NEW DELHI: Chief minister Nitish Kumar ’s Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday released its first list of 57 candidates ahead of the Bihar assembly elections. JD(U), which is looking to retain power in the state, has fielded 30 new faces, while 27 sitting MLAs have been renominated. The announcement comes as National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners continue to send mixed signals over seat allocations, just days after the seat-sharing deal was finalised. Under the arrangement, JD(U) and BJP will contest 101 seats each, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) 29 seats, and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) six seats each.

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