The convoy of BJP candidate from the Patliputra Lok Sabha seat in Bihar, Ram Kripal Yadav, was attacked in Patna and a party worker was injured by unidentified assailants after voting concluded on Saturday, police said. He was fielded against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Misa Bharti, daughter of former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, reported news agency ANI.

"We received information that on the Patna-Jehanabad road, the convoy of (BJP MP) Ram Kripal Yadav was attacked and a party worker was injured in the incident. A written complaint was filed and we are investigating the matter...," Patna East Superintendent of Police Bharat Soni said on Saturday. Yadav won the last two elections by a small margin. This time, Misa Bharti was backed by a coalition including the RJD, Congress, RJD, Congress, CPI, CPM, CPI-ML, etc, reported ANI.