Here's another jolt for the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Bihar.

Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United candidate Arun Manjhi won the by-election to state's Fatuha assembly constituency. The JD (U) candidate overcame his nearest rival Punent Rai, nominee of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) combine, by nearly 10,000 votes.

It should be noted that the by-election was held on May 28 last month, following the death of JD-U legislator Sarjug Paswan.

Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar thanked the people of the state, and said that the voters have reposed trust in the development work of his government.

While speaking on this, JD (U) national spokesperson Shivanand Tiwari said, "For 15 long years Laluji befooled people. You can't fool all the people all the time. It was, therefore, not surprising for the people to rally behind the NDA which won 32 out of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. Again, the win in Fatuah was very much on the expected lines. As for Laluji, he has been ousted both from the state and the Centre."

With this win, JD (U)'s tally in the State assembly rose to 81, followed by its alliance partner BJP (52).

Currently, 17 of the 243 assembly seats in Bihar are lying vacant.

The JD-U win is considered as another setback for RJD and LJP combination in Bihar.

Both the parties viz. Lalu led RJD and Ram Vilas Paswan led LJP were defeated badly in the recently held Parliamentary elections.

Out of 40, RJD could win only four seats. On the other hand, LJP failed to open its account.