PATNA: Even before the counting of votes, don-turned-politician
Anant Singh on Monday started preparations for the victory celebrations. Anant is the sitting MLA from Mokama in
Patna district and defending his seat on the RJD ticket this time. His wife Neelam Devi, who is monitoring the preparations for the D-Day, said, “We are hopeful of victory by a record margin this time. So we have made arrangements for a meal for over 20,000 supporters at our official residence in Patna.”
Neelam, who had campaigned for her husband, who is in jail, said the supporters and party workers from remote villages of the constituency have been invited to the feast. But they have been asked to follow the social distancing norms, she added.
Anant has been representing Mokama since 2005. This time he is pitted against Rajiv Lochan Narayan Singh of JD(U). “The majority of the exit polls has given an edge to the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan,” she asserted.
Preparations have also started at the official residences of some other MLAs, who are confident of their victory. However, they have preferred to keep it as a low-key affair. “We will also celebrate the occasion once the results are out,” said an MLA from a constituency in Muzaffarpur district.
The police have also intensified vigil in sensitive pockets in the wake of counting of votes scheduled to begin at 8am on Tuesday. Senior police officers reviewed the security arrangements on Monday.