Police launch an investigation after Pappu Yadav supporters and RJD scuffle in Purnea.

Pappu Yadav supporters and RJD scuffle in Purnea

With incumbent JD(U) MP Santosh Kumar, RJD nominee Bima Bharti, and Pappu Yadav in the race, Purnea is embroiled in a triangular election.

Tensions have arisen in the Purnea Lok Sabha seat in Bihar as a result of confrontations between two candidates’ camps barely two days prior to the polls for the second phase of the general elections scheduled for April 26, 2024.

During a late-night road show on Tuesday, supporters of Independent candidate Rajesh Ranjan, often known as Pappu Yadav, reportedly assaulted cars in Tejashwi Yadav’s cavalcade.

The RJD leader told media on Wednesday, “We have the video footage of the incident, and the onus is on the police administration to look into it,” asserting that approximately 3 lakh votes from the economically disadvantaged class are supporting RJD candidate Bima Bharti.

The RJD leader was doing a 40-kilometer road show with Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha, Vikassheel Insaan Party chairman Mukesh Sahni, and other supporters of Pappu Yadav when several demonstrators gathered in front of the cavalcade and began yelling slogans.

“These people have grown jealous out of the increasing popularity of RJD in Seemanchal and hence resort to such activities,” RJD supporters claimed. “Nothing will work this time and the RJD candidate is going to win the seat with a huge margin.”