The Congress on Monday released names of seven more candidates for the Bihar Assembly polls, taking the total number of candidates announced by the party to 61.

The Congress’ announced a list of six candidates post-midnight, even as a formal seat-sharing deal has alluded the Mahagathbandhan with the RJD and the Congress, the two main constituents of the alliance, unable to reach an understanding.

According to the list of six candidates, the Congress fielded Surendra Prasad Kushwaha from Valmiki Nagar, Abidur Rehman from Araria, Jalil Mastan from Amour, Tauquir Alam from Barari, Praveen Singh Kushwaha from Kahalgaon and Vinod Chaudhary from Sikandra (SC).

Later, the party fielded Minnat Rahmani from the Supaul Assembly segment.

With this, sources said that the final name had been announ

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