The Mahua Assembly seat in Vaishali district is witnessing a dramatic political twist in the 2025 Bihar election, with early counting showing Tej Pratap Yadav facing one of the toughest battles of his career. Once a stronghold for the former minister—who previously represented the constituency under the RJD banner—Mahua has now pushed the Janashakti Janata Dal (JJD) candidate down to fourth place.
After four rounds of counting, Tej Pratap has managed a little over 2,100 votes, a significant setback compared to his earlier electoral performances. His decline has allowed AIMIM’s Amit Kumar to overtake him, leaving Tej Pratap outside the top three contenders.
The contest so far is being dominated by Sanjay Kumar Singh of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), who has shown consistent gains since the first round. Singh began the count with an early advantage of 1,409 votes and has steadily widened the gap. By the fourth round, he has secured 12,897 votes, putting him 4,103 votes ahead of his closest rival.
The second position is currently held by RJD candidate Mukesh Kumar Raushan, who has gathered 8,794 votes, followed by AIMIM’s Amit Kumar with 4,569 votes. Several smaller parties and independent candidates remain far behind in the race.
