After the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Janata Dal (United) has also released its first list of 57 candidates. The party has again given tickets to several sitting MLAs and state ministers. 

 

 

Ministers currently serving in the state cabinet have been given another opportunity to contest. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s close aide and Rural Development Minister Shravan Kumar will contest from Nalanda. Senior party leader and Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary will contest from Sarairanjan constituency. 

 

 

Social Welfare Minister Madan Sahni and Education Minister Sunil Kumar have also been renominated. Meanwhile, the name of Umesh Kushwaha, the state JD(U) president who filed his nomination papers yesterday from the Mahnar constituency, is also included in the list. Another minister, Maheshwar Hazari, will contest from Kalyanpur in Samastipur district. Former MP Ashwamedh Devi has been given a ticket from the Samastipur Assembly constituency.