In Araria, a seat that fell vacant due to the death of Rashtriya Janata Dal strongman Mohd Taslimuddin, the RJD has fielded his son Sarfaraz Alam, eyeing a chunk of the Muslim-Yadav voters who make up more than half the electorate. The BJP has fielded Pradip Singh who had won the seat in 2009 and finished runner-up in 2014. While Mr Yadav has addressed several meetings in Araria over three days, Mr Kumar has addressed two rallies.