6-time MLA Awadh Bihari named RJD's Lok Sabha candidate from Siwan

Lalu Prasad Yadav's RJD has fielded former Bihar Speaker Awadh Bihari Choudhary from Siwan constituency for Lok Sabha elections. Notably, Choudhary is a six-time MLA from the same seat. Siwan was earlier a stronghold of late gangster and RJD politician Mohammad Shahabuddin, who died of COVID-19. Choudhary will face ex-MLA Ramesh Kushwaha's wife Vijaylaxmi Devi in the elections.