Patna: JD(U) and BJP workers celebrated the NDA’s victory in four of the eight constituencies in the legislative council elections held on Oct 23, bursting crackers and smearing gulal on each other. The celebrations were particularly spirited in the JD(U) camp after party candidate Neeraj Kumar won the Patna graduates’ constituency despite the challenges posed by expelled party MLA Anant Singh.Neeraj met JD(U) president and former CM Nitish Kumar at his residence and sought his blessings.JD(U) state president Umesh Singh Kushwaha credited the victory to Nitish, whom he described as a universally respected party head, and party functionary Nishant Kumar.The JD(U) office wore a festive look, with workers bursting crackers and dancing to drumbeats. Supporters also celebrated the victory at Neeraj’s residence.Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief Upendra Kushwaha congratulated the winners and expressed hope that the NDA, with everyone’s cooperation, would fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a developed India and Bihar by 2047.HAM(S) national president and minister Santosh Kumar Suman also congratulated the winners. Taking a swipe at the Congress, he said the results had exposed the opposition’s claims about the electoral process.Suman said the opposition had a habit of questioning the process after electoral defeats and blaming it for its own failures. He said winning the trust of voters mattered more than the method of voting.
