BJP releases first list of 71 candidates for Bihar polls
Bihar BJP on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) have announced the first list of 71 candidates for the Bihar Assembly polls to be held on November 6 and 11.
Out of 71, nine are women candidates. Bihar Legislative Assembly speaker Nand Kishore Yadav name is not figured in the list, he has been replaced by new candidate Ratnesh Kushwaha. Health Minister Mangal Pandey who is member of Bihar Legislative Council also fielded from Siwan Assembly seat. Ram Kripal Yadav who had lost 2024 Lok Sabha election against RJD’s Misa Bharti in Patliputra seat is also fielded from Danapur Assembly seat.
The polls will be held in two phases – November 6 and 11 -and the results will be out on November 14. The ruling NDA on Sunday came out with its seat-sharing formula for the elections to the 243-member assembly, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) and the BJP deciding to contest 101 constituencies each, and leaving the rest for smaller allies.
