Bihar Election 2025: JDU releases final list, MLA Gopal Verma, who staged protest outside CM Nitish Kumar's residence denied ticket, check names here

Bihar's ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is currently facing a deadlock in seat-sharing negotiations. Amidst this, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) announced its final list of 44 candidates for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections on Thursday.

Earlier, on Wednesday, the JDU had already released its initial list of 57 candidates. This list included nominees for four seats that were also being sought by Chirag Paswan, indicating the party's strong determination to contest those constituencies. This move has further complicated the ongoing seat-sharing discussions.

Major names announced in the final list

The list names Dharendra Pratap Singh alias Rinku Singh for Valmikinagar, Sammridh Verma for Sikta, Vishal Shah for Narkatiya, Shalini Mishra for Kesariya, Shewta Gupta for Shivhar, and Nagendra Raut for Sursand, among several others.

JDU MLA Gopal Mandal's ticket cancelled

Gopal Mandal, who is currently a sitting JDU MLA, staged a sit-in protest outside CM Nitish Kumar's residence on Sunday.

Two days ago, he was threatening to resign due to dissatisfaction with the party, but after meeting Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his stance softened. He said, "We are in JDU and will continue to be in the party; the ticket distribution will happen tomorrow." However, today as the party announced the final list, his name was slashed.

Earlier, the JD(U) released its first list of 57 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections on Wednesday. The party approved JDU state chief Umesh Khushwaha for Mahanar, Minister for Rural Development of Bihar, Shravan Kumar for Nalanda, Sunil Kumar for Bhore (SC), among others, for the Bihar Assembly elections.

Rashtriya Lok Morcha announces candidates

Meanwhile, the Rashtriya Lok Morcha, led by former Union Minister and Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha, released its list of six candidates for the upcoming Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections 2025.

The party has announced six candidates across different districts for the state polls. According to the official release issued by State General Secretary Subhash Chandravanshi, Tittu has been fielded from the Basopatti constituency in Siwan district. From Madhubani, the candidate announced is Mayank Anand, while Alok Kumar Singh will contest from the Dinara constituency in Rohtas district.

The list also includes Prashant Kumar Paswan from Ujiarpur in Samastipur, Meenakshi from Sasaram in Rohtas, and another candidate named Tittu from Paroo in Muzaffarpur.Prior to that, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released the second list of 12 candidates for the forthcoming Bihar Assembly elections, taking the total tally of declared candidates to 83 out of 101 seats allotted to the party in the final seat-sharing distribution within the NDA.

The ruling NDA decided its ticket distribution on Sunday. The BJP and JD(U) will contest 101 seats each, while the Lok Janshakti Party (headed by Ram Vilas) will contest 29 seats. The Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) will contest six seats each.Polls for the 243-seat Bihar Assembly are scheduled to take place on November 6 and November 11, with the counting of votes to follow on November 14.