Papu Yadav- A Force To Recon In Purnia Constituency

Akhilesh Singh, state Congress president, had to bow down before RJD leadership and Bima Bharti, a one-time close confidant of Nitish Kumar, was given a ticket from Purnia as an RJD candidate, a source says. Pappu Yadav is very strong in Purnia but RJD has not allowed Congress to field its candidate from the constituency source says. Pappu Yadav is contesting as an independent candidate from the constituency source says. The sitting MP, Satish Kushwaha and Bima Bharti are facing very tough turf in the constituency source says.