Ravi Shankar Prasad to contest polls from Patna Sahib

March 23, 2019 11:41

The NDA released the list of its 40 candidates in Bihar.

Earlier, on Friday, the BJP released its second and third list of candidates carrying 37 names, which included 23 nominees for Andhra Pradesh where polling will be held in the first phase on April 11. According to the third list, BJP's spokesperson Sambit Patra will contest from Puri in Odisha.

According to the list, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will be BJP's candidate from Patna Sahib. This is interesting as this seat is currently being held by actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha. Sinha in the recent past has been quite vocal about his criticism of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

BJP's Giriraj Singh will contest from Begusarai.

Furthermore, Lok Janshakti Party's Chirag Paswan will contest from Jamui.

Ramkirpal Yadav to contest from Patliputra, RK Singh from Arrah, Aswani Choubey from Buxar, Radha Mohan Singh from East Champaran, Rajiv Pratap Rudy from Saran.

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