The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday released its list of candidates for the Bihar Assembly Election 2025, fielding candidates in 143 seats. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav will contest from the Raghopur assembly seat in Vaishali district.
Some other names including Chandra Shekhar from Madhepura, Veena Devi (Surabhan’s wife) from Mokama, and Uday Narayan Chaudhary from Jhajha were also in the list.
The list was announced as rifts within the INDIA bloc surfaced in poll-bound Bihar on Sunday, with growing discontent among leaders of the RJD and Congress — the alliance’s two largest partners. Several disgruntled aspirants accused the leadership of selling tickets and ignoring grassroots workers.
Due to the ongoing disputes within the Mahgathbandhan, the RJD had not announced its candidates till now. However, the party had allocated symbols to all its candidates even before declaring the official list.
With less than 24 hours left for filing nominations for the second and final phase, the coalition remained indecisive on key issues, including the announcement of a chief ministerial candidate and a final seat-sharing arrangement among its six allies.
Bihar assembly elections are scheduled for November 6 and 11. The counting and declaration of results will be done on November 14.