Patna : The JD(U) Bihar polls first list is out, as the party released 57 candidates on Wednesday for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, including several state ministers and fresh faces.
The party made the announcement just two days before the deadline for filing nominations for the first phase of polls, which ends on November 6. This strategic timing of the JD(U) Bihar polls first list aims to maximize impact.
The list features several prominent leaders and ministers from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar‘s cabinet, along with a few new entrants.
Among the key names, Bahubali leader Anant Kumar Singh will contest from Mokama, a seat where he had already filed his nomination on Tuesday, a day before the official announcement.
Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Bihar’s Water Resource Minister and a close confidant of CM Nitish, will contest from Sarairanjan in Samastipur district.
Shyam Rajak, JD(U) National General Secretary, will run as the party’s candidate from Phulwarisharif in Patna district.
The party has fielded Ramanand Mandal from Suryagarha. The seat had been expected to go to Prahalad Yadav, a former RJD MLA who switched to the NDA during the February 2024 floor test. Prahalad Yadav, who won Suryagarha on an RJD ticket in 2020, did not receive a ticket this time.
Bihar JD(U) president Umesh Singh Kushwaha will contest from Mahnar (Vaishali), Cabinet Minister Maheshwar Hazari from Kalyanpur (SC reserved), Minister Ratnesh Sada from Sonbarsa (SC reserved), Minister Amrendra Pratap Singh from Kuchaikot (Gopalganj), and Education Minister Sunil Kumar from Bhore.
In a notable move, the party gave a ticket to Komal Singh, daughter of Veena Devi (LJP-RV MP from Vaishali), from Gaighat (Muzaffarpur), signaling a strategic outreach toward LJP’s support base.
Most constituencies in the first JD(U) list fall under the first phase of elections, showcasing the importance of the JD(U) Bihar polls first list.
Under the NDA’s seat-sharing arrangement, JD(U) will contest 101 of Bihar’s 243 Assembly seats, while the BJP, LJP (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), and Rashtriya Lok Morcha will fight for the remaining seats. The JD(U) Bihar polls first list is a strategic move to strengthen their position.
–IANS
