Chirag Paswan finalizes 14 LJP candidates; Nephew Seemant Mrinal gets ticket

Chirag Paswan’s party has received a total of 29 seats in the NDA seat-sharing arrangement. However, there are disputes between the JDU and HAM over some seats, which the BJP is working to resolve.

Patna: The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) has released its first list of candidates for the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections. The list includes 14 candidates. Party President Chirag Paswan has approved this list, which also includes his nephew Seemant Mrinal. First on the list is his longtime confidant, Raju Tiwari, who has been nominated for the Govindganj Assembly constituency in East Champaran. This seat was previously held by the BJP, where Sunil Mani Tiwari of the BJP won the last election by over 27,000 votes. This time, the seat has been transferred from the BJP to the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).

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Here's the 14 candidates list 

• Ranjan Tiwari - Govindganj, East Champaran
• Suman Kumar Singh - Sikti, Kishanganj
• Sushil Kumar Singh - Baikunthpur, Buxar
• Rajiv Kumar - Motihari, East Champaran
• Nitesh Kumar - Saran (Arjungarh), Saran
• Baljeet Kumar - Jagdishpur, Saran
• Praveen Kumar - Tarapur, Munger
• Sudhir Kumar - Vis, Samastipur
• Vijay Singh - Kishanganj
• Vinod Kumar - Patliputra, Patna
• Suraj Yadav - Rajepur, Saharsa
• Upendra Kumar - Manjhaul, Muzaffarpur
• Prakash Kumar - Omal, Darbhanga
• Praveen Kumar - Arrah, Bhojpur

Chirag Paswan's party has received a total of 29 seats in the NDA seat-sharing arrangement. However, there are disputes between the JDU and HAM over some seats, which the BJP is working to resolve.

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JDU Releases First List

The Janata Dal United (JDU) has also released its first list for the Bihar Assembly elections. The list includes 57 candidates, including 30 new candidates and 27 existing ones. The party has also given tickets to three strongmen: Amarendra Singh, Dhumal Singh, and Anant Singh. Only four women candidates are included in this list.

This list is part of JDU's electoral strategy, in which the party has prepared an electoral front through new faces and strong candidates. In Bihar politics, both parties are important links in the NDA alliance and are trying to strengthen their hold in the upcoming elections.