Patna – In a surprising fusion of glamour and grassroots activism, Divya Gautam, the cousin of the late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, has emerged as the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation’s pick for the 2025 Bihar assembly elections.
Gautam, who once helmed leadership roles in the All India Students’ Association (AISA), steps into the fray as the candidate for the Digha constituency. Her nomination papers are set to be submitted on Wednesday, marking her formal entry into one of India’s most charged electoral battlegrounds.
The CPI(ML) Liberation, a key pillar of Bihar’s opposition Mahagathbandhan coalition alongside the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress, is positioning Gautam as a fresh voice amid the intensifying campaign. While the alliance has yet to unveil its comprehensive seat-sharing agreement, smaller partners like the Left parties have moved ahead by announcing nominees for strongholds where they anticipate allocations.
This development follows a similar initiative from fellow Left constituent CPI(M), which boasts two sitting MLAs in the outgoing assembly. Those legislators, Ajay Kumar and Satyendra Yadav, are slated to file their nominations on October 14 and 18, respectively, signaling the opposition’s proactive mobilization.
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Contrastingly, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has already locked in its distribution of the 243 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claims the lion’s share with 101 constituencies, while Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) has settled for a scaled-back portion after relinquishing initial pushes for greater influence. Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), under a Union minister’s stewardship, secures 29 seats. Meanwhile, Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Morcha and Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha each receive six, rounding out the NDA’s calculated lineup.
As Bihar braces for its two-phase polls on November 6 and 11, Gautam’s candidacy adds an unexpected layer of intrigue, bridging the worlds of cinema and caste-driven politics in a state where every alliance counts.
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