Patna, Oct 15 (IANS) The Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday released its first list of 57 candidates, including the names of several state ministers and new faces, for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.

The announcement was made just two days before the deadline for filing nominations for the first phase of polls ends on November 6.

The list includes several prominent leaders and ministers from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's cabinet, as well as a few new faces.

Among the key names, Bahubali leader Anant Kumar Singh has been fielded from Mokama, a seat from where he had already filed his nomination on Tuesday, a day before the official announcement.

Vijay Kumar Choudhary, the state's Water Resource Minister and a close confidant of CM Nitish, will contest from Sarairanjan in Samastipur

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