Bihar Polls: BJP names all 101 candidates as it releases second and third lists

In its third and final list of 18 released late Wednesday, the BJP dropped three MLAs. In Ramnagar, incumbent MLA Bhagirathi Devi was replaced by Nandkishore Ram.

A protest over poll tickets at BJP office in Patna, Wednesday. (ANI)

The BJP on Wednesday released its second and third lists with a total of 30 candidates within hours of each other, completing its quota of 101 seats under the NDA seat-sharing agreement for the Bihar election.

Its second list of 12 featured nine first-timers including popular folk singer Maithili Thakur. Three legislators were dropped. Among the 12 names were two women and two SC candidates.

The two legislators denied tickets were Gyanendra Kumar Singh Gyanu from Barh, replaced by Siyaram Singh, and Kusum Devi from Gopalganj as the party chose Subhash Singh.

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In its third and final list of 18 released late Wednesday, the BJP dropped three MLAs. In Ramnagar, incumbent MLA Bhagirathi Devi was replaced by Nandkishore Ram. From Narkatiaganj, MLA Rashmi Verma was replaced by Sanjay Pandey. In Pirpainti, Lalan Paswan was replaced by Murari Paswan.

From Raghopur, the party once again fielded Satish Kumar Yadav against Tejashwi Yadav. He was first fielded by the JD(U) in 2010 against the then-incumbent Rabri Devi, narrowly defeating her. He lost the next two times against Tejashwi after switching to the BJP.

The BJP’s first list of 71 names was announced Tuesday.

Maithili Thakur, who joined the BJP in Patna Tuesday, has been fielded in Alinagar from where Mukesh Sahani-led VIP, a former BJP ally, had earlier fielded a candidate.

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