Agartala: Nov 14. The BJP candidate and former Assam Cadre IPS officer Anand Mishra has stormed ahead in Buxar, opening up a 12,000-vote lead after six rounds of counting a dramatic shift in a seat long seen as a Congress fortress.
According to the Election Commission data, Mishra has already bagged 62,642 votes (49.37%), putting him miles ahead of Congress’s Munna Tiwari, who sits at 12,262 votes and is visibly struggling to defend his turf.
The ex-cop, who earlier worked briefly with Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj before joining the BJP, is now emerging as the constituency’s most influential new face. Mishra’s rapid ascent has reshaped the narrative in Buxar. His grassroots outreach was boosted by strong public connect and his transition from the police force to politics has clearly landed with voters.
For Congress, the warning signs are loud. Tiwari, who won in 2020 by just 3,892 votes and more comfortably in 2015, now faces a wave that’s moving firmly in Mishra’s direction.
