PATNA, Feb 17 (UNI): The final phase of assembly elections in Bihar for 93 seats on February 23 is crucial for Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) with the fate of Chief Minister Rabri Devi and 13 other ministers of her cabinet at stake.
The credibility of the Rabri Devi government and political acumen of RJD chief Lalu Prasad will be put on test.
The elections will also be a sort of mandate on the performance of six cabinet ministers and seven ministers of state in Rabri Devi ministry since all of them were seeking re-election from the respective constituencies.
Chief Minister Rabri Devi seeks the mandate of voters in Raghopur constituency of Vaishali district for the second time, while Revenue and Land Reforms Minister Ramai Ram is in the fray as an RJD nominee from Bochaha in Muzaffarpur district, which he is representing since 1977.
Rural Development minister Awadh Bihari Choudhury is locked in a multi-cornered contest to retain the Siwan seat held by him since 1985.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ram Chandra Purbey and Public Health Minister Rama Devi were seeking re-election from Sonbarsa in Sitahi district and Motihari in East Champaran district respectively.
