Bihar Elections 2025: Netas, Stars and Strongmen — Inside India’s Most Theatrical Poll - video Dailymotion

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In Bihar, every candidate is a character — and every election, a spectacle. From Tej Pratap Yadav’s saffron theatrics to Khesari Lal Yadav’s musical rallies, from Maithili Thakur’s melodic mobilisations to Anant Singh’s muscle politics, Bihar’s 2025 election is a drama of ambition, image, and legacy. Outlook dives into a contest where politics meets performance and power wears many costumes.

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00:00In Bihar, politics isn't just a contest. It's a spectacle. A stage where drama, devotion and defiance collide.

00:09Every election season throws up its mavericks, rebels, royals, strongmen and singers, all fighting not just for votes but for the spotlight.

00:19And the 2025 Bihar elections, it is no different.

00:21The elder son of Lalu Prasadyadav, Tej Pratap, is known as the rebel prince.

00:27He coats Krishna, wears saffron and never misses a chance to take a swipe at his brother Tejasvi.

00:34His feud with his estranged wife has only kept him more in the headlines.

00:39Now, expelled from the RJD, he's contesting from Mahua under a new banner, the Jana Shakti Janata Dal.

00:47Enter Bhojpuri superstar, Khesari Lal Yadav, RJD's candidate from Chapra, bringing Bollywood-style glitz to Bihar's campaign trail.

00:56From selling Litti Chokha in Delhi to becoming a YouTube sensation, his journey is pure aspiration.

01:03His rallies look like music concerts, but his politics carries a punch.

01:07A message that Bihar's masses deserve their own spotlight.

01:12Singer-math lead Thakur, known as the voice of Mithila, has joined the BJP and is contesting from Darbhanga.

01:19Her campaign blends melody with message, where music meets mobilization.

01:24Pushpam Priya Chowdhury, the London-educated leader of the Plurals Party, wants to make everyone a ruler.

01:32Always in black, always wearing face masks, she barely made a dent in 2020 elections.

01:37But she's back, fielding candidates across all 243 seats.

01:42For some, she's idealistic, for others, just out of touch.

01:47Either way, her campaign and her obsession with black refuses to fade into the background.

01:53Anant Singh, or Chhote Sarkar, embodies Bihar's muscle politics.

01:57With 28 criminal cases and 37 crore in assets, he's contesting again, this time with JDU.

02:04In Mokama, he's seen as both protector and power broker, proof that the Bahubali still rules parts of Bihar.

02:12Osama Shahab, son of the late Mohammed Shahabuddin, carries a heavy legacy.

02:18The RJD hopes his father's name still commands loyalty in Siwan.

02:23But his rise also raises a larger question.

02:26Has Bihar really moved past the politics of fear and personality?

02:30From the rebel prince to the pop star politician, the folk singer to the Bahubali,

02:36Bihar Elections 2025 has it all.

02:39Because here, politics isn't just fought, it's performed.

Bihar Elections 2025: Netas, Stars and Strongmen — Inside India’s Most Theatrical Poll

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