<p>The Gopalganj Assembly seat in Bihar is all set to witness a tough fight in the November 3 bypoll as the BJP is going all-out to retain the constituency, while the ruling Mahagathbandhan's largest constituent RJD is leaving no stone unturned to wrest it from the saffron camp.</p>.<p>BJP nominee Kusum Devi is up against RJD's Mohan Gupta whose nomination was supported by the seven-party grand alliance, formed after stripping the saffron camp of power in the state in August.</p>.<p>Alleging that the BJP is trying to cash on "sympathy of voters" by fielding Kusum Devi, the wife of Subhash Singh, whose death necessitated the by-election, the RJD leadership reminded that the assembly constituency falls under its supremo Lalu Prasad's home district, Gopalganj.</p>.<p>"Our candidate will win the seat with a huge margin. The BJP has been completely exposed, and the security money deposited by its nominee will be forfeited," Bihar RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwary told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>Countering the RJD leader, the saffron camp's state unit spokesperson Nikhil Anand said Gopalganj is a "BJP bastion" as the party has been winning from the seat since 2005.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/mokama-and-gopalganj-bypoll-results-could-signal-jdu-rjd-merger-1156136.html" target="_blank">Mokama and Gopalganj bypoll results could signal JD(U)-RJD merger</a></strong></p>.<p>"Subhash Singh was a popular leader of the constituency. The people of Gopalganj will give a befitting reply to the grand alliance in the bypoll and ensure victory of our candidate to pay a tribute to their departed leader," he said.</p>.<p>Notably, the upcoming by-elections will also be held in Mokama.</p>.<p>The bypolls to the two seats will be the first election after the formation of 'Mahagthabandhan' around two months back.</p>.<p>Apart from the BJP and the RJD, Bahujan Samaj Party fielded Indira Yadav, wife of Anirudh Yadav alias Sadhu Yadav, who is brother in-law of Lalu Prasad and Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM nominated Aslam Mukhiya for the seat.</p>.<p>Campaigning for Gupta in Muslim-dominated areas in Gopalganj on Friday, state Minister Mohammad Israil Mansuri said, “The RJD candidate will win with comfortable margin. The BJP will face a humiliating defeat this time as the electorates from the minority community will vote for the RJD nominee only. They know AIMIM is the ‘B’ team of BJP."</p>.<p>Responding to the RJD's claim, Anand said the grand alliance parties are "rumour mongers and spreading propaganda to confuse voters".</p>.<p>In the last assembly elections, the then BJP candidate had won the seat by defeating Sadhu Yadav by 36,000 votes. Congress' Asif Gafoor stood third.</p>
<p>The Gopalganj Assembly seat in Bihar is all set to witness a tough fight in the November 3 bypoll as the BJP is going all-out to retain the constituency, while the ruling Mahagathbandhan's largest constituent RJD is leaving no stone unturned to wrest it from the saffron camp.</p>.<p>BJP nominee Kusum Devi is up against RJD's Mohan Gupta whose nomination was supported by the seven-party grand alliance, formed after stripping the saffron camp of power in the state in August.</p>.<p>Alleging that the BJP is trying to cash on "sympathy of voters" by fielding Kusum Devi, the wife of Subhash Singh, whose death necessitated the by-election, the RJD leadership reminded that the assembly constituency falls under its supremo Lalu Prasad's home district, Gopalganj.</p>.<p>"Our candidate will win the seat with a huge margin. The BJP has been completely exposed, and the security money deposited by its nominee will be forfeited," Bihar RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwary told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>Countering the RJD leader, the saffron camp's state unit spokesperson Nikhil Anand said Gopalganj is a "BJP bastion" as the party has been winning from the seat since 2005.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/mokama-and-gopalganj-bypoll-results-could-signal-jdu-rjd-merger-1156136.html" target="_blank">Mokama and Gopalganj bypoll results could signal JD(U)-RJD merger</a></strong></p>.<p>"Subhash Singh was a popular leader of the constituency. The people of Gopalganj will give a befitting reply to the grand alliance in the bypoll and ensure victory of our candidate to pay a tribute to their departed leader," he said.</p>.<p>Notably, the upcoming by-elections will also be held in Mokama.</p>.<p>The bypolls to the two seats will be the first election after the formation of 'Mahagthabandhan' around two months back.</p>.<p>Apart from the BJP and the RJD, Bahujan Samaj Party fielded Indira Yadav, wife of Anirudh Yadav alias Sadhu Yadav, who is brother in-law of Lalu Prasad and Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM nominated Aslam Mukhiya for the seat.</p>.<p>Campaigning for Gupta in Muslim-dominated areas in Gopalganj on Friday, state Minister Mohammad Israil Mansuri said, “The RJD candidate will win with comfortable margin. The BJP will face a humiliating defeat this time as the electorates from the minority community will vote for the RJD nominee only. They know AIMIM is the ‘B’ team of BJP."</p>.<p>Responding to the RJD's claim, Anand said the grand alliance parties are "rumour mongers and spreading propaganda to confuse voters".</p>.<p>In the last assembly elections, the then BJP candidate had won the seat by defeating Sadhu Yadav by 36,000 votes. Congress' Asif Gafoor stood third.</p>