Bihar election 2025: BJP's strong hold in Rosda, what is the challenge before the Grand Alliance?

Patna, October 4 (IANS). Rosda Meeting Constitution (Sam-Safe) of the Samastipur district holds an important place in Bihar politics. This seat is not only known for election results, but also for its deep political history and changing social comparisons. This seat has been a fortress of left (CPM) ideology for decades, but the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) has strengthened its penetration in the last decade. The 2020 election was the decisive turn of the political direction here, when the BJP candidate achieved a historical victory. The Rosda election was seen in 2020 a one -sided competition. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Candidate Virendra Pashwan, who disputed elections under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), defeated the congress candidate Nagendra Kumar Paswan Vikal with a margin of 35.744 votes. This big difference of 35,744 votes reflects BJP’s strength in Rosda’s election politics. Virendra Passan not only won, but also proved with 47.93 percent votes that a large part of the voters were united in his support in this safe seat. The congress was reduced to only 28.27 percent of the votes, despite being part of the Grand Alliance, while Krishna Raj van LJP also made the match more complicated by cutting 22,995 votes (12.64 percent). Rosda’s election history was very interesting and up and down. Since 1977, both the BJP and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) have won this seat four times, reflecting the ideological polarization of the people here. This figure indicates that Rosda was once painted in the redness of the left, but is now completely under the influence of right -wing ideology. In 2020, the BJP candidate Virendra Pashwan won from here. Earlier in 2015, the congress candidate, Dr. Ashok Kumar, won this seat. In 2010, BJP candidate Manju Hazari won this seat. If we look at the 2015 results, Dr. Ashok Kumar of Congress with a margin of 34,361 votes won by getting 85.506 votes. The victory was the opposite of the 2020 result, which shows that Rosda’s voter is not permanently loyal to any party, but that it decides his decision based on the coalition air and the local appeal of the candidate. Earlier in 2010, the Manju Hazari of BJP won with a close margin of 12.119 votes, which was an early sign of the rise of BJP in the region. Rosda is a reserved seat for a scheduled cabinets, which means that the politics of communities such as Dalit communities, especially Pashwan and Ravidas (ie Ravidas) play a decisive role. The two prominent candidates in 2020 clearly underline the political importance of this community, the Paswan community. This seat is focused on issues of Dalit Asmita, discussion and local development. In politics here is the traditional Dalit emerging basis of the Grand Alliance (RJD congress), which made the BJP on this seat through the welfare schemes of the central and state government. Rosda meetings constituency work as a bridge between leftist history and the current influence of saffron. This seat is a political arena where the leftist lost its roots and the BJP trapped them. The return to Rosda in this election will be a major challenge for the congress and the Grand Alliance of RJD. They will not only have to break the strong hold of the BJP, but also to stop the spread of Dalit votes. The future of the politics of Rosda will depend on whether the Grand Alliance can determine its credibility among the Dalit voters or the leadership of the BJP, as Virendra Pashe retains his quick victory. -Ians VKU/BC