AAP unveils second list of 48 candidates for Bihar Assembly Elections

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released its second list of 48 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.

According to the list announced on Tuesday, Prem Prapt Singh will contest from Chapra, Rajendra Prasad Singh from Lalganj, Aditya Lal from Purnia, and Inderjeet Jyotikar from Hathua.

Earlier, AAP had released its first list of 11 candidates.

Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared its first list of 71 candidates for the high-stakes polls. Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha have been fielded from Tarapur and Lakhisarai constituencies, respectively. Former Deputy Chief Ministers Renu Devi and Tarkishore Prasad will contest from Bettiah and Katihar.

The BJP has also nominated former Union Minister Ramkripal Yadav from Danapur. Assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav has been denied a ticket from Patna Sahib, with Ratnesh Kushwaha replacing him. The party has also substituted long-time Kumrahar MLA Arun Kumar Sinha with Sanjay Gupta.

The BJP’s list includes seven women candidates — Renu Devi (Bettiah), Gayatri Devi (Parihar), Devanti Yadav (Narpatganj), Sweety Singh (Kishanganj), Nisha Singh (Pranpur), Kavita Devi (Korha - SC), and Rama Nishad (Aurai).

The party’s Central Election Committee, chaired by JP Nadda, finalised the names in a meeting held on October 12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Home Minister Amit Shah attended the meeting.

Bihar will vote in two phases on November 6 and 11, with results to be declared on November 14.

The last date for filing nominations for the first phase is October 17.