The Janata Dal United (JDU) has released its second list of 44 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections. This is the final list of the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led party, which is contesting 101 seats in the two-phase polls next month. The party released the first list of 57 candidates on Wednesday, October 15. With the announcement, two major parties in the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) – the JD-U and the Bharatiya Janata Party announced the names of candidates for the upcoming elections. Both JD-U and BJP are contesting 101 seats each in the election for the 243-member house. Bihar Assembly polls are scheduled to be held in two phases on November 6 and 11. The first phase will see voting for 121 seats, while 122 seats will be voted for in the second and the final phase of the election. Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), another NDA faction, also announced the first list of 14 candidates out of the 29 seats allotted to the party in the final seat distribution. The Rashtriya Lok Morcha, led by former Union minister and Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha, announced its list of six candidates on Wednesday. (Check for updates)
Nitish Kumar’s JDU announces the final list of 44 candidates for Bihar Election 2025. Check out names here
