Rabri Devi, wife of former Chief Minister and RJD supremo Lalu Yadav, has received a notice to vacate her residence located at 10 Circular Road. Politics has intensified in Bihar on the notice given by the Building Construction Department. While the opposition is cornering the government on this matter, Jitan Ram Manjhi’s party (Hum) which is part of the NDA has now reacted on this. On Wednesday (November 26, 2025), HAM’s national president and Bihar government minister Santosh Suman said that the department has not done anything wrong. This is the decision of the court.

Santosh Suman said, “Four years ago, the Allahabad High Court had given a decision that no house would be allotted to any former Chief Minister. Rabri Devi is the leader of the House, hence till now she was living in the house located at 10 Circular Road. Now this is the decision of the government. She is not being made homeless. Notice has been given to change the house. The house she has got is also very big. There should be no politics in this.”

‘Government can change residence whenever it wants’

On Tej Pratap Yadav’s statement about Lalu-Nitish’s friendship, Santosh Suman said, “Whatever Tej Pratap Yadav may be saying in politics, but he also knows the law very well. This is the reason why he himself vacated his residence after losing the election. So no kind of politics should be done in this too. This is a government residence and it belongs to the government. The government can change the residence whenever it wants.”

Let us tell you that when Jitan Ram Manjhi became the Chief Minister of Bihar, he had given special facilities to the former Chief Minister. Y+ category security was provided along with large accommodation. In such a situation, at that time all the former Chief Ministers started getting this facility. Jagannath Mishra who was alive at that time was also given this facility. When Nitish Kumar resigned from the post of Chief Minister and made Jitan Ram Manjhi the Chief Minister, all these arrangements were made for Nitish Kumar also. However later this rule changed.

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This time in Bihar Assembly elections, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) contested on 6 seats and registered a resounding victory on 5 seats. Despite this, none of the winning MLAs of the party got a place in the new cabinet of Nitish Kumar. Still, party chief Jitan Ram Manjhi seems happy and the reason for this is his son Santosh Suman becoming a minister once again.

5 HAM MLAs win, but no one gets ministerial post
The 5 seats won by Hindustani Awam Morcha in this election include-

• Deepa Manjhi from Imamganj (daughter-in-law of Jitan Ram Manjhi)
• Lalan Ram from Kutumba, who defeated Congress President Rajesh Ram
• Barachatti to Jyoti Devi (Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Samdhan)
• Romit Kumar from Atri
• Prafulla Kumar Manjhi from Sikandra

None of these five have been given ministerial post in the Nitish government. This is being considered a big sign in political circles, but no voice of displeasure was raised in the Manjhi group.

Santosh Suman became minister for the third time
Even though the winning MLAs did not get a place in the new government of Nitish Kumar, Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son Santosh Kumar Suman has once again been made a minister. This will be his third term. Suman is the national president of HAM and also a member of Bihar Legislative Council.

Why is Santosh Suman important?
Santosh Suman is considered a leader who is educated and does politics with planning. He has done MA in Political Science from Delhi University. He has passed UGC-NET. He has done PhD from Magadh University. Before coming into politics, he was a lecturer and social worker. While being a minister, he did many works in the Scheduled Caste and Tribe Welfare Department. By resigning from the Nitish cabinet in 2023, he also gave a strong political message on the issue of independent identity of the party.

HAM’s small performance, but big political role
Although, HAM’s performance in the 2025 Bihar elections was not very good, but this party emerged as very important in the political equations. Manjhi’s role in coalition politics has continuously increased and Santosh Suman becoming a minister is the biggest proof of this.

Ham party meeting: In Bihar’s capital Patna, the executive meeting of the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) Party was held on Sunday. In the meeting, the party’s strategy was discussed in view of the upcoming assembly elections. Santosh Suman, a minister in the Bihar government and the national president of the party, chaired the meeting.

What did Santosh Suman say after the meeting?

Speaking to the news agency IANS after the meeting, Santosh Suman said, “The most important issue of today’s executive meeting was what should be our party’s strategy in the coming elections. How to strengthen the organization, win more and more seats and help your coalition colleagues strongly.

The party plans to deploy strong workers in every assembly constituency, so that a strong hold can be made at the ground level. Our publicity on social media should be more, all these things were discussed in the meeting “How many seats are their party preparing in Bihar assembly elections?

In response to this question, Santosh Suman said, “Our preparation is on all 243 seats in Bihar, as far as the demand for seats is concerned, Jitan Ram Manjhi always encourages his workers. Demand of 35 to 40 seats has come from the workers. Along with this, he also made it clear that the party will work to formulate an election strategy and the final decision on the seats will be done only after consultations.

We claim 35 to 40 seats

Let me tell you that earlier on Saturday, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi had said during the worker conference in the town of Purnia district that 35 to 40 seats for ‘Hum’ were claimed inside the NDA alliance and the party’s first official candidate Rajendra Yadav was declared a candidate from Kasba assembly constituency in Purnia district.

While addressing more than 10,000 party workers at Kalanand High School, ‘Hum’ chief looked quite emotional and excited. He had said that this time we should reach at least 20 of us in the assembly, so that the voice of the public is elevated. We need at least 35 to 40 seats to contest the Bihar assembly elections of 2025. Manjhi reminded the media that Rajendra Yadav contested from the town assembly constituency as an NDA candidate in 2020, making this seat a strong stronghold for the party.

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