Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) releases first list of 57 candidates for Bihar assembly elections

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Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United JD(U) on Wednesday released its first list of 57 candidates for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls. JD(U)'s list comes a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party released the name of 71 candidates. An initial reading of the list indicates that the party has has distributed tickets this time keeping social balance and regional equations in mind.

The announcement of the list for JD(U) comes at a time when the regional party is visible unhappy with two key facets regarding  the upcoming polls. The JD(U) has expressed its unhappiness over the seat sharing formula -- BJP, JD(U)  to contest 101 seats each and also few specific assembly seats that found mention in BJP's first list yesterday. Bihar is all set to vote in the first phase on October 6.

The announcement includes candidates for four seats sought by Chirag Paswan, signalling the party's intent to contest those constituencies firmly. Among the key candidates announced are Ratnesh Sada from Sonbarsa, Vidyasagar Nishad from Morwa, Dhumal Singh from Ekma,and Kaushal Kishore from Rajgir.

An initial reading of the list indicates: 

Key Candidates:

-Ratnesh Sada from Sonbarsa

-Vidyasagar Nishad from Morwa

-Dhumal Singh from Ekma

-Kaushal Kishore from Rajgir

Senior Leaders and sitting MLAs in the List

-Vijay Kumar Choudhary, a minister in the state government, will contest from Sarai Ranjan

-Narendra Narayan Yadav from Alamnagar

-Niranjan Kumar Mehta from Bihariganj

-Ramesh Rishi Dev from Singheshwar

-Kavita Saha from Madhepura

-Gandeshwar Shah from Mahisi

-Atirek Kumar from Kusheshwarsthan