Grand Alliance announced 4 candidates for the Bihar by-poll.
Patna October 20, 2024: Ahead of the Bihar by-elections scheduled for November 13, the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) has officially announced its candidates for the four assembly seats: Imamgang, Belagang, Ramgarh and Tarari.
RJD will contest on 3 seats and CPI-ML on 1 seat in Grand Alliance:
Three of the candidates are from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), while one is from the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation (CPI-ML).
Raushan Kumar Manjhi alias Rajesh Manjhi from RJD will comtest the Imamganj seat.
Vishwanath Kumar Singh from RJD will contest the Belaganj seat.
Ajit Kumar Singh from RJD will contest the Ramgarh seat.
Raju Yadav from CPI-ML will contest the Tarari seat.
This decision was finalized in a meeting of key Grand Alliance leaders, including RJD state president Jagadanand Singh, Congress state president Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Sanjay Yadav of CPI-ML, and others, held at the RJD office in Patna on Sunday.
Grand Alliance’s top leader Lalu Prasad approved the names:
These names had already been approved by RJD national president Lalu Prasad Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav, leader of the opposition in the Bihar assembly.
Congress state president Akhilesh Prasad Singh made the formal announcement, expressing confidence that Grand Alliance would defeat the NDA candidates in the by-polls.
NDA and Jan Suraj already announced 3 candidates each to challenge Grand Alliance:
In contrast, the NDA and the Jan Suraj Party have also announced candidates for three seats each so far.
BJP has named Vishal Prashant for the Tarari seat and Ashok Kumar Singh for the Ramgarh seat.
Hindustani Awami Morcha (HAMS), led by Jitan Ram Manjhi, has selected Deepa Manjhi, his daughter-in-law to contest for Imamganj.
JD(U) has yet to announce a candidate for the Belaganj constituency.
The Jan Suraj Party, led by political strategist Prashant Kishor, has fielded Lt. General Krishna Singh from Trari, Professor Khilafat Hussain from Belaganj, and Dr. Jitendra Paswan from Imamganj. However, the Jan Suraj Party has not yet declared a candidate for the Ramgarh constituency.
The last date for filing nominations is October 25 and its deadline for withdrawal of candidacy by October 30, the date of polling is November 13 and the result will be announced on November 23.
The by-elections will be a crucial test for all political parties involved, as they seek to strengthen their foothold ahead of future electoral contests in Bihar.
Also Read: BJP announced 2 candidates for Tarari and Ramgarh by-polls.
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