THE TARARI VIDHAN SABHA SEAT HAS BECOME A THREE-WAY CONTEST WITH THE BATTLE OF 9 YEARS VERSUS 9 MONTHS

THE TARARI VIDHAN SABHA SEAT HAS BECOME A THREE-WAY CONTEST WITH THE BATTLE OF 9 YEARS VERSUS 9 MONTHS

30-OCT-ENG 35

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA----------------------------This time, the Tarari seat has become the center of discussion in the Bihar Assembly elections. The contest here is a three-way contest. On one side is the NDA-backed BJP candidate Vishal Prashant, on the other is the Grand Alliance-backed CPI(ML) candidate Madan Chandravanshi, and on the third is Chandrashekhar Singh of Jan Suraj. All three candidates are creating a new stir in the electoral equation. There was a time when the Tarari area was known for massacres between Ranvir and the CPI(ML). After that, the strongman MLA Sunil Pandey also made the area in the news.

In the last by-election, Sunil Pandey's son Vishal Prashant won the MLA seat for a year. This time, Vishal Prashant aims to retain his MLA seat, while the CPI(ML) wants to return to power. Meanwhile, the Jan Suraj candidate is also contesting for the second time.

Election discussions are currently rife in the streets of Tarari. Voters are weighing the candidates' preferences. When Local 18 correspondents reached out to the public, people expressed surprising sentiments. Voters said that this time in Tarari, it's a battle of 9 years versus 9 months. They've seen development, so they'll vote for the NDA.

The people of Tarari say that the amount of work done by BJP candidate Vishal Prashant in the last 9 months has surpassed the development seen in the last 10 years. Meanwhile, some young voters, now more aware, say they won't be fooled this time and will vote carefully.

On the other hand, voters also directly attacked the candidates of Jan Suraj and the Grand Alliance. People say that Tarari was once known for the conflict between the CPI(ML) and the Ranbir Gang, but since the NDA government came to power, peace has been restored in the area. However, this contest between the two parties in the Tarari Assembly is not only raising the political temperature but will also determine public opinion and the direction of development.

Now it remains to be seen whether voters will choose nine years of stability or trust nine months of new promises. Local 18 reported on camera that BJP MLAs had been in power for the past nine years, but the work they had accomplished in the past nine months was unmatched in any previous nine years. Projects worth ₹900 crore were completed in just nine months.