Constituents of Mahagathbandhan continued their deliberations and consultations to resolve the stalemate over seat distribution on Monday, with the NDA constituents, BJP and JD-U, gearing up to release their list of candidates.
Even as the ruling National Democratic Alliance has announced seat distribution among its constituents and the Jan Suraaj party has declared its second list of candidates for the Bihar polls, discussions continue among Mahagathbandhan partners to finalise seats and break the stalemate ove
The Jan Suraaj Party, led by Prashant Kishor, on Monday announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming Bihar polls, naming candidates for 65 seats.
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Bihar President Dilip Jaiswal said that the party will announce its first list of candidates for the forthcoming Bihar Assembly polls on Monday evening.
After a long brainstorming session on seat distribution and candidate selection, the BJP is likely to announce its first list of candidates on Monday in Patna, Bihar, according to sources.
"AIMIM Bihar attempted to prevent the dispersion of secular votes and unite against communal forces, but larger coalition parties did not cooperate, leading to the formation of a third alliance," he said.
Jan Suraaj Party National President, Uday Singh, stated that the party will release its first list of candidates for at least 100 assembly constituencies on October 9, as political parties in Bihar ramp up preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections expected later this year.
BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party, which once claimed it would not allow criminals in the assembly to ensure the passage of strict laws, had fielded the highest number of candidates with criminal records.
The Bharatiya Janata Party released their fourth list of candidates on Thursday for the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections. With this list, the party has confirmed a total of 68 candidates for the election.
After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its second list of candidates, BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Sunday said that the candidates who have been given tickets are all experienced workers. He added that they are confident the BJP will form a double-engine government in Delhi and win
BJP on Saturday released its first list of 29 candidates for Delhi assembly elections setting the stage for multi-cornered contests on several seats in the capital with AAP leaders former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Atishi in triangular contests on their seats.