Ahead of the Bihar polls, the Congress announced another six candidates Monday, taking the total number of candidates announced by the party to 60.
According to the list of six candidates, the Congress fielded Surendra Prasad Kushwaha from Valmiki Nagar, Abidur Rehman from Araria, Jalil Mastan from Amour, Tauquir Alam from Barari, Praveen Singh Kushwaha from Kahalgaon and Vinod Chaudhary from Sikandra (SC).
The Congress released its list past midnight, even as the Mahagathbandhan’s formal seat-sharing agreement remained elusive, with the RJD and Congress — the alliance’s key partners — yet to reach a consensus.
Monday will be the last day for filing nominations for the second and final phase of polling. Both the Congress and the RJD have continued distributing party symbols.
On Thursday, the Congress released its first list of 48 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections, naming state unit chief Rajesh Ram from Kutumba and CLP leader Shakeel Ahmad Khan from Kadwa. A day later, it announced Rishi Mishra’s candidature from Jale in a standalone update. On Saturday, the party issued another list featuring five candidates.
