“He is simple and down to earth. We need leaders like him who would listen to people’s grievances. As he has been in the administrative service for long, he has his contacts in bureaucratic circles, which will ultimately benefit people,” said Satyendra Kumar, a resident of Dehri-on-Sone in Rohtas district.Rai has focused on the Kargahar seat as the Kurmi caste numbers are high in the area. The seat is currently held by Congress, and Rai may be fielded as an NDA candidate from JD(U) quota. Political analysts believe that Rai could be a formidable candidate against serving MLA Santosh Kumar Mishra of Congress.Mishra won the seat after defeating Uday Pratap Singh of JD(U) by a margin of over 4,000 votes. Kargahar assembly segment is part of Sasaram Lok Sabha seat, which is held by Manoj Kumar of Congress.“Rai’s close proximity with Nitish might receive the backing of JD(U) supremo and allotted party symbol to contest election from Kargahar,” said a political observer.Notably, NDA could not perform well during the 2020 assembly elections in entire Shahabad and Magadh regions.
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