Purnia, Apr 23 (UNI) With heavyweight politician and former MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav throwing his hat into the electoral battle as an independent candidate, the Purnia Lok Sabha seat is witnessing a tough triangular contest where RJD candidate from Grand Alliance ( GA) Bima Bharti at one end and the outgoing JDU MP Santosh Kushwaha is on the other as NDA candidate.
Considered the capital of the Seemanchal region of Bihar, Purnia has emerged as a crucial seat where electioneering was at its peak and the contenders were engaged in a hectic campaign. The sweltering summer heat has failed to dampen their spirit and they were trying to woo the voters for whom the core issues were development, unemployment, migration, safe drinking water, flood menace, law and order and farmers plight.
The anti-incumbency was against the two-time incumbent MP from Purnia Santosh Kumar Kushwaha. But he was visibly confident of his victory on the Modi factor. He is also banking on the division of votes between RJD and Pappu Yadav as both cater to the same set of voters. People were annoyed as Kushwaha was mostly inaccessible and did not give enough time in the constituency.