Siwan may spring surprise in LS polls
7 months ago

Siwan may spring surprise in LS polls

New Indian Express  

JD MP Kavita Singh was denied the ticket this time. As a result, Vijay Singh, elder brother of muscleman Ajay Singh, is seen campaigning in favour of Hena Shahab. Ajay, once considered close to Shahabuddin, who people popularly called him ‘Saheb’, is the husband of Kavita Singh and the family still enjoys immense influence in political circles in the Siwan-Gopalganj region. His relation with Shahabuddin’s family was cordial till the RJD former MP was alive. The relations with Shahabuddin’s family got strained as neither any RJD senior leader visited Shahabuddin’s Pratappur village in Siwan nor did it organise any meeting paying tributes to the leader.

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In Siwan, Shahabuddin’s political legacy looms over electoral battle
7 months ago

In Siwan, Shahabuddin’s political legacy looms over electoral battle

Hindustan Times  

Despite his death three years ago, Mohammed Shahabuddin’s influence lingers in the political discourse of Siwan — the parliamentary constituency in Bihar that the politician-mafioso represented from 1996 to 2009. His wife Hena Shahab, who unsuccessfully contested the seat thrice since 2009 as a Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate, is again in the poll fray, albeit, as an Independent — making …

Shahabuddin gone, wife Hena breaks free of his party in comeback bid
7 months ago

Shahabuddin gone, wife Hena breaks free of his party in comeback bid

Hindustan Times  

As long as Mohammed Shahabuddin was into active politics, Siwan never looked beyond him. This is also the first time that the RJD has looked beyond Shahabuddin in Siwan, having fielded former assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Choudhary, a six-term MLA from Siwan assembly constituency. Chief minister Nitish Kumar’s JD-U has fielded Vijaylakshmi Devi, a debutant and wife of Ramesh Kushwaha, …

An Independent candidate peps up the contest in Siwan
7 months, 1 week ago

An Independent candidate peps up the contest in Siwan

The Hindu  

Hena Shahab, wife of don-turned-politician the late Mohammad Shahabuddin is contesting as an Independent this time in Siwan. Muslims unitedly used to vote for the RJD in the name of Shahabuddin in entire Bihar, including Siwan and its neighbouring districts. No one from the Lalu family had attended his burial in Delhi, however, later RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has gone …

In Bihar's Siwan, ex-Speaker is RJD candidate; Shahabuddin's widow fights as Independent
7 months, 3 weeks ago

In Bihar's Siwan, ex-Speaker is RJD candidate; Shahabuddin's widow fights as Independent

Hindustan Times  

Patna, Former Bihar assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary has entered the fray on a RJD ticket from Siwan, the lone parliamentary seat where the party did not formally announce its candidate. In Bihar's Siwan, ex-Speaker is RJD candidate; Shahabuddin's widow fights as Independent Choudhary, who has been a multiple-term MLA from Siwan, filed his nomination papers on Tuesday in the …

RJD dithers on Siwan, names rest 22 candidates
8 months, 2 weeks ago

RJD dithers on Siwan, names rest 22 candidates

Hindustan Times  

The Rashtriya Janata Dal, which on Tuesday named its candidates for 22 of the 23 Lok Sabha seats it’s contesting in Bihar in the upcoming parliamentary polls in the country, has put on hold the name of its candidate from Siwan, which was represented four times in the past by strongman Mohammed Shahabuddin, who was a close aide of party …

In blow to RJD, Shahabuddin's wife Hena Shahab to contest Lok Sabha polls from Siwan as Independent
9 months, 2 weeks ago

In blow to RJD, Shahabuddin's wife Hena Shahab to contest Lok Sabha polls from Siwan as Independent

New Indian Express  

PATNA: In a major blow to Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal, Hena Shahab, wife of former don-turned-MP late Mohammad Shahabuddin, announced on Monday that she would contest from Bihar’s Siwan as an Independent candidate in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Talking to media persons, Hena Shahab said in Siwan that if she did not fight the election for some reason, …

'Janata malik hai' - Nitish Kumar's terse reply after Bochahan bypoll loss
2 years, 8 months ago

'Janata malik hai' - Nitish Kumar's terse reply after Bochahan bypoll loss

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar was in no mood for questions Sunday when asked to comment on the ruling JDU-BJP's defeat yesterday in the Bochahan assembly bypoll. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar speaks to the media after paying last respects to former MP and JDU leader Naval Kishore Rai, who passed away. Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal registered a big …

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