Bihar Polls: RJD-ally Congress releases first list of 21 candidates for upcoming elections

Congress on Wednesday released its first list of 21 candidates for Bihar assembly elections. list was anunced after Congress Central Election Committee heed by party chief Sonia Gandhi cleared ir names at a meeting held earlier this week. Congress has minated Shubhanand Mukesh, son of Congress Legislature Party leer in Bihar Sanand Singh, for Kahalgaon assembly seat.

Congress fielded Akhauri Onkar Nath from Gaya Town inste of Mohan Shrivastava, who is facing charges of rape. Sources said Shrivastava's name was earlier cleared, but following objections by some senior leers, he was dropped and replaced by ar candidate.

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Seat sharing formula

NDA- led by BJP poll-in-charge Devendra Fnavis has faced a revolt from LJP, which has decided to contest separately claiming ideological differences with JD(U). Snubbing m, BJP has reaffirmed Nitish Kumar as its CM candidate and has released its seat-share with JD(U) with BJP keeping 121 seats for itself out of which 11 seats will be given to Mukesh Sahni-led Vikassheel Insaan Party. On or hand, JD(U) will field its candidates in only 115 constituencies whereas Hindustani Awam Morcha has been given go-ahe in 7 seats- Kasba, Makhdumpur, Kutumba, Imamganj, Barachatti, Tikari and Sikandra. LJP has stated that it will t field its candidates against BJP and is open for a post-poll coalition.

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Similarly, Mahagathbandhan which saw initial revolt from Congress finally agreed to a 144-70 seat-share formula with Congress,  and three or Communist parties contesting on 29 seats, anuncing Tejashwi Yav as its CM face. BJP, JDU, Congress, RJD, JMM have alrey released ir list of candidates. Bihar will vote in 3 phases - October 28, vember 3, and vember 7, with results being declared on vember 10.

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Bihar Assembly elections 2020

Bihar goes to polls in three phases for its 243 assembly seats on October 28, vember 3 and vember 7. Keeping in view COVID-19 protocol, voting time has been increased by one hour. counting of votes will take place on vember 10.

NDA has anunced its seat-sharing formula: BJP will contest 121 seats and JD(U) will contest 115, while Jitan Ram Manjhi's HAM will contest 7 seats. VIP party will be incorporated in BJP's seats. Mahgathbandhan has anunced Tejashwi Yav as its CM face, and RJD-Congress has agreed on a 144-70 seat-sharing formula along with three or Communist parties contesting on 29 seats. re are three or alliances also that will contest elections this year namely Progressive Democratic Alliance (PDA) - JAP, ASP, SDP, and BMP,  United Democratic Secular Alliance (UDSA) - AIMIM-SJD and BSP-RLSP.

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.

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