Thakur’s candidacy follows her formal induction into the BJP in Patna, where she joined in the presence of state party chief Dilip Jaiswal. This move fueled speculation that she would contest from Alinagar, a seat currently held by the BJP’s Mishrilal Yadav.
Among the other notable candidates is former IPS officer Anand Mishra, who will represent the party from Buxar. Mishra recently joined the BJP after leaving Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraj and had been planning to contest independently from this constituency.
The list also includes Ranjan Kumar contesting from Muzaffarpur, replacing sitting MLA Suresh Sharma; Ram Chandra Prasad from Hayaghat; Subhash Singh from Gopalganj; and Chhoti Kumari from Baniapur. BJP has further named candidates for Chapra, Sonepur, Rosera (SC), Barh, Shahpur, and Agiaon (SC) seats.
With this announcement, the BJP has now declared 83 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections. The first list, released just a day earlier, featured 71 names, including Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha, alongside senior leaders such as Ram Kripal Yadav, Tarkishore Prasad, and Mangal Pandey. The party will contest 101 out of 243 seats in the Bihar Assembly elections.
The Bihar Assembly elections, comprising 243 seats, will take place in two phases on November 6 and 11, with vote counting scheduled for November 14.
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First Published: Oct 15, 2025 5:31 PM IST
