Today is Rajya Sabha election. Voting will be held in the assembly for five seats. The MLAs of Grand Alliance and NDA are claiming victory on the fifth seat. Amidst all this, two Congress MLAs have become unreachable. Unable to contact both. Some NDA leaders were already claiming that some opposition MLAs were in touch with us. In such a situation, due to the sudden tracelessness of both the MLAs, various kinds of speculations have intensified in the political circles. The market of discussions has started heating up after the MLA of Forbesganj and Valmikinagar switched mobiles. Have not yet reached the Assembly for voting.
When an attempt was made to contact Forbesganj MLA Manoj Biswas, his phone was also said to be switched off. At the same time, the phone of Surendra Prasad Kushwaha, who was elected MLA from Valmiki Nagar seat, is also showing that it is switched off. Both the MLAs did not reach the hotel till morning. It was here that all the MLAs of the Grand Alliance were accommodated. Not only this, both of them did not even reach the Assembly to cast their vote till the news was updated on Monday morning. According to political pundits, there is often a possibility of cross voting and changing political equations at the time of Rajya Sabha elections, in such a situation these discussions have gained even more momentum. At present, there has been no official response from Congress regarding all these speculations. But, after this incident, the stir in Bihar politics has intensified. It is also being discussed that these MLAs will leave Congress.
When did Manoj Biswas join Congress after two parties?
Manoj Biswas, elected MLA from Forbesganj seat of Araria district of Seemanchal, has been in politics since 2009. The base has been of Nitish Kumar’s party Janata Dal United, although he has also been in RJD. He became the Block Youth President of JDU for the first time in 2010. Became active in JDU in 2012. In 2017-18, he became the state extremely backward secretary of JDU. Then, in 2019, he joined RJD and became the Most Backward Region General Secretary there. He was the District Chief General Secretary of RJD till a few days before the elections of 2023 to 2025. A few days before the elections, he took membership of Congress and became MLA from Forbesganj Assembly by winning by 221 votes.
Surendra Prasad Kushwaha joined Congress in 2024
Surendra Prasad Kushwaha, who was elected MLA from Valmikinagar seat of West Champaran district adjacent to Nepal, had joined the Congress Party in 2024. Before this, he was associated with Upendra Kushwaha’s then party – Rashtriya Lok Samata Party. In 2015, when he contested the elections from Kushwaha’s party, he stood third. In the 2025 elections, he could win by 1675 votes.