Updated: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:19 (IST) Some seats in Saran district of Bihar are in discussion this time, where the new generation of the former chief minister’s family is contesting the elections. Amid the dominance of political families, Bhojpuri actor Khesarilal Yadav may also file nomination from Chhapra. The competition became interesting due to the challenge of young candidates. File photo of Karishma Rai and Khesari Lal Yadav. (Jagran) Rajeev Ranjan, Chhapra. Parsa assembly seat of Saran district has become the center of political unrest this time. RJD made the contest exciting by making Karishma Rai, granddaughter of former Chief Minister Daroga Prasad Rai, its candidate. Remove Advertisement Just Read The News Parsa’s electoral equation has completely changed with Karishma’s entry into the fray. Interestingly, JDU has made sitting MLA Chhotalal Rai of RJD its candidate on this seat, making the contest more interesting. Karishma Rai comes from a powerful family of politics. His father is a businessman and elder brother of former minister Chandrika Rai. He inherited politics. His father, Daroga Prasad Rai, was the Chief Minister of Bihar, while Chandrika Rai was elected MLA of the Parsa Assembly five times and also held the post of Minister. Now as the third generation of the family, Karishma started her political turn. Karishma is also the cousin, sister-in-law of Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son, Tej Pratap Yadav, due to which this seat is politically even more in the news. It is said in the local political circles that RJD has not only tried to bring new energy to the area by giving a ticket to Karishma, but has also indicated to resolve the old differences with the Chandrika Rai family. Karishma Rai is moving forward in the election campaign with a new vision and keeping the youth at the center. His activism and communication style in the field is influencing people. Local voters also see him as a symbol of change. While there is excitement among RJD workers due to Karishma’s entry in Parsa, the agitation has intensified in the opposition camp. It remains to be seen whether Karishma will be successful in carrying on the political legacy of her family or not. Due to technical reasons, Khesari Lal Yadav will file nomination in place of his wife, on the other hand, film actor Khesari Lal Yadav himself will contest the election as RJD candidate from Chapra assembly seat. The party had declared his wife Chanda Yadav as its candidate a day earlier, but due to technical reasons and certain formalities related to the electoral roll, Khesari Lal Yadav will now file his nomination himself. There is strong discussion about this change in political circles. As soon as the news of Khesari Lal’s nomination spread, there was immense enthusiasm among his supporters. The atmosphere regarding his nomination in the city is completely election colored. Keeping in view the possibility of crowd, the district administration has made special arrangements for security and traffic. Khesari Lal Yadav will submit his nomination at Chapra SDO office on Friday, the last day of nomination. The administration has deployed additional police forces for barricading, CCTV surveillance and crowd control in the assembly premises. With his entry into the RJD camp, the election contest became more interesting, while the political temperature in Chapra seat reached its peak. Chandni Singh, wife of former MLA Ashok Singh, RJD candidate from Baniapur. Chandni Singh, wife of late former MLA of Mashrak, late Ashok Singh, is contesting as RJD candidate from Baniapur assembly seat this time. Ahead of him is JDU candidate and sitting MLA Kedarnath Singh, who is the younger brother of former Maharajganj MP Prabhunath Singh. The election temperature is constantly rising in Baniyapur regarding this contest. Local people say that this match is seen as a direct contest between two influential political houses. The elections here have now reached an exciting turn. Chandni Singh is not ignorant of politics. His brother-in-law Tarakeshwar Singh was also an MLA from Mashrak. In such a situation Chandni Singh is said to have inherited politics. Due to the political background of the family and the strong organizational foundation of RJD, the atmosphere seems to be in his favour. Now it remains to be seen who will win the public on this chair.
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