Rosra Assembly Elections 2025: But will BJP’s Bijendra Kumar be able to repeat his victory or will Congress and regional parties snatch the keys to power? Will caste equations, Paswan vote and old trends show a new game? Which factor will change the outcome of 2025?
Rosera Assembly Election 2025: Rosera Assembly seat (Rosera Assembly Election 2025) of Samastipur district is reserved for Dalit (SC) and has always been the center of political movements. Socialist ideology was once dominant here, but in 2020 BJP won by defeating Congress and LJP.
Introduction to Rosra Assembly Election 2025
The political history of Rosera Vidhan Sabha is very interesting. This is considered to be the most popular and suspenseful seat of Samastipur district. This seat reserved for the Scheduled Caste (SC) category has changed the power equation many times. In 2020, BJP’s Bijendra Kumar defeated Congress’s Nagendra Paswan by a huge margin. Here issues like caste equation, image of candidates, education, unemployment, farmers’ debt and livelihood have been important. This seat has been continuously changing between Congress, BJP and Samajwadi parties. Now the question is whether BJP will be able to save its seats or Congress and regional parties will make a comeback?
2010 elections (Rosera Election 2010)
BJP’s Manju Hazari defeated RJD’s Pitambar Paswan by 12,119 votes.
- Manju Hazari (BJP) – 57,930 votes
- Pitambar Paswan (RJD) – 45,811 votes
2015 Election (Rosera Election 2015)
Dr. Ashok Kumar of Congress defeated Manju Hazari of BJP by 34,361 votes.
- Dr. Ashok Kumar (INC)- 85,506 votes
- Manju Hazari (BJP) – 51,145 votes
2020 Election (Rosera Election 2020)
BJP’s Bijendra Kumar defeated Congress’s Nagendra Kumar Vikal by 35,744 votes.
- Bijendra Kumar (BJP)- 87,163 votes
- Nagendra Kumar Vikal (INC) – 51,419 votes
- Krishna Raj (LJP)- 22,995 votes
Socialist Stronghold
Paswan and Dalit voters are decisive in Roshda (SC) seat. This seat has been held most often by leaders associated with socialist ideology. Gajendra Prasad Singh has been MLA from here five times, whose influence is still in discussion. In the 18 elections held so far, Samajwadi Party has won 8 times, Congress 6 times and BJP has won only once.
Candidates’ image and prospects 2025
- 1. BJP: 2020 winner Bijendra Kumar is a candidate again.
- 2. Congress has given ticket to Brajkishore Ravi, but Laxman Paswan of Communist Party of India has also filed his nomination.
- 3. Rajesh Paswan, who turned rebel from Jansuraj, has also filed nomination papers as an independent candidate.
Note: Affidavits regarding education, assets, debts and criminal records can influence voters’ opinions.