As elections in Bihar approach, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) released the list of candidates that would be contesting on the 123 seats. Son of party supremo Lalu Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, is set to contest from the Raghopur assembly seat in Vaishali district. This also comes amid reports of tussles within the Mahagathbandhan.
Who Is Contesting From Where?
Lalit Yadav from Darbhanga Rural, and Dilip Singh from Barauli, Ram Vilas Paswan in Pirpainti (SC), and Savitri Devi in Chakai.
The other candidates include Renu Kushwaha in Bihariganj constituency, Anita Devi Mahto in Warsaliganj, Mala Pushpam in Hasanpur, Sandhya Rani Kushwaha in Madhuban, and Ritu Priya Chaudhary in Imamganj (SC).
Tanushree Manjhi in Barachatti (SC), Chandni Devi Singh in Baniapur constituency, Arvind Sahani in Sarairanjan, Prema Chaudhary in Patepur (SC), Shambu Nath in Brahampur, and Mukesh Yadav in Bajpatti.
Mahagathbandhan Seat Sharing
Earlier, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) announced that the party will go solo in the high-stakes Bihar assembly elections.
The announcement came after the Mahagathbandhan, which includes RJD and Congress, failed to seal a pact for the first phase of the Bihar polls.
On the other hand, Congress has also released its second list amid the ongoing Mahagathbandhan seat-sharing crisis. On October 17, the grand old party released its first list of 48 candidates for the assembly poll.
Bihar Election 2025
The elections in all 243 assembly seats in Bihar will be held in two phases on November 6 and 11. The results are set to be declared on November 14.
As per ANI, the last date to file nominations for the second phase of the Bihar Assembly Election is Monday (October 20).
It also marks the last date for withdrawal of nominations for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, covering 121 constituencies.
