Bihar elections: JD(U) replaces Amour candidate, fields Sabir Ali in place of Saba Zafar

Patna (Bihar) [India], October 18 (ANI): The Janata Dal (United) on Saturday changed its candidate from the Amour assembly constituency and has fielded Sabir Ali from the seat.
JD(U) had earlier announced Saba Zafar as their candidate from the Amour seat, where polling will be held in the second phase of the Bihar elections on November 11.
Polling for the Bihar elections 2025 will take place on November 6 and 11. The results will be announced on November 14.
The National Democratic Alliance comprises five parties, including the BJP, JD(U), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), and Rashtriya Lok Morcha. The BJP and JD(U) will contest elections on 101 seats, LJP (RV) on 29 seats, while HAM and RLM will contest on six seats each.
Earlier, while campaigning for the polls, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday affirmed the National Democratic Alliance's victory in Bihar, stating that the state's people are bestowing their trust on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
He noted that the people of Bihar desire development, education, and access to good health facilities. Saini also lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bihar government, adding that they have worked for the welfare of the state.
"NDA government will be formed in Bihar. The people of Bihar are bestowing their trust on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar again. The people of Bihar want development, education, good health facilities. PM Modi and NDA government in Bihar has worked for the welfare of the state. There was 'jungle raaj' in Bihar during the government of Congress and RJD...People will not vote for them as they want development," CM Saini told ANI.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh asserted that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is poised to secure a resounding victory in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, while taking a sharp dig at the opposition bloc Mahagathbandhan, saying it is in a fragmented state -- "dil ke tukde hazaar huye, koi yahan gire, koi wahan gire.
"Singh also noted that there is no such thing as 'Mahagathbandhan' in Bihar, asserting the public's disinterest in RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav." In 2010, JD(U) and BJP made a record together when they won 206 seats. This time, we will go higher than that. We have 'neta' (leader), 'netritva' (leadership) and program. There is no such thing as 'mahagathbandhan', there is no trust in Tejashwi Yadav. They are not ready to consider each other leaders. They neither have 'neta' nor 'netritva'," Giriraj Singh told ANI. (ANI)