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Patna, October 16 (IANS) Janata Dal (United) on Thursday released its second list of candidates for the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections.
The list features 44 candidates, including several influential leaders, sitting MLAs and young faces from diverse social and professional backgrounds, reflecting the party’s effort to balance experience with new energy.
With this second list, the party has now intensified its election preparations.
In a statement, JDU congratulated all its candidates and said the list has been prepared with the aim of ensuring inclusive development under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
The list includes prominent leaders like Dhirendra Pratap Singh alias Rinku Singh (Valmikinagar), Leshi Singh (Dhamdaha), Jayant Raj (Amarpur), Mahabali Singh (Karakat) and Sumit Kumar Singh. (Chakai).
Other names include Samriddh Verma (Sikta), Shweta Gupta (Shivhar), Pankaj Mishra (Runnisaidpur), Sudhanshu Shekhar (Harlakhi), Meena Kamat (Babubarhi), Sheela Mandal (Phulparas), Satish Sah (Laukaha), Anirudh Prasad Yadav (Nirmali), Vijendra Prasad. Yadav (Supaul), Bulo Mandal (Gopalpur), Lalit Narayan Mandal (Sultanganj), Manorama Devi (Belaganj), Chetan Anand (Navinagar) and Vibha Devi (Nawada).
Notably, JD(U) has included four Muslim candidates in the list – a move being seen as an improvement after criticism of the party’s first list, which had no Muslim candidates.
The Muslim candidates in the second list are Janab Manzar Alam (Jokihat), Jama Khan (Chainpur), Saba Zafar (Aamour), and Shagufta Azim (Araria).
Political observers say this inclusion indicates Nitish Kumar’s attempt to retain minority support and balance the NDA’s overall social reach, especially after the BJP completely excluded Muslim names in its list of candidates.
The second list reflects JD(U)’s strategy of combining social inclusivity, regional representation and loyalty.
The inclusion of experienced faces like Leshi Singh and Mahabali Singh along with young leaders like Shweta Gupta and Samriddh Verma suggests the party’s effort to attract both rural and urban voters.
With this list, JD(U) has now announced 101 candidates in the two phases, making the NDA seat-sharing picture almost complete.
The party’s next focus will be on grassroots mobilization and campaign coordination across all constituencies.
Voting will be held in Bihar in two phases – November 6 and November 11, the results of which will be declared on November 14.
–IANS
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