Why Kiran Devi gaining a lot of discussion in Bihar politics for the last few days?
Meanwhile Lalu Yadav's party had given ticket to kiran Devi in the 2020 assembly elections. On the other hand, cm Nitish had fielded kiran Devi's brother-in-law and Arun Yadav's elder brother Bijendra Yadav in the election field. In this election, Bijendra Yadav had a direct contest with his younger brother's wife kiran Devi. At the time of elections, Arun Yadav was absconding in the case of rape of a Dalit minor, but later Arrah court acquitted him honorably. However, Tejashwi Yadav expressed confidence in kiran Devi, the wife of this strong mla, and fielded him in the election arena against his brother-in-law, in which kiran Devi registered a historic victory.
In the 2015 elections, RJD candidate Arun Yadav defeated bjp state spokesperson sanjay singh tiger by 25,427 votes from sandesh seat. In the 2010 assembly elections, Bijendra Yadav lost to his younger brother and RJD's strong mla Arun Yadav. In the fight between the two brothers, Sanjay tiger had won in 2010. Sanjay tiger had won by just 6 thousand votes, while sitting mla Bijendra Yadav, contesting on RJD ticket, was relegated to third place because his younger brother Arun Yadav had got more than 23 thousand votes in the 2010 elections. Due to this he was in second place. During the elections, Arun Yadav had contested the election as an independent candidate and he had said that he would support Lalu Yadav after the victory.