Bihar polls: BJP announces third list of 18 candidates

The BJP on Wednesday (October 15, 2025) evening released its third list of 18 candidates for Bihar polls, fielding Bina Devi from Kochadhaman seat and Sangeeta Kumari from Mohania, which is reserved for the Scheduled Castes.

In the third list, BJP has fielded Satish Kumar Yadav from Raghopur Assembly seat to take on former Deputy Chief Minister and RJD Leader Tejashwi Yadav. Mr. Satish had defeated former CM and RJD leader Rabri Devi from the same seat in 2010 assembly election. Tejashwi has won this seat for two consecutive terms.

According to the list, Sanjay Pandey will contest from Narkatiaganj seat, and Bharat Bind from Bhabua.

Murari Paswan will join the fray from Pirpainti, an SC seat, while Ashok Kumar Singh will contest from Ramgarh assembly constituency.

With this list, the BJP has announced candidates in all 101 assembly seats, which were given under seat-sharing arrangements in NDA.

Earlier in the day, the party released its second list of 12 candidates for the assembly polls, fielding singer Maithili Thakur from Alinagar seat and former IPS officer Anand Mishra from Buxar.

On Tuesday, it released the first list of 71 candidates for the elections, fielding Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha from Tarapur and Lakhisarai seats, respectively, and six state ministers.

BJP's Bihar polls in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Sunday that the BJP and the JD(U) will each contest on 101 seats in the assembly elections, while Union minister Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party will field its candidates on 29 seats.

The elections for the 243-member Bihar Assembly are scheduled to be held in two phases on November 6 and 11. The counting of votes will take place on November 14.

(With inputs from PTI)