The Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 is all set to begin in three phases this October-November. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda chaired a meeting over the Bihar assembly election at the latter’s residence in New Delhi today.
The Lok Janshakti Party has decided to contest the elections on its own and not within an alliance with the ruling NDA, according to party sources.
Amid speculations that LJP would part ways with the NDA, a Central Parliamentary Board meeting was held under the leadership of party chief Chirag Paswan today, where the call was taken.
On October 3, the LJP postponed a meeting that was scheduled to take place on Saturday to decide on whether to accept the BJP-led NDA offer of seats in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, owing to the ill health of Ram Vilas Paswan.
BJP and Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) have not yet announced the seat-sharing agreement for the Bihar Assembly elections. However, according to several media reports, they have reached a seat-sharing agreement in principle with an almost even split.
JDU leader and state Education Minister Krishnandan Verma to contest from Jehanabad assembly seat. In 2015, he contested from Ghosi seat and emerged victorious.
Rashtriya Janta Dal today released its first list announcing its candidates for the first phase of polling in 16 districts after an agreement in the Grand Alliance on seat sharing. Check full list
Nitish Kumar’s party has announced first list of 12 candidates for the first phase of polls which is scheduled on October 28. Check list here
BJPholds Central Election Committee Meeting for Bihar Assembly Election in presence of PM Narendra Modi.
The Communist Party of India (CPI) announced the names of candidates for six Assembly constituencies that the party was given under the seat-sharing arrangement of the Grand Alliance in Bihar. The CPI will be contesting Bakhri, Teghra, Bachhwara, Harlakhi, Jhanjharpur and Rupauli seats, the partys state secretary Ram Naresh Pandey said.