LJP releases third list of 42 candidates for Bihar polls

The Lok Janshakti Party released the third list of 42 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar. The party had quit the NDA in Bihar in October saying it will contest the state assembly poll on its own and not under the alliance's chief minister face Nitish Kumar.

New Delhi: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan on Tuesday released the party's list of candidates for 42 Bihar assembly seats which will go to polls in the third phase of Bihar assembly elections.

Along with women, Chirag Paswan has also given tickets to Muslim and Yadav candidates.

LJP releases third list of candidates

The party had unequivocally stated that it will put up candidates in 143 constituencies especially to thwart the electoral chances of candidates of the ruling JD(U) which is contesting 122 seats.

LJP releases third list of candidates

The LJP had quit the NDA in Bihar on October 4 saying it will contest the state assembly poll on its own and not under the alliance's chief minister face and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar.

The 243-member Bihar Assembly will go to the polls in three phases -- on October 28, November 3 and 7 -- and the results will be announced on November 10.