Nomination process for first phase of Bihar polls begins today

New Delhi: With the Bihar Assembly elections approaching, the first wave of nominations will begin on Friday, marking a key step in the state's high-stakes electoral campaign.

As the election season heats up in Bihar, candidates will begin filing nomination papers for 121 assembly constituencies spread over 18 districts.

The Election Commission of India will issue the official notification for the first phase on Friday, formally kicking off the nomination process. Voting for this phase will be held on November 6.

The 18 districts going to polls in the first phase include Gopalganj, Siwan, Saran, Buxar, Bhojpur, Patna, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, Darbhanga, Samastipur, Sheikhpura, Lakhisarai, Begusarai, Munger, Khagaria, Saharsa, and Madhepura, IANS reported.

As the nomination window opens, political activity has gained momentum across the state. Rallies, strategy meetings, and candidate selection discussions are in full swing, especially among the key alliances gearing up for a fiercely contested election.

Amid the build-up, Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal on Thursday said that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will announce its seat-sharing formula and list of candidates within the next two to three days.

Jaiswal confirmed that discussions with NDA allies are progressing smoothly. “We discussed the names of candidates for both the sitting BJP seats and those we lost in the last election. The names have been finalised, and the list will soon be released by the party’s parliamentary committee,” he said.

Jaiswal added that senior BJP leaders had conducted a detailed review to finalise candidates and that the alliance had already completed most of the groundwork in preparation for the upcoming polls.

With the nomination process kicking off and alliances gearing up to declare their candidates, Bihar’s political landscape is set for an intense election season.