That JD(U)'s Manoj Kushwaha lost against the BJP's Kedar Gupta indicates a churn which is currently underway in Bihar, essentially reconfiguring the existing vote banks.
While the development does mean that the RJD is, once again, the single largest party in the state, the material advantages to the party are likely to be negligible.
The seat was earlier held by the Vikassheel Insaan Party, a former NDA ally. Does this signal a 'rebellion' against the government, as Tejashwi Yadav believes?