An analysis of the past five Bihar assembly elections shows voters in 20 constituencies, or 8% of the total seats, consecutively returned candidates from just a single party.
Since 1990, the BJP has had the most number of loyal constituencies. It retained 15 seats each in at least four out of the six elections during the period. Two seats, Bhagalpur and Gaya Town, have been BJP's virtual pocket boroughs for all the six back-toback terms since 1990.
Constituencies have been kind to individual candidates too, returning the same person irrespective of party affiliation. For instance, voters in Bochahan re-elected Ramai Ram for eight straight terms, even though he changed party as many as six times. more
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