Bihar elections: Two INDIA bloc candidates withdraw nominations

Two nominees of the Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc in Bihar on Thursday withdrew their candidature from Assembly seats in Nawada and Madhubani districts, officials said.

Congress’ Satish Kumar withdrew his candidature from Warsaliganj in Nawada, while Bindu Gulab Yadav of the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) withdrew her nomination from Babubarhi in Madhubani, they added.

Following the development, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidates Anita (Warsaliganj) and Arun Kumar Singh (Babubarhi) are contesting the elections as Mahagathbandhan nominees.

Both Assembly seats will go for elections in the second phase on November 11.

The 243-member Bihar Assembly will go for elections in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with results scheduled for November 14.

Sources said some constituencies may witness INDIA bloc constituents contesting against each other due to internal discord among Congress, RJD, and Left parties over seat-sharing arrangements. Narkatiaganj, Vaishali, Rajapakar, Rosera, Bachhwara, Kahalgaon, Biharsharif, and Sikandara are among these constituencies, they added.

“The Congress has always followed the coalition dharma… I must say that the RJD and Left parties fielded their candidates after the Congress had already announced the list of all its nominees,” Bihar Congress spokesperson Asit Tiwary told PTI.