Bihar assembly election: Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) releases first list of 57 candidates amid NDA seat-sharing drama, check complete list

The Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday announced its first list of 57 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The list was released after several rounds of discussions within the party’s top leadership over seat-sharing arrangements under the NDA alliance. The announcement also includes candidates for all four seats claimed by Chirag Paswan, signaling the party’s intent to contest those constituencies firmly.

Five ministers have been included in the first list of candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. They are:

• Shravan Kumar, the Rural Development Minister, will contest from Nalanda.
• Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Water Resources Minister, has been fielded from Sarairanjan.
• Maheshwar Hazari, Minister for Information and Public Relations, will contest from Kalyanpur.
• Madan Sahni, Social Welfare Minister, has been given the ticket from Bahadurpur.
• Ratnesh Sada, Minister for Prohibition, will contest from Sonbarsa.

Other key candidates announced are Ratnesh Sada from Sonbarsa, Vidyasagar Nishad from Morwa, Dhumal Singh from Ekma, Kaushal Kishore from Rajgir, Narendra Narayan Yadav from Alamnagar, Niranjan Kumar Mehta from Bihariganj, Ramesh Rishi Dev from Singheshwar, Kavita Saha from Madhepura, Gandeshwar Shah from Mahisi, Atirek Kumar from Kusheshwarsthan.

Janata Dal United (JDU) releases the first list of candidates for the Bihar Assembly Elections. pic.twitter.com/Zb2G7PZvv0

— ANI (@ANI) October 15, 2025

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