BJP fields Ravi Shankar Prasad from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seatThe NDA in Bihar on Saturday announced the list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. While Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasas will contest from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat, LJP parliamentary party leader Chirag Paswan will seek re-election from Jamui. The Patna Sahib seat was represented by rebel BJP leader and actor Shatrughan Sinha. The party has denied ticket to its Muslim face Shahnawaz Hussain who in 2014 unsuccessfully contested from Bhagalpur Lok Sabha seat. The BJP also released list of 11 candidates from Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala and Telangana.
The saffron party has fielded its firebrand leader Giriraj Singh from Begusarai. Singh had won from Nawada seat in 2014 and wanted to enter the fray once again from here. The Nawada seat has been given to the LJP. The LJP has given ticket to Chandan Kumar from Bawada.
As per the seat-sharing pact, the BJP and JD(U) are contesting from 17 seats each while the LJP has been given six seats.
The state will go to polls in seven different phases between April 11 and May 19.
Meanwhile, the Grand Alliance-led by Lalu Prasad Yadav’s RJD has also finalised the seat-sharing agreement. While the RJD will field 20 candidates, the Congress has been given nine seats to contests. The RLSP of Upendra Kushwaha will put up candidates in five seats, HAM of Jitan Ram Manjhi and Vikashil Insan Party (VIP) of Mukesh Sahni of in 3 sets each. As per the pact, the RJD will give one seat out of its quota to CPI-ML.
Bihar has 40 parliamentary seats. The main contest is between NDA comprising BJP, Janata Dal (United) and LJP and grand alliance of RJD, Congress, HAM, RLSP and VIP. The state will go to polls in seven different phases between April 11 and May 19. Since caste politics is still dominate in the state, all the parties are banking heavily on caste equation while finalising the candidates. In the previous Lok Sabha polls held in 2014, the BJP had won 22 seats. The JD(U) had contested elections alone and pocketed just two seats. The RJD and Congress combine had won six seats.
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Addressing a rally in Bihar's Purnia, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that he is not scared of RSS and BJP.
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BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday slammed Congress leader Sam Pitroda for his remark on IAF operation in Balakot. He said that the Congress president Rahul Gandhi should explain it to the nation- do you consider such heinous attack (Pulwama attack) a routine incident?
Congress leader Jitin Prasada said that reports claiming that he will soon join the BJP are only rumours. "The rumour is on. How can I comment on rumours? These are all rumours," he said. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
BJP leader and Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasd said that he will surely win from Patna Sahib seat. he said, "Patna is my city, I was born there, studied there, became a lawyer. Even though I had been working on national level. I have an emotional connection with Patna. I am grateful to the party, PM Modi, Amit Shah Ji and others."
BJD MP from Kandhamal, Pratyusha Rajeswari Singh, joins BJP in presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
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31. Patliputra Lok Sabha - Ram Kripal Yadav (BJP)32. Ara Lok Sabha - RK Singh (BJP)33. Buxar Lok Sabha - Ashwini Kumar Choubey (BJP)34. Sasaram Lok Sabha - Chhedi Paswan (BJP) 35. Karakat Lok Sabha - Mahabali Singh (JD-U)36. Jehanabad Lok Sabha - Chandeshwar Prasad (JD-U)37. Aurangabad Lok Sabha - Sushil Kumar Singh (BJP)38. Gaya Lok Sabha - Vijay Kumar Manjhi (JD-U)39. Nawada Lok Sabha seat - Chandan Kumar (LJP) 40. Jamui Lok Sabha - Chirag paswan (LJP)
21. Hajipur Lok Sabha - Pashupati Kumar Paras (LJP)22. Ujiyarpur Lok Sabha - Nityanand Rai (BJP)23. Samastipur Lok Sabha - Ramchandra Paswan (LJP)24. Begusarai Lok Sabha - Giriraj Singh (BJP)25. Khagaria Lok Sabha - LJP to announce name later 26. Bhagalpur Lok Sabha - Ajay Kumar Mandal (JD-U)27. Banka Lok Sabha - Giridhari Yadav (JDU)28. Munger Lok Sabha - Rajeev Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh (JD-U)29. Nalanda Lok Sabha - Kaushlendra Kumar (JD-U)30. Patna Sahib Lok Sabha - Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP)
11. Katihar Lok Sabha - Dulal Chand Goswami (JD-U)12. Purnia Lok Sabha - Santosh Kumar Kushwaha (JD-U)13. Madhepura Lok Sabha - Dinesh Chandra Yadav (JD-U)14. Darbhanga: Gopal Thakur (BJP)15. Muzzafarpur Lok Sabha - Ajay Nishad (BJP)16. Vaishali Lok Sabha - Veena Devi (LJP)17. Gopalganj Lok Sabha - Alok Kumar Suman (JD-U)18. Siwan Lok Sabha seat - Kavita Singh (JD-U)19. Maharajganj: Janardan Singh Sigriwal (BJP)20. Saran: Rajiv Pratap Rudy (BJP)
1. Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha - Baidyanath Mahto (JD-U)2. Paschim Champaran Lok Sabha - Sanjay Jaiswal (BJP)3. Purvi Champaran Lok Sabha - Radha Mohan Singh (BJP)4. Seohar Lok Sabha - Rama Devi (BJP)5. Sitamarhi Lok Sabha - Varun Kumar (JD-U)6. Madhubani Lok Sabha - Ashok Kumar Yadav (BJP)7. Jhanjharpur Lok Sabha - Ram Preet Mandal (JD-U)8. Supaul Lok Sabha - Kamat (JD-U)9. Araria Lok Sabha - Pradeep Singh (BJP)10. Kishanganj Lok Sabha - Mahmood Ashraf (JD-U)
LJP parliamentary party leader Chirag Paswan will seek re-election from Jamui Lok Sabha seat. As per the seat-sharing agreement, the LJP is contest from six seats in Bihar. The eastern state has 40 parliamentary seats.
The BJP has fieled Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat. Prasad is a Rajya Sabha MP. He will replace Shatrughan Sinha.
The BJP has denied ticket to its Muslim face Shahnawaz Hussain in Bihar. He had contested from Bhagalpur in 2014 but lost to Shailesh Kumar by just 9,000 votes.
The BJP is contesting election in alliance with JD(U) and LJP. The BJP and JD(U) are contesting on 17 seats each while the remaining six are with the LJP. CLICK HERE FOR CONSTITUENCY-WEISE DETAILS
HAM chief and former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi will contest from Gaya (reserved) and Upendra Prasad from Aurangabad. As per the seat-sharing pact, the HAM will contest from three seats.
Bihar has 40 parliamentary seats. As per the schdeule, polling will be held in seven phases between April 11 and May 19. Bihar is among three states that will see seven-phase polling. Counting of votes will be taken up on May 23. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Congress leader Jitin Prasada on Saturday said that reports claiming that he is in touch with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are just rumour. "How can I comment on rumours? These are all rumours," he said.
According to a PTI report, the BJP is likely to repeat almost all its sitting MPs barring a few seats including Patna Sahib and Madhubani. The BJP had won 22 seats during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
THe grand alliance on Friday also made it clear that former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union President Kanhaiya Kumar, who is contesting from Begusarai, will not be supported by its constituents.
The grand alliance led by RJD has given no seat to the CPI, CPI-M and NCP. Earlier, it was announced that these parties will contest the election in an agreement with the RJD and Congress.
The Grand Alliance og opposition parties in Bihar has announced a seat sharing pact. While the RJD of Lalu Prasad Yadav will contest from 20 seats, the Congress will put up nine candidates. The RLSP has been given 5 seats. Jitan Ram Manjhi and Mukesh Sahni's Vikasshil Insan Party (VIP) will contest from three seats each. The RJD will give one seat out of its quota to the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML).
Sitting MP from Madhubani Lok Sabha seat, Hukmdev Narayan Yadav, is unlikely to contest the election. He has expressed his unwillingness to contest the election. It is likely that BJP may field his son from here.
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is expected to enter the fray from Patna Sahib. The seat is currently being represented by rebel MP and film star Shatrughan Sinha.
According to BJP leader JP Nadda, the party has finalised the candidates for the 17 Lok Sabha seats it will be contesting in Bihar and the names will be announced jointly with the allies.