New Delhi: After BJP’s defeat in a Lok Sabha by-election in Bihar, Union minister Giriraj Singh has said that the Araria constituency would become a “hub of terrorism”.

“Araria is not just a bordering area, connected to Nepal and Bengal... (It is moving) to a hardline ideology, which is not just dangerous for Bihar, but for the whole country. It will become a hub of terrorism,” the minister said after RJD retained the seat, winning by over 60,000 votes.

Singh also said RJD had started a “new political culture” to fulfill its ambitions.
 Bihar deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi has underlined the factor in his tweets without using the drastic language Singh employed.

“RJD got a lead of 1,30,000 votes from two minority-dominated constituencies which led to their victory in Araria,” Modi tweeted after the results were out. He said out of eight assembly segments (six segments in Araria LS seat besides Jehanabad and Bhabhua), BJP led in five whereas RJD led in three.

RJD got a lead of 1 Lakh 30 Thousand votes from 2 Minority dominated constituency which led to their victory in Araria.

Even in UP, Muslims rallied behind the SP candidates to ensure BJP’s defeat in Gorakhpur and Phulpur. In Gorakhpur, Congress’s Muslim candidate Sureetha Kareem, a gynaecologist of repute, got a miserable 2% vote.