Lok Sabha Elections 2019: NDA Announces Candidates in Bihar; Ravi Shankar Prasad replaces Shatrughan Sinha from Patna Sahib

The National Democratic Alliance in Bihar comprising – Bhartiya Janta Party, Janta Dal (United) and Lok Janshakti Party today after months of deliberations announced candidates on all 40 seats. Earlier the Bhartiya Janta Party who had stitched an alliance with Janta Dal (United) offered 17 seats to Nitish Kumar Party while 6 seats to Ram Vilas Paswan‘s Lok Janskakti Paty.

BJP in-charge for Bihar, Bhupendra Yadav briefing the media said Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to be BJP’s candidate from Patna Sahib. Prasas has been replaced by Shatrughan Sinha. Disgruntled BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha has time and again attacked BJP led Government in Centre on various Issues including Rafale Deal, GST, and Demonetization.

BJP in-charge for Bihar, Bhupendra Yadav: Nawada MP, Giriraj Singh to contest from Begusarai. #LokSabhaElections2019 https://t.co/gQRJkM0949

— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2019

BJP in-charge for Bihar, Bhupendra Yadav: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to be BJP’s candidate from Patna Sahib.#LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/LIVPmAFOLA

— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2019

Other names in the list include:

1. Vaidnath Prasad Mahato (JDU) from Valmiki Nagar
2. Sanjay Jaiswal (BJP) from Champaran West
3. Radha Mohan Singh (BJP) from Champaran East
4. Rama Devi (BJP) from Sheohar
5. Varun Kumar (JDU) from Sitamarhi
6. Ashok Kumar Yadav (BJP) from Madhubani
7. Ram Preet Mandal (JDU) from Jhanjharpur
8. Dileshwar Kamat (JDU) from Supaul
9. Pradeep Singh (BJP) from Araria
10. Mehmood Ashraf (JDU) from Kishanganj
11. Dulal Chand Goswami (JDU) from Katihar
12. Santosh Kumar Kushwaha (JDU) from Purnia
13. Dinesh Chandra Yadav (JDU) from Madhpura
14. Gopal ji Thakur (BJP) from Darbhanga
15. Ajay Nishad (BJP) from Muzzafarpur
16. Veena Devi (LJP) from Vaishali
17. Dr Alok Suman (JDU) from Gopalganj
18. Kavita Singh (JDU) from Siwan
19. Janardhan Singrewal (BJP) from Maharajganj
20. Rajeev Pratap Rudi (BJP) from Saran
21. Pashupati Kumar Paras (LJP) from Hajipur reserved
22. Nityanand Rai (BJP) from Ujiarpur
23. Ram Chandra Paswan (LJP) from Samastipur
24. Giriraj Singh (BJP) from Begusarai
25. Yet Not Declared (LJP) from Khagaria
26. Ajay Kumar Mandal (JDU) from Bhagalpur
27. Giridhari Yadav (JDU) from Banka
28. Rajeev Ranjan Singh Alias Lallan Singh (JDU) from Munger
29. Kaushalendra Kumar (JDU) from Nalanda
30. Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP) from Patna Sahib
31. Ram Kripal Yadav (BJP) from Patliputra
32. Raj Kumar Singh (BJP) from Aara
33. Aswini Kumar Chaubey (BJP) from Buxar
34. Chhedi Paswan (BJP) from Sasaram
35. Mahabali Singh (JDU) from Karakat
36. Chandrashekhar Prasad Chandravanshi (JDU) from Jehanabad
37. Sushil Kumar Singh (BJP) from Aurangabad
38. Vijay Kumar Manjhi (JDU) from Gaya
39. Chandan Kumar (LJP) from Nawada
40. Chirag Paswan (LJP) from Jamui

The NDA will directly take on Congress-led UPA in the state that sends 40 lawmakers to the parliament. The RJD, Congress, RLSP and other parties have announced seat-sharing terms, with RJD get 20 and Congress 9 seats to ‘play on’ in Bihar.

READ: Lok Sabha Elections 2019: RJD gets 20 seats in Bihar ‘Grand Alliance’; Congress bags 9

General Elections are slated for April-May this year that would spread on Seven Phases starting from April 11 to May 19. Election Commission had declared schedule for General Elections 2019. Results for the crucial Lok Sabha Polls will be announced on May 23 four days after the 7th phase of voting.

Bihar will go to polls on all 40 Lok Sabha seat in seven phases.

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