Patna (Bihar) [India], October 15 (ANI): The Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) on Wednesday released its first list of 14 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections, covering 29 seats allotted to the party under the final seat-sharing agreement within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
According to the announcement, the party’s candidates include Raju Tiwari from Govindganj, Sanjay Kumar Singh from Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Vishnu Dev Paswan from Darouli, Seemant Mrinal from Garkha, Surendra Kumar from Sahebpur Kamal, Sanjay Kumar from Bakhri, and Babulal Shaurya from Parbatta. Additional candidates are Mithun Kumar from Nathnagar, Sunil Kumar from Paliganj, Hulas Pandey from Brahmpur, Rajiv Ranjan Singh from Dehri, Sangita Devi from Balrampur, Rani Kumari from Makhdumpur, and Prakash Chandra from Obra.
Meanwhile, NDA ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its second list of 12 candidates, bringing its total to 83 out of 101 seats allocated under the alliance’s seat-sharing plan. Notable names include folk singer Maithili Thakur from Alinagar in Darbhanga and former IPS officer Anand Mishra from Buxar. Mishra had earlier been part of Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj and led its Youth Wing as president.
Another NDA partner, Janata Dal (United), unveiled its first list of 57 candidates, approved by party President Nitish Kumar. The list does not include any Muslim candidates in this first phase. Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustan Awam Morcha (Secular) announced six candidates, four of whom are sitting MLAs.
While the NDA has finalised seat distribution among its constituents, the opposition Mahagathbandhan is still deliberating on its seat-sharing formula. Under the NDA arrangement, the BJP and JD(U) will contest 101 seats each, LJP (RV) will contest 29, and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) will contest six seats each.
The 243-seat Bihar Assembly elections are scheduled in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with counting set for November 14. (ANI)
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