Bihar's Poll Battle: Stars Maithili Thakur & Khesari Lal Enter Fray, Lalu's Family Feud Explodes

This special report focuses on the high-stakes first phase of the Bihar Assembly Elections, featuring celebrity debuts and intense family drama. Key figures in the fray include singer Maithili Thakur making her political debut for the BJP in Alinagar, and Bhojpuri superstar Khesari Lal Yadav contesting from Chhapra on an RJD ticket. The election is also defined by a bitter family feud, as Tej Pratap Yadav stated, ‘the public is bigger than the party,’ after his brother Tejashwi Yadav campaigned against him in Mahua. Tejashwi is defending his family stronghold of Raghopur, while his brother Tej Pratap is contesting from Mahua with his own party, the Janshakti Janata Dal, against an official RJD candidate, bringing the internal rift of the Lalu family to the electoral forefront.