The BJP has released the third list of 18 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections. With this, the party has announced its candidates for all 101 seats, which the BJP got as part of a seat-sharing arrangement in the NDA. The Party has fielded Sanjay Pandey from Narkatiaganj, Umakant Singh from Chanpatia and Lalbabu Prasad Gupta from Chiraia. Bina Devi will contest from Kochadhaman seat, Satish Kumar Yadav from Raghopur, and Murari Paswan will fight from Pirpainti.
Senior party leader and five-time MLA Bhagirathi Devi has not been renominated from the Ramnagar constituency in West Champaran district. Sugarcane Industries Minister Krishnanandan Paswan has been fielded again from Harsiddhi, while folk singer Vinay Bihari has once more been given a ticket from Lauria. Sangeeta Kumari, the MLA from Mohania, and Bharat Bind, the MLA from Bhabhua of whom joined the BJP after leaving the Rashtriya Janata Dal-have been renominated from their respective constituencies.
Meanwhile, the Rashtriya Lok Morcha, led by Upendra Kushwaha, has also announced its list of candidates for the seats allotted to it. Snehlata, the wife of party president Upendra Kushwaha, will contest from the Rohtas Assembly constituency.
