NEW DELHI: The BJP released a list of 46 candidates on Sunday, all for the second phase of the Bihar assembly polls, bringing to 75 the number of constituencies for which the party has announced its nominees so far.
State Minister Nand Kishore Yadav (of Patna Sahib) and Nitish Mishra, son of former Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra, are among those nominated by the party as candidates.
The list was released a day after the party’s central electoral committee, which includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, met here.
State Minister Nand Kishore Yadav (of Patna Sahib) and Nitish Mishra, son of former Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra, are among those nominated by the party as candidates.
The list was released a day after the party’s central electoral committee, which includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, met here.
केंद्रीय चुनाव समिति, भाजपा ने बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए निम्नांकित उम्मीदवारों की सूची जारी की है। हमारी शुभका… https://t.co/SMc0dDzhsn
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The BJP is contesting the assembly elections in alliance with the JD (U). Two other parties, Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), have also been included in the alliance.
The BJP is vying for 110 seats in the 243-member assembly. The party has yielded 11 seats of its quota to the VIP.
The JD (U) will compete in 115 seats, leaving its remaining seven-seat portion for HAM.
The assembly elections in Bihar will be held in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7. The results will be announced on November 10.
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