Patna, Oct 15 (IANS) The Janata Dal (United) has not fielded any Muslim candidates in its first list of 57 nominees for the Bihar Assembly elections.

According to party sources, more lists are expected, and the JD(U) may still field Muslim candidates in upcoming phases.

However, the absence of Muslim names in the first list, announced on Wednesday, has already sparked political debate and criticism from opposition parties.

In the 2020 Assembly elections, the JD(U) fielded 11 Muslim candidates out of 115, but none managed to win.

Similarly, in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the JD(U) had fielded Mujahid Alam from Kishanganj, who lost to the Congress candidate.

Jama Khan, who had earlier won on a Samajwadi Party ticket and later joined the JD(U), was inducted into Nitish Kumar’s cabinet

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