The CPI(ML) Liberation was the party to register the highest strike rate when Bihar went to polls in 2025. Contesting in 19 seats as part of the Mahagathbandhan, they won 12 seats and retained their relevance in the state's largely caste-influenced political landscape. The CPI and CPI(M), the other two Left parties in the Opposition alliance, had won two seats each.
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CPI(ML) had asked all its 12 MLAs to seek the people's mandate once again from their existing seats. A few fresh faces, including Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Dhananjay, were also fielded. Dhananjay led the JNUSU as an All India Students’ Association (AISA) representative — the student wing of the CPI(ML). A native of Gaya, the Dalit leader is currently a PhD student in theatre studies at JNU.
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"At a time when there is little transparency and accountability in politics, we are trying to institutionalise both," General Secretary, CPI(ML) Liberation Dipankar Bhattacharya had told THE WEEK in the run-up to the election. Following the first phase of polling, Bhattacharya had said that the high voter turnout in the first phase was evidence of an anti-incumbency factor among voters. They are voting against the government, and the Mahagathbandhan was on course to win 140–150 seats, he had said.
While Bhore, Ziradei, Darauli, Daraunda, Kalyanpur, Warisnagar, Rajgir, Digha, Phulwari, Paliganj, Arrah, Agiaon, Tarari, and Dumraon seats went to polls in the first phase of the elections, Sikta, Pipra, Supaul, Balrampur, Karakat, Arwal, and Ghosi were part of the second phase. Here is how Bihar's biggest communist party fared in the 2025 Assembly elections.
S. No.
Seat
Candidate
Win/Loss
Margin
1
Bhore (SC)
Dhananjay
2
Ziradei
Amarjeet Kushwaha
3
Darauli (SC)
Satyadeo Ram
4
Daraunda
Amarnath Yadav
5
Kalyanpur (SC)
Ranjeet Kumar Ram
6
Warisnagar
Phoolbabu Singh
7
Rajgir (SC)
Bishwanath Chaudhary
8
Digha
Divya Gautam
9
Phulwari (SC)
Gopal Ravi Das
10
Paliganj
Sandeep Saurav
11
Sikta
Birendra Prasad Gupta
12
Pipra (Supaul)
Anil Kumar
13
Balrampur
Mahboob Alam
14
Arrah
Quyamuddin Ansari
15
Agiaon (SC)
Shiv Prakash Ranjan
16
Tarari
Madan Singh
17
Dumraon
Ajit Kumar Singh
18
Karakat
Arun Singh
19
Arwal
Mahanand Singh
20
Ghosi
Ram Bali Singh Yadav
