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Poll time, party hoppers 'return to their elements'
The New Indian Express Kochi
|October 12, 2025
LEADERS from various parties are shifting their loyalties with the objective of contesting Bihar polls themselves or ensuring their children enter the fray on tickets of their new parties.
On Saturday, former Jehanabad MP Arun Kumar, who has been a critic of CM Nitish Kumar, returned to JD(U) along with his son Rituraj and some supporters. Rituraj is expected to contest from Ghosi in Jehanabad on a JD(U) ticket.
This story is from the October 12, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kochi.
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