The Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) on Monday released a list of 143 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections, even as the party-led Grand Alliance has yet to finalise the seat-sharing agreement among its allies.

Tejashwi Yadav, who is widely seen as the chief ministerial nominee of the opposition bloc, will contest from Raghopur, while another party leader, Lalit Yadav, has been fielded in Darbhanga Rural. Dilip Singh will face the polls in Barauli.

The list, which was announced on the last day of nominations for the second phase of polling, also included 24 women candidates. Of them, Renu Kushwaha has been fielded in Bihariganj constituency, Savitri Devi in Chakai, Anita Devi Mahto in Warsaliganj, Mala Pushpam in Hasanpur, Sandhya Rani Kushwaha in Madhuban, Ritu Priya Chaudhary in Imamgan

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