In a high-stakes electoral battle, Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Ram Kripal Yadav and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Ram Kripal Yadav will face off once again in the Pataliputra constituency. Yadav, a former confidant of Lalu Prasad Yadav, left the RJD in 2009 to join the BJP after being denied a ticket. Bharti, on the other hand, is seeking to establish her own political standing within the BJP, where her brother Tejashwi Yadav has emerged as his father’s successor. The Pataliputra seat serves as a microcosm of the broader electoral contest in Bihar, with the RJD and BJP locked in a fierce battle amid the disintegration of the Janata Dal (United).