BJP Releases First List of Candidates for Upcoming Bihar Elections

BJP’s Central Election Committee (CEC) on Sunday, 4 October, held a meeting to finalise the names for all candidates

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, 6 October, released its first list of candidates for the three-phase Bihar Assembly elections.

BJP announced 27 names in the first list. Shooter Shreyasi Singh, who recently joined BJP, has been given a ticket from Jamui. Pranav Kumar, who was the first runner-up in the Legislative Assembly elections in 2015, has again been given a ticket from Munger.

Parshuram Chaturvedi will be contesting from Buxar, while Deepak Sharma has been given a ticket from Arwal.

First list of 27 BJP candidates for the ensuing General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar. pic.twitter.com/DU1qCIsCP8

— BJP (@BJP4India) October 6, 2020