"RJD announced candidates at the last moment, scared of us": Upendra Kushwaha

Patna (Bihar) [India], October 20 (ANI): Taking a jibe at the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief Upendra Kushwaha on Monday said that the oppositon party announced its candidates at the "last moment" and is scared of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Monday announced a list of 143 candidates on the last day of filing nominations for second phase of Bihar elections.
Kushwaha stated that the people of Bihar are well aware and would give a befitting reply to the Mahagathbandhan.
"RJD is announcing the list of candidates at the last moment as they are scared of us...The people of Bihar are aware and they will give a befitting reply to them...The entire atmosphere is in favour of the NDA...NDA government will be formed in Bihar," Kushwaha told reporters.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday released its list of candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections, fielding 143 contenders across the state. The official list was released on the last day of nominations for the second phase.
There are some seats where both RJD and Congress have fielded candidates.
In Narkatiaganj, Deepak Yadav (RJD) will face Shaswat Kedar Pandey (Congress); in Kahalgaon, Rajnish Bharti (RJD) will compete against Praveen Singh Kushwaha (Congress); and in Sikandra (SC), Uday Narayan Chaudhary (RJD) will go up against Vinod Chaudhary (Congress) while in Lalganj (Vaishali) Shivani Shukla is likely to go up against Aditya Raja of Congress. However, there is likely to be a compromise between the allies, with one of the parties withdrawing in favour of the other.
The polling will be held in two phases on November 6 and 11 and the results will be announced on November 14. (ANI)