bahujan Bhim Sankalp Samagam" in Rajgir on June 29. Now, he is set to address two more rallies in Chhapra and Munger in the coming weeks to give momentum to his party's plan.
"The message is very clear. The party has come into poll mode, and Chirag wants to expand his party's base by reaching out to the masses in various pockets of the state, which could prove helpful for the NDA," the party's chief spokesperson, Rajesh Bhatt, told the TOI on Wednesday.
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