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0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.404531em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">7 Veteran Politicians Contesting Bihar Elections 2025<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:5.58252%;top:98.54369%;width:48.54369%;height:2.91262%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:1% 1% 1% 1% \/ 11.11111111111111% 11.11111111111111% 11.11111111111111% 11.11111111111111%\" id=\"el-f57f934e-7926-483e-a4aa-e62a7e8ed62f\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.0470000000000006% 0;font-family:&quot;BioRhyme&quot;,serif;font-size:0.194175em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">SWASTIK SHARMA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.8932%;top:77.34628%;width:76.69903%;height:15.04854%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 2.1505376344086025% 2.1505376344086025% 2.1505376344086025% 2.1505376344086025%\" id=\"el-250aa0ab-68c4-4c7e-b64d-522c331b82da\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6368670886075947% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.404531em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Nitish Kumar<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Party: Janata Dal (United)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.8932%;top:77.34628%;width:76.69903%;height:15.04854%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 2.1505376344086025% 2.1505376344086025% 2.1505376344086025% 2.1505376344086025%\" id=\"el-71dcb0e7-3b9b-44f3-a409-9b295d0717c7\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6368670886075947% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.404531em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Prem Kumar<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Party:<\/span><span style=\"color: #fff\"> Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:5.58252%;top:98.54369%;width:48.54369%;height:2.91262%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:1% 1% 1% 1% \/ 11.11111111111111% 11.11111111111111% 11.11111111111111% 11.11111111111111%\" id=\"el-5e5b3333-5afc-45e4-a6c1-88624b7243eb\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.0470000000000006% 0;font-family:&quot;BioRhyme&quot;,serif;font-size:0.194175em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">SWASTIK SHARMA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:68.68932%;top:85.92233%;width:48.54369%;height:1.77994%;transform:rotate(269deg);opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:1% 1% 1% 1% \/ 18.181818181818183% 18.181818181818183% 18.181818181818183% 18.181818181818183%\" id=\"el-1cff2813-bddb-45c2-adc1-96718135718f\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0703125% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.161812em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">IMAGE CREDIT: WIKIPEDIA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"2aa3d291-e232-47e3-bb86-e77d5ef15dcf\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#2f383b\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-b5c6478c-8b62-495c-83af-a640199cbb5a\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:315.52264%;height:100%;left:-107.76132%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5.png\" alt=\"image\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5.png 1198w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5-1170x659.png 1170w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5-1024x577.png 1024w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5-768x433.png 768w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5-585x330.png 585w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 142vh, 315vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<div class=\"element-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-background-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.8932%;top:77.34628%;width:76.69903%;height:15.04854%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 2.1505376344086025% 2.1505376344086025% 2.1505376344086025% 2.1505376344086025%\" id=\"el-0ec16885-d326-425c-860c-aedc35a54265\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6368670886075947% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.404531em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Prem Kumar<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Party:<\/span><span style=\"color: #fff\"> Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:5.58252%;top:98.54369%;width:48.54369%;height:2.91262%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:1% 1% 1% 1% \/ 11.11111111111111% 11.11111111111111% 11.11111111111111% 11.11111111111111%\" id=\"el-af1bbecf-55f0-436c-8cf8-4292a27b93ae\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.0470000000000006% 0;font-family:&quot;BioRhyme&quot;,serif;font-size:0.194175em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">SWASTIK SHARMA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:68.68932%;top:85.92233%;width:48.54369%;height:1.77994%;transform:rotate(269deg);opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:1% 1% 1% 1% \/ 18.181818181818183% 18.181818181818183% 18.181818181818183% 18.181818181818183%\" id=\"el-e44880c3-c08f-4e45-99c1-60a885b64d79\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0703125% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.161812em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">IMAGE CREDIT: National Herald<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"7403225e-a2d1-4e66-afc2-7af8fe3e5a69\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#8d9382\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-7287533b-041a-496f-81e6-2681ab5a13f0\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:237.03704%;height:100%;left:-68.51852%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-6.png\" alt=\"image\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-6.png 640w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-6-585x439.png 585w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-6-300x225.png 300w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-6-150x113.png 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 107vh, 237vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<div class=\"element-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-background-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.8932%;top:77.34628%;width:76.69903%;height:10.35599%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 3.125% 3.125% 3.125% 3.125%\" id=\"el-a2d0bc00-8f9f-4f81-b1ce-18c82db15fe1\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.6368670886075947% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.404531em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Shravan Kumar<\/span><span style=\"color: #fff\"><br \/>\n <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Party:<\/span><span style=\"color: #fff\"> Janata Dal (United)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:5.58252%;top:98.54369%;width:48.54369%;height:2.91262%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:1% 1% 1% 1% \/ 11.11111111111111% 11.11111111111111% 11.11111111111111% 11.11111111111111%\" id=\"el-ca2758f3-7eba-415b-92be-b435238d481c\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.0470000000000006% 0;font-family:&quot;BioRhyme&quot;,serif;font-size:0.194175em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">SWASTIK SHARMA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:68.68932%;top:85.92233%;width:48.54369%;height:1.77994%;transform:rotate(269deg);opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:1% 1% 1% 1% \/ 18.181818181818183% 18.181818181818183% 18.181818181818183% 18.181818181818183%\" id=\"el-c46edff8-df60-48cc-90a3-3a6d8e48c5f6\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0703125% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.161812em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">IMAGE CREDIT: ABP News<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"bbde0a41-6aa0-4b1a-b410-b86b812b9cef\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#2c2e30\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-f762f8f4-2e10-450b-b37e-79fda367d8be\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:163.28878%;height:100%;left:-31.64439%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-7.png\" alt=\"image\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-7.png 710w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-7-585x637.png 585w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-7-276x300.png 276w,https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-7-150x163.png 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 74vh, 163vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<div class=\"element-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-background-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.8932%;top:77.34628%;width:76.69903%;height:15.04854%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 2.1505376344086025% 2.1505376344086025% 2.1505376344086025% 2.1505376344086025%\" id=\"el-06acb9f7-aab1-41c9-a1b7-67f39fa8bfa9\">\n<h3 class=\"fill 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style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.0470000000000006% 0;font-family:&quot;BioRhyme&quot;,serif;font-size:0.194175em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">SWASTIK SHARMA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:68.68932%;top:85.92233%;width:48.54369%;height:1.77994%;transform:rotate(269deg);opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:1% 1% 1% 1% \/ 18.181818181818183% 18.181818181818183% 18.181818181818183% 18.181818181818183%\" id=\"el-ecd82f72-c6bb-4fa8-b963-37bdf710688b\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0703125% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.161812em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span 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