JDU Releases First List of 57 Candidates for Bihar Election Amid Seat-Sharing Tensions with Chirag Paswan

Oct 15, 2025 04:51 pm CST

The JDU has released its first list of 57 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, including five ministers from the current government. Tensions have emerged with ally Chirag Paswan's party over five contested seats that JDU has claimed. The BJP-JDU alliance will contest 101 seats each in the 243-member assembly, with elections scheduled for November 6 and 11.