The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, October 14, announced its first list of 71 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections scheduled for November 6 and 11, featuring a mix of experienced legislators and a handful of new entrants.

The list includes nine women and two Deputy Chief Ministers, reflecting both continuity and limited recalibration within the party’s electoral strategy. Majority of Candidates Retained from 2020

Of the 71 names, around 50 are repeat candidates who had contested the 2020 Assembly elections. Among them are Sanjay Saraogi (Darbhanga), Awadhesh Singh (Hajipur), Rana Randhir Singh (Madhuban), Pawan Jaiswal (Dhaka), and Vinod Narayan Jha (Benipatti). The party’s decision to retain a majority of sitting MLAs underscores its confidence in their local performan

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