Bihar elections: BJP declares 35 candidates for 3rd phase; here is full list of contenders

BJP on Wednesday released its 4th list of 35 candidates for upcoming Bihar Assembly election. Thus, all 110 candidates of party have been anunced.  Vikassheel Insaan Party will contest from 11 seats belonging to overall BJP quota. candidates were finalised by BJP's Central Election Committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, party president JP Nda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, MSME Minister Nitin Gkari, Mhya Presh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, former Union Minister Shahnawaz Hussain and ors.

29, 46 and 35 candidates of BJP will contest in first, second and third phase respectively. Prominent BJP candidates include international shooter Shreyasi Singh (Jamui), former MP Hari Manjhi (Bodhgaya) and Bihar chief spokesperson Nikhil Anand (Maner). Only 13 (11.81%) of overall candidates are women as against ally JD(U) which has given tickets to 22 women. Moreover, BJP has t given a ticket to a single Muslim candidate. As a part of NDA alliance, JD(U) and HAM will contest 115 and 7 seats respectively. BJP has reiterated that next government will be led by CM Nitish Kumar. 

Here is fourth list: 

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Here is list of remaining candidates: 

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Bihar Assembly 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 3 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  areas affected by Left-wing extremism.  counting of votes will take place on vember 10.

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