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The announcement was made a day after Maithili Thakur (extreme right) formally joined the party in Patna during the Milan Samaroh event, alongside former RJD MLA Bharat Bind. (PTI Photo)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its second list of 12 candidates among whom the most prominent name was that of folk singer Maithili Thakur as the saffron party candidate from the Alinagar constituency.
The inclusion of Maithili Thakur, known for her cultural influence and vast youth following, marks the BJP’s clear strategy to combine regional pride and youth appeal in the run-up to the elections. The announcement was made a day after Thakur formally joined the party in Patna during the Milan Samaroh event, alongside former RJD MLA Bharat Bind.
Her candidature from Alinagar, a seat in the Darbhanga region, is expected to energise voters in Mithilanchal, an area where she enjoys massive popularity for her folk music and digital presence.
BJP’s second list of candidates released
Apart from Thakur, the BJP’s second list names Ram Chandra Prasad from Hayaghat, Rajan Kumar from Muzaffarpur, Subhash Singh from Gopalganj, Vinay Kumar Singh from Sonepur, and Siyaram Singh from Barh.
The remaining candidates include six others from key constituencies, showcasing a balance between new entrants and experienced leaders in the party’s Bihar unit.
#1
Smt. Renu Devi
Bettiah
Woman Candidate
#2
Shri Pramod Kumar Sinha
Raxaul
#3
Shri Shyambabu Prasad Yadav
Pipra
#4
Shri Rana Randhir Singh
Madhuban
#5
Shri Pramod Kumar
Motihari
#6
Shri Pawan Jaiswal
Dhaka
#7
Shri Baidyanath Prasad
Riga
#8
Shri Anil Kumar Ram
Bathnaha (SC)
SC Reserved
#9
Smt. Gayatri Devi
Parihar
Woman Candidate
#10
Shri Sunil Kumar Pintu
Sitamarhi
#11
Shri Vinod Narayan Jha
Benipatti
#12
Shri Arun Shankar Prasad
Khajauli
#13
Shri Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul
Bisfi
#14
Shri Sujeet Paswan
Rajnagar (SC)
SC Reserved
#15
Shri Nitish Mishra
Jhanjharpur
#16
Shri Neeraj Kumar Singh Bablu
Chatapur
#17
Smt. Devanti Yadav
Narpatganj
Woman Candidate
#18
Shri Vidya Sagar Keshri
Forbesganj
#19
Shri Vijay Kumar Mandal
Sikti
#20
Smt. Sweety Singh
Kishanganj
Woman Candidate
#21
Shri Krishna Kumar Rishi
Banmankhi (SC)
SC Reserved
#22
Shri Vijay Kumar Khemka
Purnia
#23
Shri Tarkishore Prasad
Katihar
#24
Smt. Nisha Singh
Pranpur
Woman Candidate
#25
Smt. Kavita Devi
Korha (SC)
Woman Candidate
SC Reserved
#26
Shri Alok Ranjan Jha
Saharsa
#27
Shri Sujit Kumar Singh
Gaura Bauram
#28
Shri Sanjay Saraogi
Darbhanga
#29
Shri Murari Mohan Jha
Keoti
#30
Shri Jibesh Kumar Mishra
Jale
#31
Smt. Rama Nishad
Aurai
Woman Candidate
#32
Shri Kedar Prasad Gupta
Kurhani
#33
Shri Arun Kumar Singh
Baruraj
#34
Shri Raju Kumar Singh
Sahebganj
#35
Shri Mithilesh Tiwari
Baikunthpur
#36
Shri Mangal Pandey
Siwan
#37
Shri Karnjeet Singh
Daraundha
#38
Shri Devesh Kant Singh
Goriyakothi
#39
Shri Janak Singh
Taraiya
#40
Shri Krishan Kumar Mantoo
Amnour
#41
Shri Awadhesh Singh
Hajipur
#42
Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh
Lalganj
#43
Shri Lakhendra Kumar Raushan
Patepur (SC)
SC Reserved
#44
Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh
Mohiuddinnagar
#45
Shri Surendra Mehta
Bachhwara
#46
Shri Rajnish Kumar
Teghra
#47
Shri Kundan Kumar
Begusarai
#48
Shri Rohit Pandey
Bhagalpur
#49
Shri Ram Narayan Mandal
Banka
#50
Shri Puran Lal Tudu
Katoria (ST)
ST Reserved
#51
Shri Samrat Chaudhary
Tarapur
#52
Shri Kumar Pranay
Munger
#53
Shri Vijay Kumar Sinha
Lakhisarai
#54
Dr. Sunil Kumar
Biharsharif
#55
Shri Sanjiv Chaurasia
Digha
#56
Shri Nitin Nabin
Bankipur
#57
Shri Sanjay Gupta
Kumhrar
#58
Shri Ratnesh Kushwaha
Patna Sahib
#59
Shri Ramkripal Yadav
Danapur
#60
Shri Siddharth Saurav
Bikram
#61
Shri Raghvendra Pratap Singh
Barhara
#62
Shri Sanjay Singh "Tiger"
Arrah
#63
Shri Vishal Prashant
Tarari
#64
Shri Manoj Sharma
Arwal
#65
Shri Trivikram Singh
Aurangabad
#66
Shri Upendra Dangi
Gurua
#67
Dr. Prem Kumar
Gaya Town
#68
Shri Birendra Singh
Wazirganj
#69
Shri Anil Singh
Hisua
#70
Smt. Aruna Devi
Warsaliganj
Woman Candidate
#71
Sushri Shreyasi Singh
Jamui
Woman Candidate
#72
Sushri Maithili Thakur
Alinagar (81)
Woman Candidate
New Addition
#73
Shri Ram Chandra Prasad
Hayaghat (84)
New Addition
#74
Shri Ranjan Kumar
Muzaffarpur (94)
New Addition
#75
Shri Subhash Singh
Gopalganj (101)
New Addition
#76
Shri Kedar Nath Singh
Baniapur (115)
New Addition
#77
Smt. Chhoti Kumari
Chapra (118)
Woman Candidate
New Addition
#78
Shri Vinay Kumar Singh
Sonepur (122)
New Addition
#79
Shri Birendra Kumar
Rosera (SC) (139)
SC Reserved
New Addition
#80
Dr. Siyaram Singh
Barh (179)
New Addition
#81
Shri Mahesh Paswan
Agiaon (SC) (195)
SC Reserved
New Addition
#82
Shri Rakesh Ojha
Shahpur (198)
New Addition
#83
Shri Anand Mishra, IPS
Buxar (200)
New Addition
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The second list follows the BJP’s first list of 71 candidates released on Tuesday. That list featured top leaders, including Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary from Tarapur and Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha from Lakhisarai, signaling the party’s early start in its campaign push.
Polling for the 243-seat Bihar Assembly will be held in two phases — on November 6 and November 11, with counting of votes on November 14.
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The BJP, which has been focusing on local leadership and social media outreach, is expected to intensify its campaign in coming weeks as it faces strong challenges from both the INDIA bloc and regional parties.
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