This is also the first time that the RJD has looked beyond Shahabuddin in Siwan, having fielded former assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Choudhary, a six-term MLA from Siwan assembly constituency.
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Political parties in Bihar are trying to isolate their MLAs, using words like barabandi to restrict their movement. The ruling NDA claims the support of 128 MLAs, while the opposition has 114. Before the trust vote, MLAs of all leading parties have been kept captive .
Ahead of the crucial test vote on Monday, Bihar's ruling JD-U has shifted its MLAs to a hotel near the state Assembly.JD-U MLAs such as Lesi Singh, Madan Sahani, and Raj Kumar were seen on Sunday evening in the Chanakya Hotel which is just 500 .
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