Bihar Elections: Cong picks Shatrughan Sinha's son Luv Sinha for tough battle in Bankipore

After massive chaos within party, Congress on Thursday anunced list of remaining candidates for Bihar elections. One candidate who surely catches eye is Bollywood actor and former BJP leer Shatrughan Sinha's son Luv Sinha. junior Shotgun has been given ticket from Bankipore, which goes to poll in second phase of elections on vember 3.

Interestingly, Shatrughan Sinha, who parted ways from  BJP ahe of Lok Sabha elections 2019, and joined Congress h contested unsuccessfully from  Patna Sahib constituency. w his son Luv has been pitted against BJP's three-time MLA Nitin Navin from Bankipore, which falls under Patna Sahib. Luv Sinha's debut in politics comes after his Bollywood debut in 2009 with Siyaan. 

Bankipur seat is going to be a tough fight for junior Shotgun as it is considered as BJP's citel. sitting BJP MLA Navin has won seat since 2005 and his far Navan Kishor Pras Sinha h held seat from 1995 for BJP. 

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Seat-sharing formula of RJD-Cong alliance 

Congress is contesting on 70 seats in Bihar as party agreed to a seat-sharing deal of 144-70 with RJD. Three or Communist parties are also part of Mahagathbandhan and are contesting on 29 seats. Tejashwi Yav has been declared its CM face. 

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This year's Bihar elections will witness clash of as many as five alliances. ruling JDU-BJP is contesting along with Mukesh Sahni's VIP and former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), while LJP has decided to go solo.  Mahagathbandhan led by RJD has lost many key allies and is contesting with Congress and three left parties.

On 28 September, Pappu Yav who is eyeing a comeback in politics of Bihar stitched an alliance of his party Jan hikar Party (JAP) with Chandrashekhar Az's Az Samaj Party', MK Faizi's Social Democratic Party and Bahujan Mukti Party. y named it Progressive Democratic Alliance (PDA). On or side, confident after his party's victory in byelections, AIMIM chief Asuddin Owaisi has teamed up with Upendra Kushwaha-led RLSP, Mayawati's BSP, Devendra Yav's SJDD, and SBSP as 'Grand Democratic Secular Front' to contest upcoming polls. 

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Bihar polls

Bihar Assembly has a strength of 243 members out of which 38 seats are reserved for SC and two for ST. In 2015 state polls, Mahagatbandhan comprising RJD, JD(U) and Congress won a whopping majority with 178 seats under leership of Nitish Kumar. On or hand,  BJP-led alliance won from only 58 constituencies. On July 26, 2017, Nitish Kumar stepped down as CM citing irreconcilable differences with RJD over corruption allegations against Tejashwi Yav and joined hands with its former ally BJP.

upcoming Assembly election will be held in three phases - October 28, vember 3 and vember 7.  To decongest polling stations, voting time has been increased by one hour. Thus, people will be able to cast ir votes from 7 am to 6 pm barring for areas affected by Left-wing extremism.  counting of votes will take place on vember 10.

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